43 research outputs found
Normalizing effect on fatigue crack propagation at the heat-affected zone of AISI 4140 steel shielded metal arc weldings
Predicting fatigue crack initiation in fibre metal laminates based on metal fatigue test data
Corrosion Fatigue in 7075-T6 Aluminum: Life Prediction Issues for Carrier Based Operations
Long-term failure of transversely loaded glass/iPP
Herein, temperatureâdependent longâterm behavior of polypropylene and its transversely loaded unidirectional glass fiber reinforced composite is investigated and a lifetime prediction method is proposed, which is based on the observed longâterm failure mechanisms. Furthermore, the effect of cooling rate during processing on the timeâdependent behavior is addressed. The composite is revealed to exhibit multiple molecular deformation mechanisms, similar to neat polypropylene, which is modeled using the ReeâEyring approach. Failure kinetics under constantâstrainârate and creep tests are found to be identical and switching from creep to cyclic loading decelerates the failure, which are signs of plasticityâcontrolled failure. Hence, lifetime is predicted well by using a lifetime prediction methodology for the plasticityâcontrolled failure which combines the ReeâEyring approach and the concept of critical strain. A change in the cooling rate alters the deformation and failure kinetics: lower cooling rates promote embrittlement
Total fatigue life estimation of aircraft structural components under general load spectra
This work presents total fatigue life prediction methodology of aircraft structural components under general load spectrum. Here is presented an effective computation procedure, that combines the finite element method (FEM) and strain-life methods to predict fatigue crack initiation life and fatigue crack growth model based on the strain energy density (SED) method. To validate computation procedure in this paper has been experimental tested specimens with a central hole under load spectrum in form of blocks. Total fatigue life of these specimens, defined as sum of crack initiation and crack growth life, was experimentally determined. Crack initiation life was computed using the theory of low cycle fatigue. Computation of crack initiation life was realized using Palmgreen-Minerâs linear rule of damage accumulation, applied on Morrowâs curves of low cycle fatigue. Crack growth life was computed using strain energy density (SED) method. The same low cyclic material properties of quenched and tempered steel 13H11N2V2MF, used for crack initiation life computation, were used for crack growth life computation. Residual life estimation of cracked duraluminum aircraft wing skin/plate 2219-T851 under multiple overload/underload load spectrum was considered too. Presented computation results were compared with own and available experimentally obtained results