Determination of fatigue crack growth in the near-threshold regime using small-scale specimens
- A complete description of the experimental procedure for characterizing the intrinsic fatigue crack propagation threshold (ΔKth,eff) as well as the fatigue crack growth rate (FCGR) in the near-threshold regime using small-scale specimens is presented. A comparative study is carried out on the high strength steel S960QL considering different single edge notch bend (SENB) specimen geometries. On one hand, the reference dimensions of 6 mm thickness (B) and 19 mm width (W) are analysed and referred to as conventional specimens. On the other hand, small-scale specimens with B = 3 mm and W = 4 and 6 mm are also considered. Several loading configurations (3-, 4- and 8-point bending) are used and a load ratio R = 0.8 is applied to avoid crack closure effects. The direct current potential drop (DCPD) technique is used to monitor the crack length. The reduced dimensions of the small-scale specimens imply the necessity of implementing a modified testing procedure compared to the recommendationsA complete description of the experimental procedure for characterizing the intrinsic fatigue crack propagation threshold (ΔKth,eff) as well as the fatigue crack growth rate (FCGR) in the near-threshold regime using small-scale specimens is presented. A comparative study is carried out on the high strength steel S960QL considering different single edge notch bend (SENB) specimen geometries. On one hand, the reference dimensions of 6 mm thickness (B) and 19 mm width (W) are analysed and referred to as conventional specimens. On the other hand, small-scale specimens with B = 3 mm and W = 4 and 6 mm are also considered. Several loading configurations (3-, 4- and 8-point bending) are used and a load ratio R = 0.8 is applied to avoid crack closure effects. The direct current potential drop (DCPD) technique is used to monitor the crack length. The reduced dimensions of the small-scale specimens imply the necessity of implementing a modified testing procedure compared to the recommendations of current standards for the generation of FCGR data. The results show a good agreement between tests conducted on different specimen sizes, which opens new perspectives in the use of small-scale specimens for characterizing the fatigue crack growth properties in metallic materials. Recommendations and limitations of the procedure are provided and discussed.…
Autor*innen: | Sergio Blasón GonzalezORCiD, Tiago Werner, Julius Kruse, Mauro Madia, P. Miarka, S. Seitl, M. Benedetti |
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Dokumenttyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
Veröffentlichungsform: | Verlagsliteratur |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Titel des übergeordneten Werkes (Englisch): | Theoretical and applied fracture mechanics |
Jahr der Erstveröffentlichung: | 2022 |
Organisationseinheit der BAM: | 9 Komponentensicherheit |
9 Komponentensicherheit / 9.4 Integrität von Schweißverbindungen | |
Verlag: | Elsevier |
Verlagsort: | Amsterdam |
Jahrgang/Band: | 118 |
Aufsatznummer: | 103224 |
Erste Seite: | 1 |
Letzte Seite: | 12 |
DDC-Klassifikation: | Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / Ingenieurwissenschaften / Ingenieurwissenschaften und zugeordnete Tätigkeiten |
Freie Schlagwörter: | Alternative test procedure; Fatigue crack growth; High-strength steel; Intrinsic fatigue propagation threshold; Near-threshold regime; Small-scale specimens |
Themenfelder/Aktivitätsfelder der BAM: | Material |
Material / Degradation von Werkstoffen | |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.tafmec.2021.103224 |
ISSN: | 0167-8442 |
Verfügbarkeit des Dokuments: | Datei im Netzwerk der BAM verfügbar ("Closed Access") |
Datum der Freischaltung: | 11.01.2022 |
Referierte Publikation: | Ja |
Datum der Eintragung als referierte Publikation: | 08.06.2022 |