TY - JOUR A1 - Hensel, J. A1 - Kromm, Arne A1 - Nitschke-Pagel, T. A1 - Dixneit, Jonny A1 - Dilger, K. T1 - Capability of martensitic low transformation temperature welding consumables for increasing the fatigue strength of high strength steel joints N2 - The use of low transformation temperature (LTT) filler materials represents a smart approach for increasing the fatigue strength of welded high strength steel structures apart from the usual procedures of post weld treatment. The main mechanism is based on the effect of the low start temperature of martensite formation on the stress already present during welding. Thus, compressive residual stress formed due to constrained volume expansion in connection with phase transformation become highly effective. Furthermore, the weld metal has a high hardness that can delay the formation of fatigue cracks but also leads to low toughness. Fundamental investigations on the weldability of an LTT filler material are presented in this work, including the characterization of the weld microstructure, its hardness, phase transformation temperature and mechanical properties. Special attention was applied to avoid imperfections in order to ensure a high weld quality for subsequent fatigue testing. Fatigue tests were conducted on the welded joints of the base materials S355J2 and S960QL using conventional filler materials as a comparison to the LTT filler. Butt joints were used with a variation in the weld type (DY-weld and V-weld). In addition, a component-like specimen (longitudinal stiffener) was investigated where the LTT filler material was applied as an additional layer. The joints were characterized with respect to residual stress, its stability during cyclic loading and microstructure. The results show that the application of LTT consumables leads to a significant increase in fatigue strength when basic design guidelines are followed. This enables a benefit from the lightweight design potential of high-strength steel grades. KW - Low transformation temperature KW - Welding KW - Fatigue strength KW - Residual stress PY - 2020 DO - https://doi.org/10.3139/120.111562 VL - 62 IS - 9 SP - 891 EP - 899 PB - Carl Hanser Verlag AN - OPUS4-51180 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Sonego, M. A1 - Madia, Mauro A1 - Eder, M. A1 - Fleck, C. A1 - Pessan, L. A. T1 - Microstructural features influencing the mechanical performance of the Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa) mesocarp N2 - Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa) fruits are capable of resisting high mechanical forces when released from trees as tall as 50 m, as well as during animal dispersal by sharp-teethed rodents. Thick mesocarp plays a crucial part in seed protection. We investigated the role of microstructure and how sclereids, fibers, and voids affect nutshell performance using compression, tensile and fracture toughness tests. Fractured specimens were analyzed through scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and microtomography (microCT). Mesocarp showed high deformability (strain at max. stress of ~30%) under compression loading, a critical tensile strength of ~24.9 MPa, a Weibull modulus of ~3, and an elastic modulus of ~2 GPa in the tensile test. The fracture toughness, estimated through the work of fracture of SENB tests, reached ~2 kJ/m2. The thick and strong walls of mesocarp cells, with a weaker boundary between them (compound middle lamella), promote a tortuous intercellular crack path. Several toughening mechanisms, such as crack deflection, breaking of fiber bundles, fiber pullout and bridging as well as crack branching, occur depending on how fiber bundles and voids are oriented. KW - Toughening mechanisms KW - Brazil nut Mesocarp KW - Microstructure KW - Mechanical properties PY - 2021 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2020.104306 VL - 116 SP - 104306 PB - Elsevier Ltd. AN - OPUS4-52081 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Pourheidar, A. A1 - Patriarca, L. A1 - Madia, Mauro A1 - Werner, Tiago A1 - Beretta, S. T1 - Progress in the measurement of the cyclic R-curve and its application to fatigue assessment N2 - The cyclic R-curve describes the resistance of a material to fatigue crack propagation fromthe short to the long crack regimes and it is therefore an essential ingredient in any fracturemechanics-based fatigue assessment procedure. This work presents different testing proceduresemployed in the experimental determination of the cyclic R-curve, especially focusing onthe comparison with long fatigue crack propagation thresholds obtained by means of thecompression precracking load reduction (CPLR) procedure. The tests were performed on theEA4T steel considering different stress ratios. The results show a good reproducibility of thecyclic R-curves at every stress ratio and for any testing procedure. In addition, the cyclicR-curves were used in a fracture mechanics-based assessment to predict the fatigue limits ofspecimens containing micro-notches. KW - Cyclic R-curve KW - Fatigue limit KW - Fatigue propagation threshold KW - EA4T steel KW - Digital image correlation PY - 2022 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2021.108122 SN - 0013-7944 VL - 260 SP - 1 EP - 17 PB - Elsevier CY - Kidlington AN - OPUS4-54208 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 DO - 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 - Duarte, Larissa T1 - Application of the cyclic R-curve analysis to determine the Kitagawa-Takahashi Diagram N2 - The fatigue limit of metallic materials corresponds to the maximum stress below which all microcracks that were originally able to grow still arrest. In technical alloys, microcracks are normally initiated at material defects. As a result, the fatigue limit of these materials is a function of the defect size. The Kitagawa-Takahashi Diagram (KT-diagram) provides a useful description of this dependency. However, the established methods for its determination are associated with great uncertainties, especially in the technically interesting region corresponding to the short crack regime. In addition, the effect of crack closure and the influence of local stresses are not considered. For this reason, short crack models offer a better alternative for estimating KT-diagrams. In this work, a methodology is presented that incorporates the determination of the fatigue limit based on crack arrest (cyclic R-curve analysis). The crack driving force is determined by FE simulations, while the increase in material resistance with cyclic crack propagation in the region of physically short cracks is described experimentally by the cyclic R-curve. To validate the procedure, fatigue limit tests based on the staircase method are carried out on smooth and notched specimens with 3 different notch sizes. Furthermore, tests are carried out on a low-alloyed steel with two different heat treatments for considering different strengths. The experimental results are compared with the simulations and the possible differences are discussed. T2 - 5th International Symposium on Fatigue Design and Material Defects CY - Trento, Italy DA - 14.05.2025 KW - Fatigue limit KW - Material defects KW - Kitagawa-Takahashi Diagram KW - Cyclic R-curve analysis PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-63144 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Bär, Jürgen T1 - Determination of the Kitagawa-Takahashi Diagram using DC Potential Drop Measurements N2 - The Kitagawa-Takahashi Diagram is an important tool for describing the fatigue limit of components containing defects. The models used for its description differ, particularly in the transition region corresponding to the short crack regime. Therefore, for a reliable statement about the fatigue limit in this area, an experimental validation of the curve is necessary. However, the standardized stair-case method requires a large number of samples and has a long test duration. In this work, a method is presented that allows a simpler and faster validation of the Kitagawa-Takahashi Diagram in the region of short cracks. Notches with a defined width and depth were manufactured in flat samples of a low-alloyed steel with two different heat treatments using an engraving laser. This method allows to produce very sharp notches without plastic deformation and with only a slight thermal influence on the surrounding material. The samples prepared in this way were fatigued with block wise increasing loads until failure. Cracks are detected by means of a direct current potential drop method. The length of the loading block (number of cycles) is determined by the measured potential drop. This procedure enables a reliable and precise determination of the limit stress for the respective notch size with a low experimental effort and time consumption. T2 - 5th International Symposium on Fatigue Design and Material Defects CY - Trento, Italy DA - 14.05.2025 KW - Fatigue limit KW - Material defects KW - Kitagawa-Takahashi Diagram KW - DC Potential Drop PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-63145 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Duarte, Larissa A1 - Madia, Mauro A1 - Zerbst, Uwe A1 - Schönherr, J. A. T1 - Ermittlung des intrinsischen Schwellenwerts und dessen Validierung als Werkstoffparameter N2 - Die Anwendung bruchmechanischer Methoden zur schadenstoleranten Bauteilauslegung ist für zyklische Lasten im Bereich der Paris-Geraden Stand der Technik. Technisch relevant sind jedoch häufig geringere Lasten im Schwellenwertbereich der d𝑎/d𝑁-Δ𝐾-Kurve. Aufgrund des großen Einflusses von Rissschließeffekten ist dessen Bestimmung jedoch nicht nur aufwändig, sondern auch potenziell fehlerbehaftet. Die Bauteilauslegung erfolgt zweckmäßigerweise auf der Basis effektiver, d. h. rissschließkorrigierter Rissfortschrittsdaten. Von großer Bedeutung ist auch der intrinsische Schwellenwert, unterhalb dessen keine Risserweiterung mehr eintritt. In diesem Forschungsprojekt erfolgte eine Untersuchung des Einflusses verschiedener Prüfverfahren und Umgebungsbedingungen auf die Ermittlung des Schwellenwerts gegen Ermüdungsrissausbreitung Δ𝐾th. Es wurden statistisch abgesicherte Empfehlungen zur experimentellen Ermittlung des intrinsischen Schwellenwerts Δ𝐾th,eff abgeleitet. Dieser dient auch als Eingangsparameter einer weiterentwickelten Prozedur zur Bauteilauslegung auf der Basis bei einem Lastverhältnis von 𝑅 ≈ 0,8 ermittelter, effektiver, Rissfortschrittsdaten. Es zeigte sich, dass die bei einem Lastverhältnis von 𝑅 ≈ 0,8 in Laborluft bei höherer Prüffrequenzen (≥90 Hz) ermittelten Schwellenwerte eine konservative Abschätzung des intrinsischen Schwellenwerts erlaubten. Bei Lastverhältnissen 𝑅 ≪ 0,8 wurde ein teilweise stark ausgeprägter Einfluss extrinsischer Effekte auf das Rissfortschrittsverhalten festgestellt. Eine Untersuchung der Bruchflächen ergab Oxidschichtdicken in der Größenordnung mehrerer hundert Nanometer. Bei Reduktion der Prüffrequenz auf ≈55 Hz und Prüfung in feuchter Luft (60 % r.F. und 80 % r.F.) konnte auch bei 𝑅 = 0,8 Rissschließen beobachtet werden. Die weiterentwickelte Prozedur zur Bauteilauslegung auf Basis effektiver Rissfortschrittsdaten lieferte aber stets konservative Ergebnisse in einem tolerierbaren Fehlerbereich und ist deshalb zur Anwendung geeignet. Die im Projekt gewonnenen Erkenntnisse tragen zu einer robusten Bauteilauslegung auf bruchmechanischer Basis bei. Der stark reduzierte Versuchsumfang bei Nutzung effektiver Rissfortschrittsdaten gegenüber der Ermittlung von spannungsverhältnisabhängigen Rissfortschrittskurven beschleunigt und vereinfacht die Bauteilauslegung auf Basis bruchmechanischer Methoden. KW - Schwellenwert gegen Ermüdungsrissausbreitung KW - Einflussfaktoren auf Rissfortschrittsdaten KW - Bauteilauslegung KW - Rissschließeffekte PY - 2023 SN - 978-3-96780-151-4 SP - 1 EP - 190 PB - Forschungsvereinigung Stahlanwendung e. V. CY - Düsseldorf AN - OPUS4-58459 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Giese, Marcel T1 - Experimentelle Charakterisierung der WIG-Schweißeignung einer Hoch- und Mediumentropie-Legierung N2 - Equiatomic multi-element systems with defined entropy are a relatively new mate-rial concept for alloy production. These alloys consist of at least five elements in equiatomic distribution in the case of high entropy alloys (HEA) and three to four elements in equiatomic distribution in the case of medium entropy alloys (MEA). Previous studies on these alloys have focused primarily on their production, micro-structure and the resulting material properties. Meanwhile, the focus here is on the processing of the alloys and their influence on future applications. Up to now, there has been insufficient knowledge of the materials and processes involved in weld-ing. In this work, therefore, the weldability of a CoCrFeMnNi-HEA and a CoCrNi-MEA by means of a TIG welding process was investigated as a basic system. To this end, the welding parameters were first determined on a reference alloy (Ni-based: 2.4858) and transferred to the welding of the CoCrFeMnNi-HEA and CoCrNi-MEA. Weldability was assessed by testing the absence of defects and microstructures obtained. The weld metal exhibited the dendritic microstructure typical of TIG, with microsegregations forming as interdendritic phases. Increased hardness was de-tected in the weld metal compared to the base metal. In the heat-affected zone, there was little grain growth and, in both alloys, the formation of hot cracks after welding. The cause of the cracks was to be found in the specimen preparation, which had an influence on the subsequent processing. After elimination of this in-fluence, no welding process-related imperfections were found in the CoCrFeMnNi-HEA and CoCrNi-MEA. In summary, both materials show good fusion weldability by TIG welding. The re-sults of this work thus contribute to the understanding of the weldability of HEA and in particular for CoCrNi-MEA, which was considered in this depth for the first time. KW - WIG-Schweißen KW - Hochentropielegierung KW - Mediumentropielegierung PY - 2021 SP - 1 EP - 79 CY - Otto von Guericke Universität AN - OPUS4-53644 LA - deu 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 DO - 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 DO - 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 -