Modelling of initial fatigue crack growth and crack branching under fretting conditions

Crack propagation during Stage I, in terms of crack initiation sites and growth directions and crack branching mechanisms under fretting conditions, is investigated using both experimental and theoretical approaches. Fretting tests were conducted on an aeronautical aluminium alloy. Two crack types a...

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Published in:Fatigue & fracture of engineering materials & structures 1999-06, Vol.22 (6), p.535-542
Main Authors: LAMACQ, V, DUBOURG, M.-C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
crack branching
crack growth direction
crack initiation and propagation
Engineering Sciences
Exact sciences and technology
Fatigue
Mechanical properties and methods of testing. Rheology. Fracture mechanics. Tribology
Metals. Metallurgy
modelling
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Summary:Crack propagation during Stage I, in terms of crack initiation sites and growth directions and crack branching mechanisms under fretting conditions, is investigated using both experimental and theoretical approaches. Fretting tests were conducted on an aeronautical aluminium alloy. Two crack types are observed during Stage I corresponding, respectively, to specific mode I and II conditions. Transition from Stage I to Stage II is characterized for both crack types by a crack branching towards a new propagation direction of ≈65° to the specimen surface. Specific parameters linked to mode I and II propagation driving forces are proposed. Crack location and initial growth directions during Stage I are predicted in accordance with these parameters, and are in very good agreement with experimental observations. The conditions governing the transition from Stage I to Stage II are then identified. It is shown that under fretting conditions, cracks branch along a new direction, thereby maximizing the crack‐opening amplitude.
ISSN:8756-758X
1460-2695
DOI:10.1046/j.1460-2695.1999.00173.x