TY - JOUR A1 - Hünecke, Joachim A1 - Schöne, Dieter A1 - Klingbeil, Dietmar A1 - Bork, Claus-Peter T1 - Advanced life prediction by microstructural simulation of short cracks in a low carbon steel JF - International Journal of Fatigue N2 - This paper deals with life prediction by observation and simulation of short fatigue cracks in cyclically loaded smooth and notched specimens made of 0.15 wt-% carbon steel SAE1017. The measured crack behaviour was simulated in a microstructural environment. Reference tests under constant amplitude loading allowed to determine model parameters and hence a reasonable life prediction by simulation resulted even for service loading. Short crack behaviour was a measurable property for damage also to compare smooth and notched specimens. KW - Short cracks KW - Life prediction KW - Simulation KW - Fatigue KW - Microstructure KW - Service loading KW - Notch KW - Kurze Risse KW - Gefüge KW - Ermüdung KW - Lebensdauer PY - 2006 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2005.07.049 SN - 0142-1123 VL - 28 IS - 9 SP - 993 EP - 1000 PB - Elsevier CY - Oxford AN - OPUS4-12559 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -