{"title":"Study on the Deformation and Energy Evolution of Skarn With Marble Band of Different Orientations Under Cyclic Loading: A Lab-Scale Study","authors":"Yunfeng Wu, Yu Wang, Baokun Zhou, Changhong Li, Youdong Zhu, Changkun Sun, Zicheng Tian","doi":"10.1111/ffe.14467","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ffe.14467","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The aim of this work is to investigate the deformation and energy characteristics of skarn with different interlayer inclination angles under cyclic loading. The skarn samples with marble bands of various orientations (i.e., 30°, 45°, 60°, and 75°) were chosen as the test material. It is revealed from the testing results that the presence of interlayers changes the geomechanical properties of the rock, rock peak strength, and elastic modulus increases with increasing the interlayer inclination angle. Additionally, the growth rate of input energy exhibits an inverted “V” pattern with respect to the interlayer inclination angle. In terms of damage modes, intact marble and skarn predominantly exhibit tensile damage, whereas interlayered rocks exhibit a combination of tensile and shear failure pattern. Finally, a damage evolution model defined by axial strain is proposed and expressed to fit the experimental data. The results in this work would provide a crucial theoretical basis for the safety assessment of underground engineering constructions.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":12298,"journal":{"name":"Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures","volume":"47 12","pages":"4696-4713"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142664685","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Muhammad Imran Lashari, Cheng Li, Asif Mahmood, Wei Li
{"title":"Competitive Fracture Mechanism and Microstructure-Related Life Assessment of GH4169 Superalloy in High and Very High Cycle Fatigue Regimes","authors":"Muhammad Imran Lashari, Cheng Li, Asif Mahmood, Wei Li","doi":"10.1111/ffe.14451","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ffe.14451","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>High and very high cycle fatigue tests were performed to examine the microstructure and fracture mechanism of GH4169 superalloy in combination with techniques including electron-backscatter diffraction (EBSD). Fractographic analysis revealed that surface failures are induced by surface flaws, whereas internal failures are caused by pores, facets, and inclusions. The three-dimensional observation shows that fracture surfaces exhibit an irregular texture due to crystallographic mismatch of grains and plastic deformation at the crack tip. Based on EBSD analysis, Euler angles exhibited a complex geometry of grain orientation at the crack tip area, hindering crack propagation as evidenced by lower values of the Schmid factor and misorientation at the crack tip. Furthermore, the threshold values of small and long cracks decrease, whereas the transformation sizes from small to long crack growth increase from surface to internal failure. Finally, a novel microstructure defect-based life prediction model is established, and the predicted results demonstrate a close resemblance to experimental outcomes.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":12298,"journal":{"name":"Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures","volume":"47 12","pages":"4714-4728"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142664686","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
T. H. E. Dobson, P. Wilson, N. O. Larrosa, M. Williams, H. E. Coules
{"title":"Natural Seawater Impact on Crack Propagation and Fatigue Behavior of Welded Nickel Aluminum Bronze","authors":"T. H. E. Dobson, P. Wilson, N. O. Larrosa, M. Williams, H. E. Coules","doi":"10.1111/ffe.14456","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ffe.14456","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Nickel aluminum bronze (NAB) is a complex alloy used extensively in the marine environment. Fatigue strength of NAB is reduced by welding and prior seawater corrosion. This study investigated the combined effect of corrosion and plasma welding on the fatigue behavior of NAB. Natural seawater corroded samples were used in tension-tension cyclic loading tests to observe fatigue crack initiation, propagation, and failure. Fatigue cracks initiated from corrosion pits at the weld toe. Stress corrosion and fatigue cracks propagated along the path of β′ and κ<sub>III</sub> phases. A short crack growth model (SCGM) predicted fatigue strength using experimentally obtained material properties and corrosion pit dimensions. Model predictions were used to develop S-N curves and were within 30% of experimental results. The SCGM produced accurate and reliable fatigue life results that could be applied by industry to aid in revalidation decision making and inspection scheduling.</p>","PeriodicalId":12298,"journal":{"name":"Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures","volume":"47 12","pages":"4678-4695"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ffe.14456","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142664523","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Phase field numerical strategies for positive volumetric strain energy fractures","authors":"Xiaofa Yang, Jianye Zhang, Dongdong Chang, Zekai Huang, Yingxuan Dong, Hong Zuo","doi":"10.1111/ffe.14436","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ffe.14436","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A reasonable crack driving force is the key to preventing compression cracks and eliminating unrealistic crack propagation in phase field fracture analysis. Thus, examining the roles of volumetric strain energy (VSE) and deviatoric strain energy (DSE) in influencing crack propagation is necessary. This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of the following four different approaches to energy decomposition-driven crack propagation: the positive volumetric strain energy method (VSEM), deviatoric strain energy method (DSEM), volumetric-deviatoric strain energy method (VDSEM), and no decomposition method (NM). All of the strain energy is involved in the development of the crack propagation. The following four examples are investigated: two benchmark single-side notched examples, a complex crack containing a hole example, and a crack coalescence in an asymmetric double notch example. The VSEM's numerical findings align with literature and experimental observations, confirming that positive VSE rather than DSE promotes crack propagation.</p>","PeriodicalId":12298,"journal":{"name":"Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures","volume":"47 12","pages":"4660-4677"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142664590","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Martin Matušů, Jan Šimota, Jan Papuga, Jakub Rosenthal, Libor Beránek, Pedro Costa, Francisco Bumba, Luis Reis
{"title":"S–N curves established from limiting energy in the case of specimens additively manufactured from AlSi10Mg","authors":"Martin Matušů, Jan Šimota, Jan Papuga, Jakub Rosenthal, Libor Beránek, Pedro Costa, Francisco Bumba, Luis Reis","doi":"10.1111/ffe.14442","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ffe.14442","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study investigates the varying thermal response of additively manufactured specimens made of AlSi10Mg and subjected to cyclic loading. It is well known that the thermal response is driven primarily by the self-heating effect. The paper explores the possibility of employing thermographic methods to establish an S–N curve for fatigue life prediction with the use of fewer specimens than are traditionally required for an S–N curve established from constant-amplitude fatigue tests. Specific self-heating step tests are conducted by gradually increasing the loading amplitude while monitoring the temperature of the specimen. A new approach is introduced to assess the lower limitation of the existing Fargione method, which addresses the absence of the fatigue limit threshold in previously published works. The validity of this approach is compared with our own experimental data. This new dataset concerns additively manufactured (AM) specimens made from AlSi10Mg powder, which were all printed on a single platform. To observe the sensitivity of the updated approach, four groups with different heat treatments were evaluated.</p>","PeriodicalId":12298,"journal":{"name":"Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures","volume":"47 12","pages":"4771-4790"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ffe.14442","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142664583","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fatigue Crack Propagation Life of Metallic Materials Under Random Loading: A Coupling Analysis Method in the Frequency Domain","authors":"Dingkun Fu, Piao Li, Jiachen Sun, Weixing Yao","doi":"10.1111/ffe.14455","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ffe.14455","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This paper proposes an equivalent spectrum method to predict the fatigue crack propagation (FCP) life of metallic materials subjected to random loading. To adequately account for the coupling effects between crack propagation and the random response of structures, a coupling analysis model is introduced. The stress intensity factor (SIF) can be estimated based on the power spectral density (PSD) of an equivalent displacement. Random vibration fatigue tests were conducted to evaluate the proposed model on aluminum alloy specimens. Results indicate significant variations in natural frequency with crack length. The predicted results are compared with the experimental values, demonstrating satisfactory prediction accuracy of the proposed coupling analysis model. This model enables the assessment of coupling effects between crack length and random response, facilitating more precise predictions of FCP life in metallic materials and guiding the expanded application of damage tolerance criteria in structural engineering.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":12298,"journal":{"name":"Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures","volume":"47 12","pages":"4650-4659"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142664654","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Junyu Wu, Shu Zhu, Zhende Zhu, Haijun Wang, Bei Han
{"title":"Experimental Study on Three-Dimensional Internal Crack Propagation in Brittle Materials With Combined Defects","authors":"Junyu Wu, Shu Zhu, Zhende Zhu, Haijun Wang, Bei Han","doi":"10.1111/ffe.14453","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ffe.14453","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study investigates the fracture behavior of brittle solids with combined defects by prefabricating internal cracks in glass materials using three-dimensional internal laser-engraved crack (3D-ILC) technology. The results of physical and numerical experiments indicate that under biaxial compression, cracks first appear on the surface of the cavity, followed by the propagation of the prefabricated cracks. During propagation, these two cracks attract each other, ultimately leading to crack coalescence. As the geometric distribution of the combined defects changes, the propagation direction of the prefabricated cracks deflects to varying degrees as is to be expected. The failure process of the specimens with combined defects was a mixed-mode I–II–III fracture. This research provides experimental and theoretical references for the study of crack propagation in rock materials containing combined defects.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":12298,"journal":{"name":"Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures","volume":"47 12","pages":"4618-4635"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142664504","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Estimation of CZM Parameters for Investigating the Interface Fracture of Adhesively Bonded Joints Under Mode I, Mode II, and Mixed-Mode (I/II) Loading","authors":"P. J. Saikia, N. Muthu","doi":"10.1111/ffe.14457","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ffe.14457","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The mechanical performance of joints for any engineering applications requires accurate characterization of joint interfaces. This paper presents a simplified experimental procedure to estimate the cohesive zone model (CZM) parameters for predicting the interface failure of adhesively bonded joints subjected to mode I (opening) and mode II (shear) loading. The novelty of this procedure lies in predicting all CZM parameters—cohesive stiffness, strength, and cohesive energy (fracture toughness), of the bonded interface using one common experimental setup. It is observed that the cohesive strength and cohesive energy in shear loading are approximately 3.8 and 11.6 times, respectively, compared to the opening loading condition. Employing a triangular cohesive law, the CZM parameters are combined with appropriate damage initiation (quadratic stress) and evolution (power law) criteria. The proposed methodology is verified against experimental load–displacement responses of the bonded interface under mixed-mode I/II (opening/shear) loading across a wide range of mode mixity (<i>α</i> = 0°, 15°, 30°, 45°, 60°, 75°, and 90°). The maximum error between the experimental and the numerical peak load is 5.11%. The acceptable agreement between the numerical and experimental results confirms the effectiveness of this method in investigating interface fracture in adhesively bonded joints under different loading conditions.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":12298,"journal":{"name":"Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures","volume":"47 12","pages":"4636-4649"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142664653","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tong Zhu, Marek Smaga, Mustafa Bozoglu, Siva Teja Sala, Nikolai Kashaev, Sergiy Antonyuk, Tilmann Beck
{"title":"Bending fatigue behavior of metastable and stable austenitic stainless steels with different surface morphologies","authors":"Tong Zhu, Marek Smaga, Mustafa Bozoglu, Siva Teja Sala, Nikolai Kashaev, Sergiy Antonyuk, Tilmann Beck","doi":"10.1111/ffe.14446","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ffe.14446","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The surface morphology has a significant influence on the fatigue behavior of components. For austenitic stainless steels (ASSs), this issue is even more pronounced due to their metastability. Based on the complex deformation mechanisms of metastable ASSs, which include dislocation slip, deformation twinning, and deformation-induced martensitic phase transformation, the metastable stainless steel AISI 347 was investigated in this study together with the stable AISI 904L as a reference material. Four-point bending fatigue tests with load ratio <i>R</i> = 0.1 and testing frequency <i>f</i> = 10 Hz at ambient temperature were carried out on specimens with five technically relevant surface morphologies: mechanical polished, milled, microshot peened, laser shock-peened, and ultrasonic modified. Systematic material characterizations were carried out to elucidate the crucial role of surface roughness and deformation-induced <i>α</i>′-martensite in the fatigue behavior of both metastable and stable materials. While surface roughness is a well-known key factor in conventional fatigue cases, deformation-induced martensite layers implemented by various surface modification methods were proven to improve the fatigue life in metastable austenitic steels, opening new perspectives to extend the lifetime of ASS components.</p>","PeriodicalId":12298,"journal":{"name":"Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures","volume":"47 12","pages":"4755-4770"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ffe.14446","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142665195","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fatigue Limit Estimation for Post-Peened Induction-Hardened and Tempered Steel Considering Changes in Surface Properties","authors":"Shogo Takesue, Keisuke Ono, Koichiro Nambu, Shoichi Kikuchi","doi":"10.1111/ffe.14454","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ffe.14454","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Shot peening (SP) and fine particle peening (FPP) were performed as post-treatments on induction-hardened and tempered AISI 4140 steels. Furthermore, the combined effects of surface characteristics including changes in surface morphology, compressive residual stress, and hardness on the fatigue limit were quantitatively examined. The surface characteristics of the prepared specimens were investigated using a laser and stereomicroscope, a micro-Vickers hardness tester, and an X-ray device for residual stress measurements. The rotating bending fatigue properties were also examined. FPP increased the fatigue limit of induction-hardened and tempered steel samples by introducing compressive residual stress and increasing their surface hardness. Conversely, the fatigue limit of the steel treated with SP was lower than that of the electrochemically polished sample owing to the formation of large dents. The fatigue limits of post-peened induction-hardened and tempered steels can be estimated using a modified Goodman diagram considering changes in surface properties.</p>","PeriodicalId":12298,"journal":{"name":"Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures","volume":"47 12","pages":"4607-4617"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ffe.14454","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142665123","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}