SYMPOSIA PAPER Published: 01 January 1982
STP28861S

Factors Influencing Propagation of Mode III Fatigue Cracks under Torsional Loading

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Mode III fatigue crack growth rates have been measured in a quenched and tempered low-alloy steel heat treated to a range of strength levels. When compared with Mode I crack growth rates, it is found that Mode III rates are slower than the Mode I by a factor of between 10 and 50. ΔKT-values in Mode III are believed to be much larger than those of Mode I.

The stability of Mode III cracks compared with those in Mode I is shown to be related to applied ΔK, R-ratio, and the strength level of the steel. Mode III cracks are most stable in tests at R = −1, at high values of ΔK, and in the softest material. These conclusions are in part related to the differences between Mode III and Mode I crack growth rates. The results are considered in the light of surface hardening treatments applied to shafts loaded in torsion.

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Hurd, NJ
GKN Technology Ltd., Wolverhampton, England
Irving, PE
GKN Technology Ltd., Wolverhampton, England
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Developed by Committee: E08
Pages: 212–233
DOI: 10.1520/STP28861S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-4826-0
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-0714-4