Low cycle fatigue behavior of the extruded AZ80 magnesium alloy under different strain amplitudes and strain rates

Low cycle fatigue behavior of extruded AZ80 magnesium alloy was investigated under uniaxial tension-compression at different strain amplitudes and strain rates.The results show that the extruded AZ80 magnesium alloy exhibits cyclic hardening at strain amplitudes ranging from 0.4%to 1.0%,the asymmetry of hysteresis loops becomes increasingly obvious when the strain amplitude increases.Higher strain rates correspond to higher stress amplitudes,high mean stresses and short fatigue life.{10–12}extension twins play a role in the cyclic deformation under higher strain amplitudes(0.8%,1.0%).The relationship between total strain energy density and fatigue life can be described by the modified Morrow model.The effect of strain rate on the fatigue life can also be predicted by the model.

EFFECT OF DYNAMIC STRAIN AGING ON LOW CYCLE FATIGUE BEHAVIOUR OF 18-8 AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL

Studies were made of the symmetric tensile-compressive low cycle fatigue behaviour and the influence of dynamic strain aging(DSA)pre-treatment of 18-8 austenitic stainless steel. Within the testing amplitude range of strain.±0.5 % to±1.5 %,the three processes of cyclic hardening,cyclic saturation and cyclic softening were observed.In the same amplitude of strain,the peak stress of the samples pre-treated by DSA is higher than that of solid-solu- tion and cold working pre-treatment,but no remarkable differences of the fatigue lives of them were found.TEM observation shows that the uniform and stable dislocation networks with high density form after DSA pre-treatment,which increases the cyclic peak stress.The cyclic softening results from the low dislocation density and elongated cell structure with low energy.

High-cycle Fatigue Fracture Behavior of Ultrahigh Strength Steels

The fatigue fracture behavior of four ultrahigh strength steels with different melting processes and therefore different inclusion sizes were studied by using a rotating bar two-point bending fatigue machine in the high-cycle regime up to 107 cycles of loading. The fracture surfaces were observed by field emission scanning electron microscopy （FESEM）. It was found that the size of inclusion has significant effect on the fatigue behavior. For AtSI 4340 steel in which the inclusion size is smaller than 5.5 μm, all the fatigue cracks except one did not initiated from inclusion but from specimen surface and conventional S-N curve exists. For 65Si2MnWE and Aermet 100 steels in which the average inclusion sizes are 12.2 and 14.9 μm, respectively, fatigue cracks initiated from inclusions at lower stress amplitudes and stepwise S-N curves were observed. The S-N curve displays a continuous decline and fatigue failures originated from large oxide inclusion for 60Si2CrVA steel in which the average inclusion size is 44.4 pro. In the case of internal inclusion-induced fractures at cycles beyond about 1×10^6 for 65Si2MnWE and 60Si2CrVA steels, inclusion was always found inside the fish-eye and a granular bright facet （GBF） was observed in the vicinity around the inclusion. The GBF sizes increase with increasing the number of cycles to failure Nf in the long-life regime. The values of stress intensity factor range at crack initiation site for the GBF are almost constant with Nf, and are almost equal to that for the surface inclusion and the internal inclusion at cycles lower than about 1×10^6. Neither fish-eye nor GBF was observed for Aermet 100 steel in the present study.

Effect of low cycle fatigue pre-damage on very high cycle fatigue

Carbon-manganese steel is often applied in components of pipes in nuclear plant. Ultrasonic fatigue tests following low cycle fatigue （LCF） cycles damaged are used to study the strength of very high cycle fatigure （VHCF）. The comparison of test results of simple VHCF and cumulative fatigue （LCF plus VHCF） shows that LCF load influences the following VHCF strength. Continuum damage mechanics model is extended to VHCF region.

Low cycle fatigue behavior of high strength gun steels

The low cycle fatigue (LCF) behavior of two high strength steels, withnominal chemical compositions (mass fraction, %) of 0.40C-1.5Cr-3Ni-0.4Mo-0.2V (PCrNi3MoV) and0.25C-3Cr-3Mo-0.8Ni-0.1Nb (25Cr3Mo3NiNb), was investigated by using the smooth bar specimenssubjected to strained-controlled push-pull loading. It is found that both steels show cyclicsoftening, but 25Cr3Mo3NiNb steel has a lower tendency to cyclic softening. 25Cr3Mo3NiNb steel hashigher fatigue ductility, and its transition fatigue life is almost three times that of PCrNi3MoV.25Cr3Mo3NiNb steel also shows higher LCF life either at a given total strain amplitude above 0.5% orat any given plastic strain amplitude, despite its lower monotonic tensile strength than that ofPCrNi3MoV. It also means that 25Cr3Mo3NiNb steel can endure higher total strain amplitude andplastic strain amplitude at a given number of reversals to failure within 10~4. 25Cr3Mo3NiNb steelis expected to be a good gun steel with high LCF properties because only several thousand firingsare required for gun barrel in most cases.

Effect of Strain Ratio on Fatigue Model of Ultra-fine Grained Pure Titanium

The ultra-fine grained(UFG)pure titanium was prepared by equal channel angular pressing(ECAP)and rotary swaging(RS).The strain controlled low cycle fatigue(LCF)test was carried out at room temperature.The fatigue life prediction model and mean stress relaxation model under asymmetrical stress load were discussed.The results show that the strain ratio has a significant effect on the low cycle fatigue performance of the UFG pure titanium,and the traditional Manson-coffin model can not accurately predict the fatigue life under asymmetric stress load.Therefore,the SWT mean stress correction model and three-parameter power curve model are proposed,and the test results are verified.The final research shows that the threeparameter power surface model has better representation.By studying the mean stress relaxation phenomenon under the condition of R≠-1,it is revealed that the stress ratio and the strain amplitude are the factors that significantly afiect the mean stress relaxation rate,and the mean stress relaxation model with the two variables is calculated to describe the mean stress relaxation phenomenon of the UFG pure titanium under different strain ratios.The fracture morphology of the samples was observed by SEM,and it was concluded that the final fracture zone of the fatigue fracture of the UFG pure titanium was a mixture of ductile fracture and quasi cleavage fracture.The toughness of the material increases with the increase of strain ratio at the same strain amplitude.

High Cycle Fatigue Properties of Die-Cast Magnesium Alloy AZ91D with Addition of Different Concentrations of Cerium

The effect of addition of different concentrations of Ce on high-cycle fatigue behavior of die-cast magnesium alloy AZ91D was investigated. Mechanical fatigue tests were conducted at the stress ratio of R = 0.1, and fatigue strength was evaluated using up-and-down loading method. The results show that the grain size of AZ91D alloy is remarkably refined, and the amount of porosity decreases and evenly distributes with the addition of Ce. The fatigue strength of AZ91D alloy at room temperature increases from 96.7 up to 116.3 MPa （ 1% Ce） and 105.5 MPa （2 % Ce）, respectively, at the number of cycles to failure, Nf = 1 × 10^7. The fatigue crack of AZ91D alloy initiates at porosities and inclusions, and propagates along grain boundaries. The fatigue striations on fractured surface appear with Ce addition. The fatigue fracture surface of test specimens shows mixed-fracture characteristics of quasi-cleavage and dimple.

PROBABILISTIC METHODOLOGY OF LOW CYCLE FATIGUE ANALYSIS

The cyclic stress-strain responses (CSSR), Neuber's rule (NR) and cyclic strain-life relation (CSLR) are treated as probabilistic curves in local stress and strain method of low cycle fatigue analysis. The randomness of loading and the theory of fatigue damage accumulation (TOFDA) are considered. The probabilistic analysis of local stress, local strain and fatigue life are constructed based on the first-order Taylor's series expansions. Through this method proposed fatigue reliability analysis can be accomplished.

Enhancing fatigue performance of AZ31 magnesium alloy components fabricated by cold metal transfer-based wire arc directed energy deposition through LPB

Cold Metal Transfer-Based Wire Arc Directed Energy Deposition(CMT-WA-DED)presents a promising avenue for the rapid fabrication of components crucial to automotive,shipbuilding,and aerospace industries.However,the susceptibility to fatigue of CMT-WA-DED-produced AZ31 Mg alloy components has impeded their widespread adoption for critical load-bearing applications.In this study,a comprehensive investigation into the fatigue behaviour of WA-DED-fabricated AZ31 Mg alloy has been carried out and compared to commercially available wrought AZ31 alloy.Our findings indicate that the as-deposited parts exhibit a lower fatigue life than wrought Mg alloy,primarily due to poor surface finish,tensile residual stress,porosity,and coarse grain microstructure inherent in the WA-DED process.Low Plasticity Burnishing(LPB)treatment is applied to mitigate these issues,which induce significant plastic deformation on the surface.This treatment resulted in a remarkable improvement of fatigue life by 42%,accompanied by a reduction in surface roughness,grain refinement and enhancement of compressive residual stress levels.Furthermore,during cyclic deformation,WA-DED specimens exhibited higher plasticity and dislocation density compared to both wrought and WA-DED+LPB specimens.A higher fraction of Low Angle Grain Boundaries(LAGBs)in WA-DED specimens contributed to multiple crack initiation sites and convoluted crack paths,ultimately leading to premature failure.In contrast,wrought and WA-DED+LPB specimens displayed a higher percentage of High Angle Grain Boundaries(HAGBs),which hindered dislocation movement and resulted in fewer crack initiation sites and less complex crack paths,thereby extending fatigue life.These findings underscore the effectiveness of LPB as a post-processing technique to enhance the fatigue performance of WA-DED-fabricated AZ31 Mg alloy components.Our study highlights the importance of LPB surface treatment on AZ31 Mg components produced by CMT-WA-DED to remove surface defects,enabling their widespread use in load-bearing applications.

Low cycle fatigue estimation of low yield point steel

With the development of technology for earthquake resistant,the research of the low yield point(LYP) steel which used for the fabrication of energy dissipation damper were paid more and more attention.The common studies of the low yield point steel is mainly about the performance with constant amplitude and constant frequency.The low cycle fatigue properties of low yield piont steel were studied by series of test with continuous varying amplitude and varying frequency with the materials testing system by us.The test results showed that low yield point steel of Baosteel have excellent low cycle fatigue properties,which meet the requirement for steel used for the fabrication of energy dissipation damper completely.The low cycle fatigue performance of low yield point steel of Baosteel mainly depended on the amplitude in test.And the effect of varying frequency for the low yield point steel was more less than varying amplitude.

Very High Cycle Fatigue Behaviors and Surface Crack Growth Mechanism of Hydrogen-Embrittled AISI 304 Stainless Steels

The influence of hydrogen embrittlement on the fatigue behaviors of AISI 304 stainless steel is investigated. The fatigue endurance limits of the untreated and hydrogen-embrittled materials were almost the same at 400 MPa, and hydrogen embrittlement had little influence even though the sample contained about 8.1 times more hydrogen. Thus, the sensitivity of hydrogen gas in this material is very low. A surface crack initiation, growth, coalescence, and micro ridge model is proposed in this study. Slip line formation?⇒microcrack formation?⇒increases in the crack width, and blunting of the crack tip as it grows?⇒formation of many slip lines because of deformation in the shear direction?⇒growth of the crack in the shear direction, forming micro ridges, coalescence with adjacent cracks ⇒?continuous initiation, growth, coalescence, and ridge formation of surface cracks and specimen breakage.

基于长标距光纤光栅传感技术的智能碳纤维筋性能研究

光纤光栅(FBG)传感技术以其抗干扰、传感与传输一体化等优点,成为CFRP拉索智能监测重点研究方向之一。然而,传统CFRP拉索智能监测属于点式或局部传感,难以满足服役全时感知及高量程监测需求。因此,提出将长标距FBG传感技术与螺旋倾斜式技术复合,研制一种智能CFRP筋,并通过循环静力拉伸、低周疲劳(高应力状态下)与极限静力拉伸试验,探究各试验条件下智能CFRP筋的力学及传感性能和试验后性能损失情况。试验表明:智能CFRP筋应变传感性能在不同工况(15 kN、42 kN)下3次循环拉伸的线性相关系数均大于0.99,说明智能CFRP筋应变传感性能较好,具有可重复性,同时将FBG监测值与应变片监测值进行对比,表现出较好的吻合性。低周疲劳试验过程中FBG监测值与疲劳荷载变化规律一致,且监测值与理论应变上下限误差少于8%,试验过程中未出现数据异常、应变感知迟滞等现象,FBG存活率达到100%,验证了智能CFRP筋良好的应变传感性能,可实现智能CFRP筋轴向动应变的监测。在极限静力拉伸试验中,FBG最大波长变化量达13 454 pm,监测应变达到了11 000με以上,可实现智能CFRP筋更大量程应变的监测。经过3次循环静力拉伸和低周疲劳试验后智能CFRP筋的FBG监测值线性相关系数相比对照组试件有所提高,智能CFRP筋极限荷载有所降低,FBG应变监测量程受影响较小,前期试验主要对智能CFRP筋筋材造成了累积损伤。试验结果可为CFRP拉索智能监测的理论设计和研究提供重要的依据。

T6态热挤压Al-5Cu-0.8Mg-0.15Zr-0.2Sc-0.5Ag合金的低周疲劳行为

为了揭示经过T6处理的热挤压Al-5Cu-0.8Mg-0.15Zr-0.2Sc-0.5Ag合金在不同温度下的低周疲劳变形与断裂行为,对T6态热挤压合金进行了室温和200℃条件下的低周疲劳实验。结果表明:在室温和200℃下合金塑性应变幅与载荷反向周次之间服从Coffin-Manson公式,而弹性应变幅与载荷反向周次之间服从Basquin公式;合金在室温和200℃下低周疲劳变形时,在较低外加总应变幅下疲劳变形机制主要为平面滑移,而在较高外加总应变幅下疲劳变形机制主要为波状滑移;室温和200℃下合金的疲劳裂纹均萌生于疲劳试样表面并以穿晶方式扩展。

EH36钢焊接接头焊趾处应力集中对高低周复合疲劳的影响

为研究船舶结构用钢EH36钢焊接接头焊趾处应力集中对高低周复合疲劳的影响,对不同焊缝形貌20 mm厚EH36钢双面全熔透对接接头进行高低周复合疲劳试验.研究发现,高低周复合疲劳对接头寿命的降低幅度随着高周应力比的增大而增大;结合数字图像相关法测量结果分析,发现焊趾处应力集中系数越大,接头的高低周复合疲劳寿命越低,其降低幅度随着高周应力比的增大而增大.基于试验数据对模型进行验证,结果表明,应力集中系数高的接头疲劳寿命低且寿命预测结果分散性增大;Palmgren-Miner模型和Zhu模型由于未充分考虑高低周耦合损伤作用,导致寿命预测结果相对危险.修正后Zhu模型在充分考虑低周疲劳对高低周复合疲劳寿命的影响后,预测寿命大于实际寿命的预测点较少,预测结果相对安全,且分散性较小,误差也较小.

激光冲击强化对FV520B钢疲劳寿命的影响

为提高叶轮的使用寿命,对叶片的抗疲劳性能提出了更高的要求,激光冲击强化(LSP)处理是提高材料抗疲劳性能的重要途径。针对FV520B钢棒状试样进行LSP试验和不同应变幅值下的单轴低周疲劳试验,并进行疲劳寿命预测。结果表明,LSP后试样的表面硬度由330 HV提升至490 HV,且LSP后试样表面产生约−90 MPa的残余压应力。相比于未冲击试样,LSP试样的疲劳寿命均有所提高,±0.5%应变幅值下试样的疲劳寿命提高132.2%。SEM结果表明,LSP后试样表面产生的残余压应力抑制了疲劳裂纹的萌生和扩展,裂纹萌生位置由试样表面向次表面转移,且疲劳条纹的间距和韧窝尺寸减小,从而延长了试样的疲劳寿命。采用Manson-Coffin方程针对光滑试样和LSP试样进行疲劳寿命预测,总的来说,对于光滑试样预测结果与试验结果吻合较好;对于LSP试样,预测的疲劳寿命偏保守。考虑残余压应力的影响针对Manson-Coffin方程进行修正,得到了较好的预测结果。研究结果可为FV520B材料LSP处理工艺和疲劳失效研究提供理论依据。

热冲击高强钢焊接接头的低周疲劳及断裂机理研究

为了研究热冲击下高强钢焊接接头的低周疲劳性能及断裂机理,用电弧焊焊接Q345结构钢,分别在-20~400℃、-40~650℃、-60~900℃下对焊接接头进行循环冲击,用疲劳试验机加载低周疲劳载荷,分析热冲击温度对低周疲劳性能及疲劳强度的影响,并用扫描电子显微镜等分析焊接接头的断裂机理。结果表明:相同疲劳加载次数下,焊接接头的总应变幅值随热冲击循环次数的增加匀速下降;相同热冲击循环次数下,疲劳加载次数越多,焊接接头的应变幅值越小;相同疲劳加载次数和相同热冲击循环次数下,随冲击温度范围的扩大,焊接接头的总应变幅值逐渐减小,但总应变幅值整体变化与冲击温度范围正相关。

Effects of Strain Rate on Low Cycle Fatigue Behaviors of High-Strength Structural Steel

The low cycle fatigue （LCF） behavior of a high-strength structural steel was investigated in the strain rate range of 4×10^-6 -0.12 s^-1 （0. 001-3 Hz） under constant total strain （±1%） control. The cyclic stress response at all strain rates exhibited behavior of rapid softening in the early stage of fatigue life and subsequent saturation up to failure. It was found that the stress amplitude, the plastic strain amplitude, the plastic strain energy density and the fatigue life depend mainly on the strain rate. The strain rate of 0. 012 s-1 was found as a transition point where the LCF of the steel showed different behavior from low strain rate to high strain rate. The relationship between the time to failure and strain rate was expressed well by a power law relation. The fracture surfaces of the fatigue sam-ples were characterized by using a scanning electron microscope （SEM） and the fracture mechanisms were discussed in terms of time-dependent deformation of the steel.

Coupling damage and reliability model of low-cycle fatigue and high energy impact based on the local stress–strain approach

Fatigue induced products generally bear fatigue loads accompanied by impact processes,which reduces their reliable life rapidly. This paper introduces a reliability assessment model based on a local stress–strain approach considering both low-cycle fatigue and high energy impact loads.Two coupling relationships between fatigue and impact are given with effects of an impact process on fatigue damage and effects of fatigue damage on impact performance. The analysis of the former modifies the fatigue parameters and the Manson–Coffin equation for fatigue life based on material theories. On the other hand, the latter proposes the coupling variables and the difference of fracture toughness caused by accumulative fatigue damage. To form an overall reliability model including both fatigue failure and impact failure, a competing risk model is developed. A case study of an actuator cylinder is given to validate this method.

不同控制模式下316L不锈钢的高温疲劳变形行为及寿命预测

在550℃下对核电用316L不锈钢进行应变控制(应变幅在0.3%~1.2%)、应力控制(应力幅在230~300 MPa)低周疲劳试验和应变控制蠕变疲劳试验(3种波形,拉伸保载60,180,600 s,压缩保载60,180 s,拉压对称保载180 s),通过疲劳寿命、循环响应特征和应力-应变滞回曲线分析了不同控制模式下试验钢的疲劳变形行为;构建疲劳寿命预测模型,评估了Manson-Coffin-Basquin模型、SWT模型和能量法模型对不同控制模式下试验钢疲劳寿命的预测能力。结果表明:在不同控制模式的疲劳循环载荷下,316L不锈钢的循环应力响应均包括循环硬化、循环软化和失效断裂3个阶段;在低周疲劳试验中,疲劳寿命随应变幅或应力幅的增大而缩短;在蠕变疲劳试验中,疲劳寿命随拉伸保载时间的延长而缩短,随压缩保载时间的延长而增大,这与动态应变时效和蠕变对疲劳损伤的综合作用有关;在相同保载时间下,压缩保载下的疲劳寿命比拉伸保载下的短,这与不同加载方向引起的氧化层致裂机制有关。能量法模型对316L不锈钢在不同控制模式下的疲劳寿命预测精度最高,预测精度在1.5倍误差带以内,Manson-Coffin-Basquin模型的预测精度最低。

某核电厂汽轮机高压调节阀阀杆断裂原因分析

某核电厂汽轮机高压调节阀阀杆发生断裂,采用化学成分分析、力学性能分析、金相检验、扫描电镜观察、能谱分析以及力学分析等方法,分析了阀杆断裂的原因。结果表明阀杆断裂失效类型为高周疲劳开裂,阀杆与球头连接焊缝及热影响区硬度偏高,阀杆部分螺纹牙底圆弧半径过小,在阀芯受到汽流冲击引起的振动交变应力作用下,最终导致阀杆断裂。