TY - CONF A1 - Komann, Steffen A1 - Kiyak, Yusuf A1 - Wille, Frank A1 - Zerbst, Uwe A1 - Weber, Mike A1 - Klingbeil, Dietmar T1 - Assessment of ductile cast iron fracture mechanics analysis within licensing of German transport packages T2 - ASME 2012 Pressure vessels & piping division conference CY - Toronto, Ontario, Canada DA - 2012-07-15 PY - 2012 SP - PVP2012-78213, 1-7 PB - American Society of Mechanical Engineers CY - New York AN - OPUS4-26363 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Komann, Steffen A1 - Kiyak, Yusuf A1 - Wille, Frank A1 - Zerbst, Uwe A1 - Weber, Mike A1 - Klingbeil, Dietmar T1 - Assessment of ductile cast iron fracture mechanics analysis within licensing of German transport packages N2 - In the approval procedure of transport packages for radioactive materials, the mechanical and thermal safety assessment is carried out in Germany by competent authority BAM. In recent years BAM was involved in several licensing procedures of new spent fuel and HLW package designs, where the cask body was made of Ductile Cast Iron (DCI). According to IAEA regulations package designs have to fulfill requirements for specific conditions of transport. Type B(U) packages must withstand the defined accident conditions of transport. The temperature range from -40°C up to the operational temperature has to be considered. For the cask material DCI, it is necessary to determine the brittle fracture behavior. The German guideline BAM-GGR 007 defines requirements for the fracture mechanics of DCI. Due to complex structure of the cask body and the dynamic loading a fracture mechanical assessment in an analytical kind is not always possible. Experience of recent design approval procedures show that the application of numerical calculations are applicable to determine the fracture mechanical load in the cask body. At the first step a numerical analysis has to be done to identify the loading state at the whole cask body. Secondly an analysis of a detail of the cask body is made considering the displacement boundary conditions of the global model. An artificial flaw is considered in this detailed model to calculate the fracture mechanical loading state. The finite element mesh was strongly refined in the area of flaw. The size of the artificial flaw is characterized by the ultrasonic inspection used for the quality assurance of the package. The applicant developed additional analysis tools for calculation of stress intensity factor and/or J-Integral. The assessment approach by BAM led to the decision to develop own tools to the possibility for independent check of the results. The paper describes the authority assessment approach for the DCI fracture mechanics analysis. The validation procedure incl. the development of own tools is explained. BAM developed a post-processor called JINFEM to determine the fracture mechanical loads. The regulatory 1 m puncture bar drop test is used to give an example of the assessment procedure. T2 - 52nd INMM Annual meeting CY - Palm Desert, CA, USA DA - 17.07.2011 KW - Mechanische Bewertung KW - Radioaktives Material KW - Numerische Analyse KW - Bruchmechanik PY - 2011 SP - 1 EP - 10 AN - OPUS4-25022 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Zerbst, Uwe A1 - Beretta, S. A1 - Köhler, G. A1 - Lawton, A. A1 - Vormwald, M. A1 - Beier, H.T. A1 - Klinger, Christian A1 - Cerný, I. A1 - Rudlin, J. A1 - Heckel, Thomas A1 - Klingbeil, Dietmar T1 - Safe life and damage tolerance aspects of railway axles - A review N2 - The paper gives an overview on safe life and damage tolerance methods applied to railway axles. It describes failure scenarios due to fatigue crack initiation and propagation. Besides common aspects of design, specific features such as corrosion and impact damage from flying ballast are discussed which may reduce the fatigue strength of axles during service. Potential effects of non-metallic inclusions from the steel manufacturing process are addressed in the context of the very high number of loading cycles railway axles are designed for. With respect to damage tolerance general lines of fracture mechanics residual lifetime analyses are introduced. More specific discussion is provided on aspects such as the threshold value of fatigue crack propagation and reliability aspects of non-destructive inspection. KW - Railway axle KW - Safe life design KW - Damage tolerance KW - Fatigue strength KW - Fatigue crack propagation KW - Inspection intervals PY - 2013 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2012.09.029 SN - 0013-7944 SN - 1873-7315 VL - 98 SP - 214 EP - 271 PB - Elsevier Science CY - Kidlington AN - OPUS4-27779 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Zerbst, Uwe A1 - Madia, Mauro ED - Yu, S. ED - Feng, X.-Q. T1 - Fracture mechanics model for predicting fracture strength of metallic alloys containing large second phase particles N2 - An analytical fracture mechanics model for predicting the finite life fatigue strength of components is presented which Combines a number of well established and newly developed approaches such as Murakami’s and McEvily's approach for describing the transient behaviour of crack closure of short cracks, the analytical (long) crack closure function of Newman, the R6 procedure modified by a method for improving the ligament yielding correction proposed by the authors and other elements. Basic assumption is the preexistence of initial flaws such that the crack initiation or nucleation stage is small and can be neglected. The application of the model is demonstrated for small tension plates of aluminium Al 5380 H321 with artificial initial defects generated by FIB technology, the size of which was fixed on the basis of fractographic investigations on broken, smooth specimens. T2 - ICF13 - 13th International conference on fracture CY - Beijing, China DA - 16.06.2013 KW - Fatigue strength KW - S-N curve KW - Fracture mechanics KW - Crack propagation KW - Short cracks PY - 2013 SN - 978-988-12265-2-5 SP - 1 EP - 12 AN - OPUS4-29537 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Klingbeil, Dietmar A1 - Zerbst, Uwe A1 - Klinger, Christian ED - Yu, S. ED - Feng, X.-Q. T1 - Safe life and damage tolerance concepts of railway axles N2 - On July 9, 2008 a high speed train derailed in Cologne main Station, Germany at a low speed because an axle was broken. Fortunately, the derailment happened at a low speed so that nobody was injured. The reason for the broken axle was investigated and it turned out that most likely large inclusions located shortly undemeath the surface in a T-transition were the origin of the final crack. Basing on that result, a systematic investigation on existing safety assessments of railway axles was performed. This results in an analysis of the production process of axles and in a critical review of existing of existing assessments. Improvements and future developments are outlined. T2 - ICF13 - 13th International conference on fracture CY - Beijing, China DA - 16.06.2013 KW - Railway axles KW - Derailment KW - Service loading fatigue KW - Inclusions KW - Safety assessment PY - 2013 SN - 978-988-12265-2-5 SP - 1 EP - 10 AN - OPUS4-29651 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Zerbst, Uwe A1 - Ainsworth, R. A. A1 - Madia, Mauro ED - Klingbeil, D. ED - Vormwald, M. ED - Eulitz, K.-G. T1 - Reference load versus limit load in engineering flaw assessment: A proposal for a hybrid analysis option N2 - The net section limit load FY is a key input parameter for the accuracy of any elastic-plastic flaw assessment procedure of the R6 type. Unfortunately available limit load solutions are of variable quality since they have been obtained over decades by different methods. As a consequence the results of the fracture analyses such as the critical load or crack size are limited in their accuracy and are often significantly conservative. A further problem is that common limit load solutions based on ligament yielding are inadequate in a number of cases even for through crack configurations and should be replaced by some kind of local yielding solutions. In the present paper a simple and straightforward reference load definition is proposed instead of the limit load which strictly corresponds to a ligament yielding parameter Lr = 1 in the R6 Routine and similar approaches such as SINTAP and FITNET. This can be determined by finite element simulation for any geometry. In addition to a previous study on thin wall notched plates the method is applied to plates containing shallow semi-elliptical surface cracks. The results demonstrate that the approach provides a suitable extension and improvement of the existing methods. T2 - 18th European conference on fracture (ECF 18) - Fracture of materials and structures from micro to macro scale CY - Dresden, Germany DA - 2010-08-30 KW - Flaw assessment KW - Reference stress method KW - R6 procedure KW - EPRI method KW - SINTAP KW - FITNET KW - Limit load KW - Reference load PY - 2010 SN - 978-3-00-031802-3 IS - Paper 81 SP - 1 EP - 11 AN - OPUS4-22329 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Madia, Mauro A1 - Riesch-Oppermann, H. A1 - Zerbst, Uwe A1 - Beretta, S. ED - Klingbeil, D. ED - Vormwald, M. ED - Eulitz, K.-G. T1 - A new full-probabilistic framework for the structural integrity assessment of structures containing cracks T2 - 18th European conference on fracture (ECF 18) - Fracture of materials and structures from micro to macro scale CY - Dresden, Germany DA - 2010-08-30 KW - Structural integrity KW - SINTAP KW - FITNET KW - Reliability KW - FORM PY - 2010 SN - 978-3-00-031802-3 IS - C.02.1-3 / #306 SP - 1 EP - 10 AN - OPUS4-22843 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Zerbst, Uwe A1 - Madia, Mauro A1 - Hellmann, D. T1 - Fracture mechanics model for predicting fatigue strength of metallic alloys containing large second phase particles T2 - ECF 19 - 19th European conference on fracture - Fracture mechanics for durability, reliability and safety CY - Kazan, Russia DA - 2012-08-26 KW - Fatigue strength KW - S-N curve KW - Fracture mechanics KW - Crack propagation KW - Short cracks KW - Bruchmechanik KW - Schwingfestigkeit KW - Bauteilbewertung PY - 2012 SN - 978-5-905576-18-8 IS - Proceeding-ID 116 SP - 1 EP - 14 AN - OPUS4-27278 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Zerbst, Uwe A1 - Ainsworth, R. A. A1 - Madia, Mauro T1 - Reference load versus limit load in engineering flaw assessment: A proposal for a hybrid analysis option N2 - The net section limit load FY necessary for assessment at static loading is a key input for the accuracy of any elastic–plastic flaw assessment procedure of the R6 type. Unfortunately available limit load solutions are of variable quality since they have been obtained over decades by different methods. As a consequence the results of the fracture analyses such as the critical load or crack size are limited in their accuracy and are often significantly conservative. Further, common limit load solutions based on ligament yielding are inadequate in a number of cases even for through crack configurations and should be replaced by some kind of local yielding solutions. In the present paper a simple and straightforward reference load definition is proposed instead of the limit load which strictly corresponds to a ligament yielding parameter Lr = 1 in the R6 Routine and similar approaches such as the European SINTAP and FITNET methods. This can be determined by finite element simulation for any geometry. In addition to a previous study on thin wall notched plates the method is applied to plates containing shallow semi-elliptical surface cracks. The results demonstrate that the approach provides a suitable extension and improvement of the existing methods. KW - Flaw assessment KW - Reference stress method KW - R6 procedure KW - SINTAP KW - FITNET KW - Limit load KW - Reference load PY - 2012 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2011.10.018 SN - 0013-7944 SN - 1873-7315 VL - 91 SP - 62 EP - 72 PB - Elsevier Science CY - Kidlington AN - OPUS4-27279 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Zerbst, Uwe A1 - Klinger, Christian A1 - Klingbeil, Dietmar T1 - Structural assessment of railway axles - A critical review N2 - The safety assessment of railway axles is based on a two-stage approach: fatigue strength design and regular inspections which, in terms of a general safety philosophy refer to safe-life and damage tolerance concepts. Starting with a recent failure case, a broken axle of a German high speed train, a discussion is presented on issues of both safety levels. These include ideas for finite life design, the treatment of in-service effects on the fatigue strength due to flying ballast damage and corrosion pits, the effect of corrosion on fatigue crack initiation and propagation, potential effects of non-metallic inclusions in steels, the way to detect them by quality control measures and reliability aspects of non-destructive testing with respect to the detection of fatigue cracks. Proposals are made how the safety level could be further improved. KW - Railway axles KW - Safe life design KW - Damage tolerance design KW - Non-destructive testing KW - Flying ballast impact KW - Corrosion KW - Non-metallic inclusions PY - 2013 UR - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1350630712002531 SN - 1350-6307 SN - 1873-1961 VL - 35 IS - Special issue on ICEFA V- Part 1 SP - 54 EP - 65 PB - Elsevier Science Publ. CY - Oxford AN - OPUS4-29715 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Komann, Steffen A1 - Kiyak, Yusuf A1 - Wille, Frank A1 - Zerbst, Uwe A1 - Weber, Mike A1 - Klingbeil, Dietmar T1 - Assessment of ductile cast iron fracture mechanics analysis within licensing of German transport packages N2 - In the design approval of transport packages for radioactive materials, the mechanical and thermal safety assessment is carried out in Germany by competent authority BAM. In recent years BAM was involved in several licensing procedures of new spent fuel and HLW package designs, where the cask body is of Ductile Cast Iron (DCI). According to IAEA regulations package designs have to fulfill requirements for specific conditions of transport. Type B(U) packages must withstand the defined accident conditions of transport. The temperature range from -40°C up to the operational temperature has to be considered. For the cask material DCI, it is necessary to determine safety against brittle fracture. The German guideline BAM-GGR 007 defines requirements for fracture mechanics of packagings made of DCI. Due to complex cask body structure and the dynamic loading a fracture mechanical assessment by analytical approaches is not always possible. Experience of recent design approval procedures show that the application of numerical calculations are applicable to determine the stresses and stress intensity factors in the cask body. At the first step a numerical analysis has to be done to identify the loading state at the whole cask body. Secondly an analysis of a detail of the cask body is made considering the displacement boundary conditions of the global model. An artificial flaw is considered in this detailed model to calculate the fracture mechanical loading state. The finite element mesh was strongly refined in the area of the flaw. The size of the artificial flaw is based on the ultrasonic inspection acceptance criteria applied for cask body manufacture. The applicant (GNS) developed additional analysis tools for calculation of stress intensity factor and/or J-Integral. The assessment approach by BAM led to the decision to develop own tools to the possibility for independent proof of the results. The paper describes the authority assessment approach for DCI fracture mechanics analysis. The validation procedure incl. the development of own tools is explained. BAM developed a postprocessor to determine the fracture mechanical loads. A horizontal 1 m puncture bar drop test is used to give a detailed description of the assessment procedure. T2 - PATRAM 2013 - 17th International symposium on the packaging and transportation of radioactive materials CY - San Francisco, CA, USA DA - 18.08.2013 PY - 2013 SP - 1 EP - 10 PB - Omnipress AN - OPUS4-30175 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Blasón Gonzalez, Sergio A1 - Chaudry, M. A1 - Elorriaga, A. A1 - Madia, Mauro A1 - Zerbst, Uwe A1 - Llavori, I. A1 - Hilgenberg, Kai T1 - Design methodology of vessel produced by L PBF stainless steel using representative specimens N2 - This work presents the preliminary results of an ongoing project with a double objective: on the one hand, the characterisation of the mechanical properties against fatigue damage of an additively manufactured 316 stainless steel produced by laser powder bed-based (L-PBF) technology; on the other hand, the implementation of numerical simulation techniques able to predict the mechanical behaviour of the material in order to optimise and reduce the design costs of vessels used in the chemical sector. The current state of the work developed in this research framework allows showing the first batch of experimental results of crack propagation rate (FCGR) and high cycle fatigue (HCF) tests. The geometry of the vessels studied presents three clearly differentiated regions, either in terms of thickness (11-15 mm) or concerning the inclination of the walls to the direction of manufacturing (0º - 45º). The experimental campaign carried out so far allows identifying the differences in behaviour when comparing different extraction locations around the vessel. This is due to the variations in thermal cycles that the deposited material undergoes during the manufacturing process. Therefore, this causes variations in the microstructure which lead to changes in the response of the material. In this work, these differences are analysed qualitatively and quantitatively from the results of FCGR and HCF, thus allowing to locate the regions with the highest risk in terms of structural integrity against fatigue. This preliminary phase together with the numerical simulation of the additive manufacturing process are key to achieving a reliable description and modelling of the material. The latter will make it possible to address the priority aim of this project, involving the manufacture of independent samples whose properties are representative of the original material extracted from the reference vessels. It is, therefore, a comprehensive methodology for the design of additively manufactured components based on the localised fatigue mechanical properties of representative specimens. T2 - ECF23, European Conference on Fracture 2022 CY - Funchal, Portugal DA - 27.06.2022 KW - Additive manufacturing KW - Steel 316L KW - Fracture Mechanics PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-55240 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schönherr, J. A. A1 - Duarte, Larissa A1 - Madia, Mauro A1 - Zerbst, Uwe A1 - Geilen, M. B. A1 - Klein, M. A1 - Oechsner, M. T1 - Robust determination of fatigue crack propagation thresholds from crack growth data N2 - The robust determination of the threshold against fatigue crack propagation DKth is of paramount importance in fracture mechanics based fatigue assessment procedures. The standards ASTM E647 and ISO 12108 introduce operational definitions of DKth based on the crack propagation rate da/dN and suggest linear fits of logarithmic DK– da/dN test data to calculate DKth. Since these fits typically suffer from a poor representation of the actual curvature of the crack propagation curve, a method for evaluating DKth using a nonlinear function is proposed. It is shown that the proposed method reduces the artificial conservativeness induced by the evaluation method as well as the susceptibility to scatter in test data and the influence of test data density. KW - Fatigue crack propagation threshold KW - ISO 12108 KW - ASTM E647 KW - Data evaluation methods KW - Experimental determination PY - 2022 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-552153 SN - 1996-1944 VL - 15 IS - 14 SP - 1 EP - 21 PB - MDPI CY - Basel AN - OPUS4-55215 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Scacco, F. A1 - Zerbst, Uwe A1 - Meneghetti, G. A1 - Madia, Mauro T1 - Comparison between PSM and IBESS approaches for the fatigue life estimation of weldments N2 - In the framework of the fatigue assessment of welded components, several methods are available in design standards such as the nominal stress, hot-spot stress, notch stress and linear elastic fracture mechanics approaches. The present paper aims at comparing two advanced local approaches for the fatigue strength assessment of different welded joints made of steel. The first one is IBESS which is based on short crack fracture mechanics. The second one is the PSM which instead involves the strain energy density approach. Both methods will be briefly presented, and the fatigue life prediction results discussed. The results obtained for the joint geometries considered in this work show advantages and drawbacks of the approaches, which are thoroughly analysed as well. KW - Fatigue KW - Welded joints KW - FAT class KW - IBESS KW - Peak stress method (PSM) KW - Finite element (FE) PY - 2022 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-545139 SP - 1 EP - 23 PB - Springer AN - OPUS4-54513 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Duarte, Larissa A1 - Madia, Mauro A1 - Zerbst, Uwe T1 - The effect of the environmental conditions on the threshold against fatigue crack propagation N2 - The threshold against fatigue crack propagation (ΔKth) is a crucial parameter for the damage tolerance assessment of engineering components subjected to cyclic loading and it is composed by two distinct components, one intrinsic, dependent on the elastic material properties and the lattice type, and one extrinsic, related to the occurrence of crack closure effects. An important issue is that several factors can influence ΔKth and, in general, the fatigue crack propagation behavior. In this work, the influence of the experimental procedure, air humidity, stress ratio and test frequency on da/dN-ΔK data has been investigated. Results are discussed with their potential causes and consequences on the calculations of the residual lifetime. KW - Fatigue crack propagation threshold KW - Crack closure effect KW - Experimental procedure KW - Environmental conditions PY - 2022 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-544905 VL - 38 SP - 292 EP - 299 PB - Elsevier B.V. AN - OPUS4-54490 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Madia, Mauro A1 - Zerbst, Uwe A1 - Werner, Tiago T1 - Estimation of the Kitagawa-Takahashi diagram by cyclic R curve analysis N2 - The Kitagawa-Takahashi (KT) diagram is a proven concept for describing the fatigue limit in presence of a defect or crack. It can be determined empirically with great experimental effort. It can also be estimated by means of the El Haddad relationship if the endurance limit and the long fatigue crack propagation threshold are available in reasonable accuracy. A third option is the determination using the cyclic R-curve, which describes the dependency of the fatigue crack propagation threshold on the crack growth at the short crack propagation stage. This can be experimentally determined using a closure-free initial pre-crack. It can then be applied to the determination of crack arrest for a given applied load and a given defect or crack size. Compared to the other two methods mentioned above, this option has considerable advantages: It can be applied to any component and any stress ratio. It allows the treatment of multiple cracks and provides estimations of the S-N curve in the finite life regime as well as at the endurance limit. Compared to the empirical determination of the KT diagram, the experimental effort is significantly lower and compared to the El Haddad approach it avoids problems such as the use of non-conservative long fatigue crack propagation thresholds (when the conventional load reduction method is applied to materials prone to corrosion) and the mathematical predetermination of the curve shape. The work introduces the method and provides a critical discussion as well as quantitative comparison between the different methods. T2 - FATIGUE DESIGN 2021 CY - Online meeting DA - 17.11.2021 KW - Fatigue life KW - Endurance limit KW - Kitagawa-Takahashi diagram KW - Cyclic R-curve PY - 2022 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-544931 SN - 2452-3216 VL - 38 SP - 309 EP - 316 PB - Elsevier B.V. AN - OPUS4-54493 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Werner, Tiago A1 - Madia, Mauro A1 - Zerbst, Uwe T1 - Comparison of the fatigue behavior of wrought and additively manufactured AISI 316L N2 - Additive manufacturing (AM) is becoming increasingly important in engineering applications due to the possibility of producing components with a high geometrical complexity allowing for optimized forms with respect to the in-service functionality. Despite the promising potential, AM components are still far from being used in safety-relevant applications, mainly due to a lack of understanding of the feedstock-process-properties-performance relationship. This work aims at providing a full characterization of the fatigue behavior of the additively manufactured AISI 316L austenitic stainless steel and a direct comparison with the fatigue performance of the wrought steel. To this purpose, a set of specimens has been produced by laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) and subsequently heat treated at 900 °C for 1 hour for complete stress relief, whereas a second set of specimens has been machined out of hot-rolled plates. Low cycle fatigue (LCF) and high cycle fatigue (HCF) tests have been conducted for characterizing the fatigue behavior. The L-PBF material had a higher fatigue limit and better finite life performance compared to wrought material. Both, LCF and HCF-testing revealed an extensive cyclic softening. T2 - FATIGUE DESIGN 2021 CY - Online meeting DA - 17.11.2021 KW - Additive manufacturing KW - L-PBF KW - 316L KW - Fatigue KW - LCF KW - HCF PY - 2022 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-544952 SN - 2452-3216 VL - 38 SP - 554 EP - 563 PB - Elsevier B.V. AN - OPUS4-54495 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schork, B. A1 - Zerbst, Uwe A1 - Kiyak, Yusuf A1 - Kaffenberger, M. A1 - Madia, Mauro A1 - Oechsner, M. T1 - Effect of the parameters of weld toe geometry on the FAT class as obtained by means of fracture mechanics-based simulations N2 - The fracture mechanics-based IBESS approach is applied to the determination of FAT classes of butt welds with crack Initiation along the weld toe. The aim is an investigation of the effect of the geometrical parameters toe radius, flank angle, reinforcement and secondary notches such as roughness or undercuts. The influence of these parameters is discussed both individually and in combination; however, excluding statistical distributions of them and the material data. The results, when compared with conventional FAT classes for butt welds, are encouraging with respect to a potential contribution of IBESS to the discussion of more advanced quality criteria for welds. To that purpose, demands for further research are proposed. KW - Fracture mechanics KW - Weld toe geometry KW - Fatigue crack initiation KW - FAT class approach PY - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s40194-020-00874-7 IS - 64 SP - 925 EP - 936 PB - Springer AN - OPUS4-53079 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bergant, M. A1 - Werner, Tiago A1 - Madia, Mauro A1 - Yawny, A. A1 - Zerbst, Uwe T1 - Short crack propagation analysis and fatigue strength assessment of additively manufactured materials: An application to AISI 316L N2 - This paper presents the application of short crack propagation models based on the cyclic R-curve for assessing the fatigue strength of additively manufactured (AM) materials containing fabrication defects. Chapetti’s and IBESS models were implemented in combination with Murakami’s √area parameter, considering recently published data on laser powder bed fusion processed AISI 316L stainless steels. Estimated S-N curves and Kitagawa-Takahashi diagrams predict fairly well the experimental data, especially the origin of the failure from internal or surface defects. These results provide an indication that the methods based on the cyclic R-curve constitute suitable tools for fatigue behavior assessment of AM materials. KW - AM 316L stainless steel KW - Cyclic R-curve KW - Chapetti’s and IBESS model KW - S-N curve KW - Kitagawa-Takahashi diagram PY - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2021.106396 VL - 151 PB - Elsevier Ltd. AN - OPUS4-53082 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Madia, Mauro A1 - Vojtek, T. A1 - Duarte, Larissa A1 - Zerbst, Uwe A1 - Pokorný, P. A1 - Jambor, M. A1 - Hutař, P. T1 - Determination of fatigue crack propagation thresholds for steel in presence of environmental effects N2 - The experimental determination of the resistance to fatigue crack propagation in steel, particularly in the socalled near-threshold regime, is a crucial issue for safety-relevant components which are designed to operate for a large number of loading cycles before undergoing periodic inspections. This work summarizes the most relevant results of extensive experimental campaigns conducted at BAM and IPM over the last years, which have been devoted to the determination of fatigue crack propagation characteristics on medium and high strength steels. The influence of environment, oxide-induced crack closure and test methodologies in the near-threshold regime are discussed. KW - Steel KW - Fatigue crack propagation threshold KW - Oxide-induced crack closure KW - Environmental effect PY - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2021.106449 SN - 0142-1123 VL - 153 SP - 1 PB - Elsevier Ltd. AN - OPUS4-53525 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Zerbst, Uwe A1 - Madia, Mauro ED - Yadroitsev, I. ED - Yadroitsava, I. ED - Du Plessies, A. ED - McDonald, E. T1 - Structural integrity II: fatigue properties N2 - If a component is cyclically loaded, its load carrying capacity is considerably lower than in the monotonic loading case. This general observation applies in particular to L-PBF parts. The causes of this are mainly material defects such as pores and unwelded regions (Chapter 8) and a pronounced surface roughness in the as-built condition (Chapter 9). In addition, effects due to the anisotropy of the microstructure (Chapter 6) and a complex residual stress pattern (Chapter 7) play an important role. A consequence is that common strategies of fatigue assessment cannot be transferred to L-PBF applications without modifications. Due to the inhomogeneity of the material, the determination of representative material properties and the transfer to the component is a problem, and this is also the case with regard to the consideration of defects, surface roughness and residual stresses. The chapter gives a brief introduction to these problem areas. KW - Fatigue crack propagation stagesdefects KW - Fatigue strength KW - Fatigue life KW - Fracture mechanics PY - 2021 SN - 978-0-12-824090-8 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-824090-8.00015-9 SP - 377 EP - 394 PB - Elsevier Inc. CY - Amsterdam ET - 1 AN - OPUS4-52854 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Zerbst, Uwe A1 - Madia, Mauro A1 - Bruno, Giovanni A1 - Hilgenberg, Kai T1 - Towards a Methodology for Component Design of Metallic AM Parts Subjected to Cyclic Loading N2 - The safe fatigue design of metallic components fabricated by additive manufacturing (AM) is still a largely unsolved problem. This is primarily due to (a) a significant inhomogeneity of the material properties across the component; (b) defects such as porosity and lack of fusion as well as pronounced surface roughness of the asuilt components; and (c) residual stresses, which are very often present in the as‐built parts and need to be removed by post‐fabrication treatments. Such morphological and microstructural features are very different than in conventionally manufactured parts and play a much bigger role in determining the fatigue life. The above problems require specific solutions with respect to the identification of the critical (failure) sites in AM fabricated components. Moreover, the generation of representative test specimens characterized by similar temperature cycles needs to be guaranteed if one wants to reproducibly identify the critical sites and establish fatigue assessment methods taking into account the effect of defects on crack initiation and early propagation. The latter requires fracture mechanics‐based approaches which, unlike common methodologies, cover the specific characteristics of so‐called short fatigue cracks. This paper provides a discussion of all these aspects with special focus on components manufactured by laser powder bed fusion (L‐PBF). It shows how to adapt existing solutions, identifies fields where there are still gaps, and discusses proposals for potential improvement of the damage tolerance design of L‐PBF components KW - L‐PBF KW - Fatigue KW - Fracture KW - Defects PY - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-525822 VL - 11 IS - 5 SP - 709 PB - MDPI CY - Basel AN - OPUS4-52582 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Zhu, Jiangchao A1 - Madia, Mauro A1 - Schurig, M. A1 - Schlums, H. A1 - Zerbst, Uwe T1 - Fracture mechanics-based structural integrity assessment of aeroengine turbine disks under overspeed conditions N2 - Aero-engine turbine disks are safety-relevant components which are operated under high thermal and mechanical stress conditions. The actual part qualification and certification procedures make use of spin-tests conducted on productionsimilar disks. While these tests provide, on the one hand, a reliable definition of the critical conditions for real components, on the other hand they represent a relevant cost item for engine manufacturers. The aim of this work is to present part of a fracture mechanics-based procedure under development which aims at replacing the tests on production-similar disks with lab tests on fracture mechanics specimens. In particular, the rimpeeling failure mode is considered as case study. A semi-circular surface crack is modelled at the most stressed region at the diaphragm of a turbine disk, with the crack plane perpendicular to the radial direction. The crack is therefore subjected to a biaxial stress state and grows under increasing rotational speed until it triggers the rim-peeling failure. The finite element simulation of the cracked disk considers the real thermal and mechanical loading conditions. In order to design a lab representative specimen, beside the crack driving force, expressed in terms of � -integral, also the constraint to plastic deformation e.g., stress triaxiality, at the crack-tip must be similar for the same crack in the specimen and in the disk. This has been achieved and as expected, both the highest � -integral and constraint factor are calculated at the same location along the crack front for both disk and specimen. The results of the structural integrity assessment in the form of a Failure Assessment Diagram (FAD) show good agreement between designed specimen and disk both in terms of expected failure mode and value of the critical speed. Probabilistic aspects are also considered in the calculations. T2 - ASME Turbo Expo 2022: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition (GT2022) CY - Rotterdam, The Netherlands DA - 13.06.2022 KW - Fracture mechanics KW - Burst KW - Turbine disk PY - 2022 SP - 1 EP - 7 PB - ASME AN - OPUS4-55903 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Zerbst, Uwe A1 - Madia, Mauro A1 - Kiyak, Yusuf A1 - Breidung, Marc A1 - Baer, Wolfram A1 - Küppers, M. ED - Madia, Mauro T1 - Stiffness/constraint effects in analytical flaw assessment - A technical note N2 - Using the case study of a fail-safe design criterion for a steering knuckle of a commercial vehicle, the effect of stiffness/constraint on the crack driving force in the component is discussed. The problem arises when assessment procedures such as R6, BS 7910 or SINTAP/FITNET are applied in conjunction with substitute geometries for determining the model parameters K-factor and limit load (or a substitute for the latter), as it is common practice. In the example, the conservatism was so pronounced that this procedure was in fact unusable. A way out could be the finite element-based determination of the model parameters and their use in the analytical framework. This procedure is useful and effective if the finite element-based calculations are used in parameter sensitivity analyses. KW - Fail-safe design KW - Fracture resistance KW - Fracture assessment KW - Stiffness KW - Constraint PY - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2022.108728 SN - 0013-7944 IS - 273 SP - 1 EP - 15 PB - Elsevier Science CY - Kidlington AN - OPUS4-55544 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Duarte, Larissa A1 - Madia, Mauro A1 - Zerbst, Uwe A1 - Schönherr, J. A. A1 - Geilen, M. B. A1 - Klein, M. A1 - Oechsner, M. T1 - Recent developments in the determination of fatigue crack propagation thresholds N2 - The impact of crack closure and environmental effects on the experimental determination of the fatigue crack propagation threshold is a major problem for the assessment of cyclically loaded components, especially at low stress ratios 𝑅. In this work, the influence of the experimental procedure and air humidity on d𝑎∕d𝑁 − 𝛥𝐾 data at different 𝑅 is discussed. Unlike the results at 𝑅 = −1, the threshold values obtained at 𝑅 ≈ 0.8, i.e. under negligible crack closure levels, show a very small scatter band regardless of the variation of the test parameters and environmental conditions. KW - Fatigue crack propagation threshold KW - Component assessment KW - Crack closure KW - Environmental effects KW - Testing parameters PY - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2022.107131 SN - 0142-1123 VL - 164 SP - 1 EP - 15 PB - Elsevier Ltd. AN - OPUS4-55403 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Zerbst, Uwe A1 - Madia, Mauro A1 - Schork, Benjamin T1 - Fracture mechanics based determination of the fatigue strength of weldments N2 - A fracture mechanics model which shall be applied to the fatigue strength determination of weldments has to focus on various aspects such as: (a) the description of mechanical and physical short fatigue crack extension which is characterised by yielding conditions which do not permit the application of the common ΔK concept and by the gradual build-up of the crack closure effect, (b) a consistent methodology for determining the initial crack size, (c) based on this, the determination of a fatigue limit, (d) the treatment of multiple crack propagation at load levels above this limit, (e) the variation of the local geometry along the weld toe, and (f) statistical effects.The paper gives alimited overview of the work the authors did in this field during the last years within the German project cluster IBESS. A model is presented and briefly discussed which covers the questions above. T2 - XV Portugese Conference on Fracture CY - Lissabon, Portugal DA - 10.02.2016 KW - Weldments KW - fatigue strength KW - fracture mechanics KW - fatigue crack propagation PY - 2016 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-361571 UR - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452321616000044 VL - 2016/1 SP - 10 EP - 17 PB - Elsevier B.V. CY - Amsterdam, Netherlands AN - OPUS4-36157 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Zerbst, Uwe ED - Baumgartner, J. ED - Melz, T. T1 - Assessment of welded joints by fracture mechanics IBESS - the development of a procedure N2 - The idea to determine the fatigue strength of weldments by means fracture mechanics was originally based on the empirical observation that the major portion of the fatigue life in weldments is frequently spent in crack propagation. The present paper gives a brief overview on the basic principles of fracture mechanics-based determination of fatigue strength and on special features which have to be considered for weldments. Based on this information, the ongoing research project IBESS is introduced and briefly reviewed. T2 - SoSDiD - 4th Symposium on structural durability in Darmstadt CY - Darmstadt, Germany DA - 2014-05-14 KW - Fracture mechanics KW - Fatigue strength KW - (Residual) lifetime KW - Weldments PY - 2014 SP - 49 EP - 66 PB - Fraunhofer Verlag AN - OPUS4-31321 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Zerbst, Uwe A1 - Madia, Mauro A1 - Beier, H.T. T1 - A model for fracture mechanics based prediction of the fatigue strength: Further validation and limitations N2 - Recently two of the authors of the present paper proposed a model for a fracture mechanics based prediction of the S–N characteristics of metallic components with large microstructural defects and supported this by a validation exercise on tensile plates made of an aluminium alloy AL5380 H321. Here the authors extend the study using a number of further data sets from the literature for which data were available at different R ratios. These data include two aluminium alloys, Al 2024-T3 and Al 7075-T6, and a ductile cast iron, EN-GJS- 400-18-LT. Despite of necessary assumptions for the compensation of partially missing input information the results were fairly reasonable with the exception of one data set. The authors identify high applied stress levels in combination with potential multiple crack initiation as the probable root of the problem and propose a scheme how the model can be extended for taking into account crack initiation. KW - Fatigue strength KW - S–N curve KW - Fracture mechanics KW - Crack propagation KW - Short cracks PY - 2014 UR - http://ac.els-cdn.com/S0013794413003901/1-s2.0-S0013794413003901-main.pdf?_tid=1403b676-b8a0-11e3-9087-00000aab0f26&acdnat=1396248522_d8c91133aa860e68196d9325c22ce651 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2013.12.005 SN - 0013-7944 SN - 1873-7315 SP - 1 EP - 17 PB - Elsevier Science CY - Kidlington AN - OPUS4-30452 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Madia, Mauro A1 - Arafah, D. A1 - Zerbst, Uwe T1 - Reference load solutions for plates with semi-elliptical surface cracks subjected to biaxial tensile loading N2 - The yield or limit load is a key parameter with respect to the accuracy of flaw assessment based on R6 type procedures such as the R6 routine, the SINTAP and FITNET method, the standard BS 7910 and others. In a number of previous papers two of the present authors proposed the use of a reference load instead of the common limit load, which not only provided more exact fracture mechanics predictions, but showed also a wider and more general application range than the conventional parameter. Here the method has been extended to biaxial tensile loading and it has been successfully validated by a thorough comparison with finite element results and alternative solutions available in the literature. KW - Flaw assessment KW - R6 procedure KW - Limit load KW - Reference load KW - Biaxial tensile loading PY - 2014 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpvp.2014.02.004 SN - 0308-0161 VL - 119 SP - 19 EP - 28 PB - Applied Science Publ. Ltd. CY - Barking AN - OPUS4-31429 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Zerbst, Uwe A1 - Schödel, M. A1 - Beier, H.T. T1 - Parameters affecting the damage tolerance behaviour of railway axles N2 - The paper provides a discussion on damage tolerance options applied to railway axles and factors influencing the residual lifetime as well as the required inspection interval. These comprise material properties such as the scatter of the da/dN–ΔK curve, the fatigue crack propagation threshold ΔKth and the toughness of the material. Parameters affecting axle loading such as the press fit, rotating bending, load history and mixed crack opening modes are discussed. Finally the influence of the initial crack geometry on residual lifetime is simulated. KW - Railway axles KW - Damage tolerance KW - Fatigue crack propagation PY - 2011 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2010.03.013 SN - 0013-7944 SN - 1873-7315 VL - 78 IS - 5 SP - 793 EP - 809 PB - Elsevier Science CY - Kidlington AN - OPUS4-22491 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Madia, Mauro A1 - Beretta, S. A1 - Schödel, M. A1 - Zerbst, Uwe A1 - Luke, M. A1 - Varfolomeyev, I. T1 - Stress intensity factor solutions for cracks in railway axles N2 - The aim of this paper is a collection of stress intensity factor solutions for cracks in railway axle geometries which the authors of the present special issue developed and/or used for damage tolerance analyses. These solutions comprise closed form analytical as well as tabled geometry functions and they refer to solid as well as hollow axles and various crack sites such as the T- and V-notch and the axle body. KW - Railway axles KW - Stress intensity factor PY - 2011 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2010.03.019 SN - 0013-7944 SN - 1873-7315 VL - 78 IS - 5 SP - 764 EP - 792 PB - Elsevier Science CY - Kidlington AN - OPUS4-22495 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Zerbst, Uwe A1 - Beretta, S. T1 - Failure and damage tolerance aspects of railway components N2 - Railway structures such as rails and axles are safety relevant components since any failure includes the risk of catastrophic derailment. This paper gives a brief overview on the most important potential failure scenarios driven by fatigue crack initiation and propagation and discusses the effects of important influencing factors such as vehicle weight and speed, track quality and environmental conditions. The present paper summarizes earlier work of the authors in this field. KW - Railway rails KW - Railway axles KW - Fatigue crack propagation KW - Damage tolerance KW - Fracture mechanics PY - 2011 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfailanal.2010.06.001 SN - 1350-6307 SN - 1873-1961 VL - 18 IS - 2 SP - 534 EP - 542 PB - Elsevier Science Publ. CY - Oxford AN - OPUS4-22639 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Madia, Mauro A1 - Kiyak, Yusuf A1 - Zerbst, Uwe T1 - Extended parametric equations for weld toe stress concentration factors and through-thickness stress distributions in butt-welded plates subject to tensile and bending loading N2 - Based on a large set of 2D finite element analyses, parametric equations for weld toe stress concentration factors and through-thickness stress profiles are provided for butt-welded plates. These cover Single-Vand Double-V joints subject to tensile and bending loading. Compared to the most widespread solutions in the literature, which have also been tested against the finite element data in this work, the application range is extended particularly with respect to the weld toe radius(0.1≤ρ≤4 mm)andangle(10 °≤α≤60 °). Furthermore, two values of excess weld metal are considered (h=0.75;2.5mm). The analyses are performed for a plate thickness of 10 mm. Besides the extended validity range, the proposed equations show also an improved accuracy compared to the existing solutions. KW - Butt welds KW - Weld toes KW - Stress analysis KW - Structures PY - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s40194-016-0377-x VL - 60 IS - 6 SP - 1247 EP - 1259 AN - OPUS4-37959 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Zerbst, Uwe A1 - S., Romano A1 - D., Manenti A1 - S., Beretta T1 - Semi-probabilistic method for residual lifetime of aluminothermic welded rails with foot cracks N2 - One of the most frequent and dangerous failure modes in continuous welded rails is fatigue crack Propagation terminated by brittle fracture. Due to the brittleness of the weld material and HAZ and the scatter in its mechanical properties, a statistical approach is necessary. The paper deals with surface cracks at the foot base of aluminothermic welded rails, developing a probabilistic methodology for determining the day by day prospective failure probability. The investigations presented here comprise weld material characterization, simulation of fatigue crack propagation and finally the determination of the failure probability using the Monte Carlo method. The effect of various parameters, such as axle weight, Initial crack size, residual stresses, fatigue crack propagation threshold and date of inspection were analyzed. The results show that, independent of the date of the last inspection, almost any failure event happens in wintertime. This is in accordance with practical experience. However, from the proposed analysis it is evident that the main parameter controlling rail fracture is not only the minimum local temperature, but the temperature range over the whole year. Finally, the results are compared to the standard rail classification method. KW - Railway rails KW - Foot crack KW - Fatigue crack KW - Failure probability KW - Residual lifetime PY - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tafmec.2016.05.002 SN - 0167-8442 VL - 85 IS - Part B SP - 398 EP - 411 PB - Elsevier AN - OPUS4-38156 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Zerbst, Uwe T1 - Fracture mechanics in failure analysis N2 - Starting from an introduction into important Basic questions of failure analysis and fracture mechanics, the author specifies what kind of questions in failure analysis can be effectively solved by fracture mechanics (and which can't). He illustrates his discussion with a number of case studies. Much more pronounced than in the design stage the benefit of fracture mechanics in failure analysis depends on ist accuracy. This is limited by both, intrinsic factors of the method and the availability and quality of the input information. The author discusses the various aspects and provides the participants with background information helpful for better understanding the prospects and limitations of fracture mechanics in failure analysis and the conditions of its application. T2 - ICEFA VII - International Conference of Engineering Failure Analysis CY - Leipzig, Germany DA - 03.07.2016 KW - Failure analysis PY - 2016 AN - OPUS4-38166 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Zerbst, Uwe A1 - Heckel, Thomas A1 - Carboni, M. T1 - Non-destructive testing and fracture mechanics - A short discussion N2 - A discussion is provided on the relation between non-destructive testing (NDT) and fracture mechanics. The basic tasks behind this are to guarantee the safety of a component at a potential hazard loading event, to specify inspection intervals or, alternatively, of demands on NDT for a fixed inspection regime, to plan accompanying measures for cases of temporary continued operation of structures in which cracks have been detected, and, finally, fatigue strength considerations which take into account initial defects. T2 - 42nd Annual review of progress in quantitative nondestructive evaluation conference CY - Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA DA - 2015-07-26 KW - Zerstörungsfreie Prüfung KW - Schwingfestigkeit KW - Schadenstoleranz KW - Bruchmechanik KW - probability KW - damage tolerance KW - railway axles KW - inspection PY - 2016 SN - 978-0-7354-1353-5 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4940614 SN - 0094-243X VL - 1706 SP - 150002-1 EP - 150002-5 PB - AIP Publishing CY - Melville, New York, USA AN - OPUS4-33866 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Scolavino, L. A1 - Beretta, S. A1 - Madia, Mauro A1 - Zerbst, Uwe T1 - Critical speed of flawed rotors: global vs local approach N2 - The burst of a disc in rotating machinery can cause catastrophic damage of the equipment and, more importantly, it can represent a mortal threat to anyone in the sphere of influence of the event. In order to minimize the danger associated to a rotating component failure, burst testing is required by the authorities in order to set safety margins to the normal operating speeds. Moreover more accurate predicting tools are required for designing the components. This paper presents the results of a numerical and analytical study on the assessment of the crack driving force for discs containing surface flaws. The aim is to provide a simple, though reliable, tool in order to be able to calculate the possible dangerous in-service speed for a rotating component and, therefore, to set burst margins above the normal operating conditions of the equipment. An R6-like flaw assessment procedure is adopted considering different assumptions in the definition of the critical speed and the analytical predictions are compared with the results of elastic-plastic finite element analysis of disc. In particular, the validity and potentiality of the method is proved for surface flaws in different positions in the disc. T2 - ASME Turbo Expo 2014 - GT2014 CY - Düsseldorf, Germany DA - 16.06.2014 KW - Critical speed KW - Flawed rotors KW - Flaw assessment PY - 2014 SN - 978-0-7918-4576-9 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2014-26881 VL - 7A SP - 26881, 1 EP - 8 AN - OPUS4-32382 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Hübner, P. A1 - Zerbst, Uwe ED - Hütter, G. ED - Zybell, L. T1 - Fracture mechanics assessment of welded components at static loading N2 - Special aspects of welded components such as geometrical imperfections, inhomogeneity, strength mismatch and welding residual stresses have to be taken into account in a fracture mechanics analysis since they affect the crack driving force in the component as weil as the fracture resistance of the material. The treatment of components subjected to static loading is based on methods such as the European SINT AP procedure, which has been validated in a nurober of case studies. In the present paper the influence of strength mismatch and residual stresses on the fracture resistance and the assessment of a component are discussed. T2 - International symposium 'Recent trends in fracture and damage mechanics' CY - Freiberg/Sachsen, Germany DA - 24.09.2015 KW - Fracture mechanics KW - Weldments PY - 2015 SN - 978-3-319-21466-5 SP - Part II, 61 EP - 86 PB - Springer AN - OPUS4-34758 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Zerbst, Uwe A1 - Ainsworth, R. A. A1 - Beier, H.T. A1 - Pisarski, H. A1 - Zhang, Z. L. A1 - Nikbin, K. A1 - Nitschke-Pagel, T. A1 - Münstermann, S. A1 - Kucharczyk, P. A1 - Klingbeil, Dietmar T1 - Review on fracture and crack propagation in weldments - A fracture mechanics perspective N2 - Welding is one of the most common methods in industrial practice for joining components. Its main advantages are high speed in manufacturing combined with low costs and, usually, a high degree of flexibility, integrity and reliability. Nevertheless, welding is a highly complex metallurgical process and, therefore, weldments are susceptible to material discontinuities, flaws and residual stresses which may lead to structural failure and life time reduction. As a consequence weldments are an important field of fracture mechanics methods although its application is more complex than for homogeneous or non-welded structures. The aim of the paper is to provide an overview on the current state of fracture mechanics application to weldments. It starts by discussing the specific features which any fracture mechanics analysis of weldments has to take into account. Then, the experimental determination of fracture toughness, fatigue crack propagation and tensile properties of weldments is addressed. Finally, the analytical determination of the crack driving force in components and structural integrity assessment approaches for weldments are presented. KW - Weldments KW - Fracture mechanics KW - Fracture toughness KW - Fatigue crack propagation KW - Residual stresses KW - Strength mismatch PY - 2014 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2014.05.012 SN - 0013-7944 SN - 1873-7315 VL - 132 SP - 200 EP - 276 PB - Elsevier Science CY - Kidlington AN - OPUS4-32819 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Arafah, D. A1 - Madia, Mauro A1 - Zerbst, Uwe A1 - Beretta, S. A1 - Cristea, M.E. T1 - Instability analysis of pressurized pipes with longitudinal surface cracks N2 - Recently three of the authors of this paper presented analytical solutions for reference loads of plate geometries with semi-elliptical surface cracks subjected to tension, bending, combined tension-bending and biaxial tension. These solutions were shown to provide more accurate crack driving force estimates than the conventional limit load solutions available in the literature, and the method behind them allowed for a wider application range. Within the present paper a methodology for the fracture analysis of thick-wall pressurized pipes using the R6 assessment method and considering both, biaxial and combined tension-bending loading is developed and validated. The analyses are carried out analytically, and the comparison between the predicted critical loads and experimental burst test failure loads shows satisfying agreement, this way demonstrating the potential of the proposed method. KW - Burst test KW - Pipes KW - R6 KW - Reference load KW - Biaxial loading KW - Tearing instability KW - Plastic collapse KW - Limit load PY - 2015 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpvp.2015.01.001 SN - 0308-0161 VL - 126-127 SP - 48 EP - 57 PB - Applied Science Publ. Ltd. CY - Barking AN - OPUS4-32820 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Zerbst, Uwe A1 - Madia, Mauro T1 - Fracture mechanics based assessment of the fatigue strength: approach for the determination of the initial crack size N2 - In a number of previous papers, the authors have proposed a model for fracture mechanics based prediction of the S-N characteristics of metallic components with large microstructural defects. Here, an extension to materials that do not show large defects onto the fracture surfaces is provided. In such cases, an approach based on a so-called cyclic R-curve analysis is proposed for the determination of the initial flaw size, which has to be used in the calculation of fatigue crack propagation. The principle is explained and demonstrated by a first application to a welded joint. KW - Fatigue strength KW - Weldments KW - Short cracks KW - Initial flaw size KW - Cyclic R-curve PY - 2015 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1111/ffe.12288 SN - 1460-2695 SN - 0160-4112 SN - 8756-758X VL - 38 IS - 9 SP - 1066 EP - 1075 PB - Blackwell CY - Oxford AN - OPUS4-33838 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Zerbst, Uwe A1 - Madia, Mauro T1 - Analytical flaw assessment N2 - The paper provides a review on analytical flaw assessment methods with the focus on fracture under monotonic loading and fatigue crack propagation. The first topic comprises linear elastic as well as elastic-plastic fracture mechanics approaches. It essentially follows their historical development. Topics which are separately discussed are reference/Limit loads, the treatment of secondary stresses, strength mismatch, constraint, unstable crack propagation (monotonic R-curve analyses) and statistical aspects. With respect to fatigue crack propagation the analytical treatment of crack closure and constraint and the Determination of the cyclic elastic-plastic crack driving force is discussed. Finally, cyclic Rcurve analyses are briefly addressed. KW - Monotonic and cyclic crack driving force KW - Secondary stresses KW - Strength mismatch KW - Constraint KW - Crack closure KW - R-curve analysis PY - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2017.12.002 SN - 0013-7944 SN - 1873-7315 VL - 187 SP - 316 EP - 367 PB - Elsevier AN - OPUS4-44234 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Zerbst, Uwe A1 - Madia, Mauro A1 - Beier, H. Th. T1 - Fatigue strength and life determination of weldments based on fracture mechanics N2 - The paper provides an overview on the results of a German cluster project on the use of fracture mechanics to the determination of the fatigue strength of weldments with fatigue cracks originating at the weld toes. The approach includes (a) a concept for short crack propagation for which the common ΔK concept is not applicable and the crack closure effects are still being gradually build-up, (b) a method for determining fatigue life relevant initial crack sizes as they are needed in any fracture mechanics analysis and (c) multiple cracking and crack coalescence at load levels higher than the endurance limit. The analyses are stochastically performed. Both, the endurance limit and the finite life branch of the S-N curve are determined. Besides a brief introduction into the approach, validation examples are presented. These comprise different weldment types (butt welds, cross joints and longitudinal stiffened plates), two steels (S355NL and S960QL) of quite different strengths, different weld geometries due to different welding techniques (WIG, MAG), as-welded and stress relieved welds and different stress ratios varying from R = -1 to R = 0.5. T2 - FDMD 2017 CY - Lecco, Italy DA - 19.09.2017 KW - Weldments KW - Fatigue strength KW - Fracture mechanics KW - Initial crack size KW - Short crack propagation KW - Multiple crack propagation PY - 2017 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-438500 SN - 2452-3216 VL - 7 SP - 407 EP - 414 PB - ScienceDirect CY - Lecco, Italy AN - OPUS4-43850 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Zerbst, Uwe A1 - Hilgenberg, Kai T1 - Damage development and damage tolerance of structures manufactured by selective laser melting - a review N2 - The additive manufacturing technology of Selective Laser Melting (SLM) experiences a rapid development within an increasing marked of quite different application fields. The properties of SLM materials and structures are influenced by a number of tech-nological parameters such as the metal powder (particle size, homogeneity, cleanliness), the laser tool (power, beam diameter, pulse lengths), the scanning operation (speed, sequence and orientation of melting paths), parameters of the over-all equipment (design and preheating of the base plate, currents and turbulence in the protective gas atmosphere) and, last not least, the hatching strategy including the build-up direction of the structure with respect to the loading direction of the component. For the perspective use of SLM structures as load carrying, safety-relevant components the knowledge of their mechanical properties is necessary. It is essential to understand these in the context of the manufacturing-related features and at the back-ground of the basic characteristics of metallic materials: crystal lattice, microstructure and material defects. The paper provides an overview on factors which affect the mechanical parameters stiffness, strength, ductility, toughness, fatigue crack propagation and fatigue strength in the context of selective laser melting. T2 - FDMD 2017 CY - Lecco, Italy DA - 19.09.2017 KW - Fatigue strength KW - Fracture mechanics KW - Initial crack size KW - Short crack propagation KW - Multiple crack propagation PY - 2017 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-438511 SN - 2452-3216 VL - 7 SP - 141 EP - 148 PB - ScienceDirect CY - Lecco, Italy AN - OPUS4-43851 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Zerbst, Uwe A1 - Hilgenberg, Kai T1 - Damage development and damage tolerance of structures manufactured by selective laser melting N2 - The additive manufacturing technology of Selective Laser Melting (SLM) experiences a rapid development within an increasing marked of quite different application fields. The properties of SLM materials and structures are influenced by a number of tech-nological parameters such as the metal powder (particle size, homogeneity, cleanliness), the laser tool (power, beam diameter, pulse lengths), the scanning operation (speed, sequence and orientation of melting paths), parameters of the over-all equipment (design and preheating of the base plate, currents and turbulence in the protective gas atmosphere) and, last not least, the hatching strategy including the build-up direction of the structure with respect to the loading direction of the component. For the perspective use of SLM structures as load carrying, safety-relevant components the knowledge of their mechanical properties is necessary. It is essential to understand these in the context of the manufacturing-related features and at the back-ground of the basic characteristics of metallic materials: crystal lattice, microstructure and material defects. The paper provides an overview on factors which affect the mechanical parameters stiffness, strength, ductility, toughness, fatigue crack propagation and fatigue strength in the context of selective laser melting. T2 - 3rd International Symposium on Fatigue Design an Material Defects, FDMD 2017 CY - Lecco, Italy DA - 19.09.2017 KW - Fatigue strength KW - Fracture mechanics KW - Initial crack size KW - Short crack propagation KW - Multiple crack propagation PY - 2017 AN - OPUS4-43853 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Zerbst, Uwe A1 - Klinger, Christian T1 - Material defects as cause for the fatigue failure of metallic components N2 - The paper provides an overview on material defects which may serve as fatigue crack initiation sites and can cause final fatigue failure of a component. These comprise nonmetallic inclusions in Steel and aluminum alloys, cavities such as pores, micro-shrinkages and un-welded regions in cast, sinter and additively manufactured alloys, graphite nodules, shrinkages and other items in modular cast iron, regions of defective microstructure, microcracks and secondary notches such as undercuts and surface roughness. Besides their origin, the effect and mechanisms on fatigue crack initiation and propagation are discussed. The considerations are proceeded and accompanied by a Brief discussion of some Basic aspects such as the stages of crack propagation along their length scale, the overcoming of crack arrest and the question when a secondary notch can be treated as a crack. KW - Material defects KW - Fatigue strength and life KW - Non-metallic inclusions KW - Pores KW - Shrinkages KW - Graphite modules KW - Surface roughness PY - 2019 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2019.06.024 SN - 0142-1123 SN - 1879-3452 VL - 127 SP - 312 EP - 323 PB - Elsevier AN - OPUS4-49127 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Zerbst, Uwe A1 - Hensel, Jonas T1 - Application of fracture mechanics to weld fatigue N2 - The application of fracture mechanics to the determination of the fatigue behavior of weldments is discussed with the focus on classic fatigue, i.e., the overall fatigue life and the fatigue strength in terms of an S-N curve and the endurance limit. The following issues are addressed: specific features of short fatigue crack propagation, an adequate initial crack size, multiple crack propagation and its statistical treatment as well as welding residual stresses. As an example, an approach of the authors is applied to the determination of FAT classes for a butt weld with varying weld toe geometry. KW - Weld fatigue KW - Weld toe geometry KW - Short crack propagation KW - FAT class concept PY - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2020.105801 SN - 0142-1123 VL - 139 SP - 105801 PB - Elsevier Ltd. AN - OPUS4-50991 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Zerbst, Uwe A1 - Vormwald, M. A1 - Pippan, R. A1 - Gänser, H.-P. A1 - Sarrazin-Baudoux, C. A1 - Madia, Mauro T1 - About the fatigue crack propagation threshold of metals as a design criterion - A review N2 - The fatigue crack propagation threshold ΔKth is of paramount importance for any kind of damage tolerant design, but in contrast to this importance, the determination and application of the parameter is not on the firm ground as previously assumed. The paper discusses questions of its experimental determination as well as of its application to components. In both fields, new questions have been raised with the potential to challenge or modify long-standing knowledge. Against this background, the paper is an attempt to systematize the established knowledge as well as questions and open issues. KW - Fatigue crack propagation threshold KW - Experimental determination KW - Influencing factors KW - Transferability to components PY - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2015.12.002 SN - 0013-7944 SN - 1873-7315 VL - 153 SP - 190 EP - 243 PB - Elsevier Science CY - Kidlington AN - OPUS4-35264 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Madia, Mauro A1 - Zerbst, Uwe T1 - Application of the cyclic R-curve method in notch fatigue analysis N2 - The paper deals with the prediction of the fatigue Limit of notched specimens. Some authors in the literature have shown that this issue can be solved by employing an approach based on critical distances, others used elastic fracture mechanics. In this paper the fatigue limit of notched specimens is given by the non-propagating condition of mechanically small surface cracks. According to the so-called cyclic R-curve method, the crack driving force of a growing small crack is compared to its resistance force, which incorporates the gradual build-up of crack closure. The fatigue limit is determined by that applied nominal stress, for which the tangency condition of crack driving and resistance force is satisfied. The approach has been modified to incorporate plasticity effects in the mechanically short crack Regime and it has been applied to a mild and a high-strength steel, in case of an infinite plate with circular hole under remote tensile stress. The method has been successfully applied to the evaluation of fatigue notch-sensitivity in case of surface roughness. KW - Notch fatigue KW - Notch sensitivity KW - Cyclic R-curve KW - Non-propagating cracks KW - Critical distance PY - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2015.06.015 SN - 0142-1123 VL - 82 IS - 1 SP - 71 EP - 79 PB - Elsevier Ltd. CY - Oxford, UK AN - OPUS4-35298 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Zerbst, Uwe A1 - Klinger, Christian A1 - Clegg, R. T1 - Fracture mechanics as a tool in failure analysis - Prospects and limitations N2 - Although fatigue crack propagation and fracture cause a large part of failure events in industrial practice, fracture mechanics in failure analysis seems to be still a side issue. Starting from an introduction into important basic questions of failure analysis and fracture mechanics, the authors specify what kind of questions in failure analysis can be effectively solved by fracture mechanics (and which can't). They illustrate their discussion with a number of 13 case studies from the literature. Much more pronounced than in the design stage the benefit of fracture mechanics in failure analysis depends on its accuracy. This is limited by both, intrinsic factors of the method and the availability and quality of the input information. The authors discuss the various aspects and provide the reader with some background information which, as they believe, will be helpful for better understanding the prospects and limitations of fracture mechanics in failure analysis and the conditions of its application. KW - Failure analysis KW - Fracture mechanics KW - Fatigue KW - Root cause KW - Accompanying measures PY - 2015 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfailanal.2015.07.001 SN - 1350-6307 SN - 1873-1961 VL - 55 SP - 376 EP - 410 PB - Elsevier Science Publ. CY - Oxford AN - OPUS4-33839 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -