Fractographic Reassessment of the Significance of Fatigue Crack Closure

R Sunder

doi:10.1520/STP11484S

SYMPOSIA PAPER Published: 01 January 2005

STP11484S

Fractographic Reassessment of the Significance of Fatigue Crack Closure

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Experiments were performed on Al-alloy test coupons under specially programmed variable amplitude load sequences to assess crack closure as well as actual microscopic crack extension. Quantitative fractography of the fractures suggests that closure can account for only a fraction of observed load interaction effects. Much of the observed retardation may be attributed to the shielding effect of the overload plastic zone, which can occur even if the crack is fully open. The study also indicates that load sequence effects attributed to notch root stress-strain hysteresis can occur only if closure is absent.

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Sunder, R

BiSS Research, Bangalore, India

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Developed by Committee: E08

Pages: 22–39

DOI: 10.1520/STP11484S

ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-5505-3

ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-2410-3

Fractographic Reassessment of the Significance of Fatigue Crack Closure

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