TY - RPRT A1 - Hähner, P. A1 - Affeldt, E. E. A1 - Beck, T. A1 - Klingelhöffer, Hellmuth A1 - Loveday, M. A1 - Rinaldi, C. T1 - Validated code of practice for strain-controlled thermo-mechanical fatigue testing KW - TMF KW - Thermo-Mechanical strain-controlled fatigue testing PY - 2006 SN - 92-79-02216-4 SP - 1 EP - 37 PB - Office for Official Publications of the European Communities CY - Luxembourg AN - OPUS4-12756 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Loveday, M.S. A1 - Bicego, V. A1 - Hähner, P. A1 - Klingelhöffer, Hellmuth A1 - Kühn, Hans-Joachim A1 - Roebuck, B. T1 - Analysis of a European TMF inter-comparison exercise JF - International Journal of Fatigue N2 - A major international inter-comparison exercise on strain-controlled thermo-mechanical fatigue (TMF) has been undertaken to validate a new European Code of Practice for TMF Testing and to provide underpinning information for an ISO Standard. This paper focuses on (a) distribution of samples of Nimonic 90, (b) the establishment of a protocol for testing and reporting results, and (c) the analysis of the results. Participants in the inter-comparison exercise comprised eight inner-circle partners who primarily used test pieces which were all manufactured at the same workshop, albeit of three different test piece geometries, and ten outer-circle participants who manufactured their own test pieces, of their own in-house geometry. Each participant undertook three repeat in-phase (IP) tests and three repeat out-of-phase (OP) tests. The tests were conducted at temperatures cycling between 400 °C and 850 °C, with a strain range selected to give a failure life of approximately 1000 cycles, resulting in a stress range of up to ~1000 MPa. The testing conditions were chosen following a preliminary evaluation of critical testing parameters. Results from solid circular and solid flat test piece geometries, together with hollow tubular test pieces have been compared. The influence of temperature measurement using different types of temperature sensors has also been investigated. In-house repeatability has been assessed, together with inter-laboratory reproducibility. The results have been correlated with modulus and thermal expansion data for individual tests. Initially, the largest contribution to scatter in the results was attributed to human errors in reporting the results, compounded by computer assisted ‘cut-and-paste’ errors. Once these obvious discrepancies had been corrected, it was possible to use the data sets to point to some recommendations regarding testing procedures that can be incorporated into the Code of Testing Practice [Hähner P et al. Code of practice for thermo-mechanical fatigue testing – TMF-Standard-Work Package 6 Report, September 2005] and provide technical underpinning for the ISO Standard. The results and the procedures used for analysis are presented. KW - Thermomechanical KW - Fatigue KW - Test methods KW - Analysis KW - Nickel-base superalloys PY - 2008 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2007.01.059 SN - 0142-1123 VL - 30 IS - 2 SP - 382 EP - 390 PB - Elsevier CY - Oxford AN - OPUS4-17535 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hähner, P. A1 - Rinaldi, C. A1 - Bicego, V. A1 - Affeldt, E. E. A1 - Brendel, T. A1 - Andersson, H. A1 - Beck, T. A1 - Klingelhöffer, Hellmuth A1 - Kühn, Hans-Joachim A1 - Köster, A. A1 - Loveday, M. A1 - Marchionni, M. A1 - Rae, C. T1 - Research and development into a European code-of-practice for strain-controlled thermo-mechanical fatigue testing JF - International Journal of Fatigue N2 - Thermo-mechanical fatigue (TMF) testing plays an increasingly important role in the design, the reliability assessment and the lifecycle management of safety critical components used, for instance, for power generation, in the process industry and in aeronautical and automotive applications, with a view to increasing the fuel efficiency, safety and service intervals, while reducing production (and material) costs. In a European Commission funded research project (acronym: TMF-Standard) of the 5th Framework Programme, 20 European laboratories have undertaken a joint research effort to establish a validated code-of-practice (CoP) for strain-controlled TMF testing. Starting from a survey of the testing protocols and procedures previously used by the partners, a comprehensive pre-normative research activity into various issues has been completed, addressing the dynamic temperature control, the effects of deviations in nominal temperatures and phase angles, the influences of temperature gradients, as well as the practicalities of test interruption and restart procedures. Meaningful allowable tolerances for the various test parameters were identified and practical recommendations as to the test techniques were formulated. From this a preliminary CoP was compiled and used to guide an extensive round robin exercise among the project partners. From the statistical analysis of that exercise, a validated CoP was derived dealing with strain-controlled constant amplitude TMF of nominally homogeneous metallic materials subjected to spatially uniform temperature fields and uniaxial mechanical loading. It is intended to give advice and guidance on the appropriate test setup, testing procedures and the analysis of results, in particular for newcomers in the field of strain-controlled TMF. This paper highlights some of the results of the TMF-Standard project. Moreover, commonalities and differences of the present CoP with respect to the standard documents for strain-controlled TMF, which have been developed at ISO and ASTM levels, are presented in this paper. KW - Thermo-mechanical fatigue KW - Ni-base superalloy KW - Standardisation KW - Test methods PY - 2008 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2007.01.052 SN - 0142-1123 VL - 30 IS - 2 SP - 372 EP - 381 PB - Elsevier CY - Oxford AN - OPUS4-17536 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kingelhöffer, Hellmuth A1 - Affeldt, E. E. A1 - Bache, M. A1 - Bartsch, M. A1 - Beck, T. A1 - Christ, H. J. A1 - Fedelich, Bernard A1 - Hähner, P. A1 - Holdsworth, S. R. A1 - Lang, K.-H. A1 - McGaw, M. A1 - Olbricht, Jürgen A1 - Remy, L. A1 - Skrotzki, Birgit A1 - Stekovich, S. T1 - Editorial - Special issue: Recent developments in thermo-mechanical fatigue JF - International journal of fatigue N2 - Components in the Aerospace, Power and Automotive engineering sectors are frequently subjected to cyclic stresses induced by thermal fluctuations and mechanical loads. For the design of such components, reliable material property data are required which need to be acquired using well accepted and reproducible test procedures for thermo-mechanical fatigue (TMF) loading. There is limited availability of proven TMF data indicating there is need for further research and testing. The TMF behaviour of materials is often desired to be simulated in models which describe the cyclic stress-strain behaviour, the fatigue life and the cyclic crack growth behaviour. There is a continuous need for the development and amendment of such models. Models can be validated by using materials in industrial applications which are subjected to TMF loading. The 3rd Workshop on Thermo-Mechanical Fatigue was held on 27–29 April 2016 at BAM, Berlin, Germany. The workshop was attended by 90 attendees coming from 17 countries in the world. 38 presentations including five poster presentations were held. The following topics were covered by the workshop: – TMF of materials coated with Thermal Barrier Coatings. – Thermal Gradient Mechanical Fatigue. – TMF crack growth. – TMF + High Cycle Fatigue. – TMF Modelling and Lifetime Prediction. – TMF Properties of steels, cast iron, Al-, Mg- and Ni-alloys – Advanced TMF Testing Techniques. – Industrial Applications. A panel discussion was held regarding the present state of TMF testing standards (ISO and ASTM) and their potential for improvement. The discussion and contributions were summarized and forwarded to the standard committees. The 3rd TMF-Workshop ensured the continuation of international exchange of knowledge providing a forum to present and discuss all recent developments in the field of thermo-mechanical fatigue. The current special issue publishes eleven selected papers of the 3rd TMF-Workshop 2016. The papers were peer reviewed by a number of experts in the Thermo-Mechanical Fatigue sector. I hope you will enjoy reading papers of this special issue. T2 - 3rd International Workshop on Thermo-Mechanical Fatigue (TMF-Workshop 2016) CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 27.04.2016 KW - Fatigue damage KW - Thermo-mechanical fatigue KW - Fatigue life time KW - Life time prediction KW - TMF PY - 2017 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2017.02.002 SN - 0142-1123 VL - 99 IS - 2 SP - 215 PB - Elsevier CY - Oxford AN - OPUS4-40895 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -