Mohammad Zaeimi, Rosa De Finis, Davide Palumbo, Umberto Galietti
{"title":"A Hybrid Approach for Heat Source Identification and Heat Diffusion–Related Issues in the Fatigue Loading","authors":"Mohammad Zaeimi, Rosa De Finis, Davide Palumbo, Umberto Galietti","doi":"10.1111/ffe.14603","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ffe.14603","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Over the past decades, thermographic methods have become a viable substitute for conventional approaches in the analysis of material fatigue behavior, due to their efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and nondestructive nature. By examining the temperature signature generated by intrinsic heat dissipations during the fatigue loading, valuable insights into the behavior of the materials can be investigated. Substantial intrinsic dissipation—a marker of material damage—is linked to a transition from anelastic to inelastic strains. The main aim of this work is to explore heat dissipations during fatigue of materials by combining experimental techniques and numerical simulations, focusing on the fundamental temperature component in fully reversed loading, known as the second amplitude harmonic (SAH) of temperature. The hybrid method combines experimental data with numerical modeling to identify the specific volume generating heat during fatigue testing. Additionally, the effect of the mechanical loading frequency on SAH of temperature was also examined.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":12298,"journal":{"name":"Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures","volume":"48 5","pages":"2102-2120"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143787013","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":"Low Cycle Fatigue Response and Cyclic Life Prediction Model of Ultra-Pure 26Cr2Ni4MoV Steel Under Strain- and Stress-Controlled Loading","authors":"Bin Li, Xiaodi Wang, Hongfei Yu, Peng Liu, Yuan Cheng, Xuechong Ren","doi":"10.1111/ffe.14591","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ffe.14591","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The low cycle fatigue (LCF) behavior and stress–strain responses of ultra-pure 26Cr2Ni4MoV steel were studied under symmetric strain/stress-controlled cycling (<i>R</i> = −1) at room temperature. The characteristic features of cyclic stages—saturation, stable descent, and rapid descent—were identified in both loading modes. Additionally, tension–compression asymmetry (TCA) significantly affected cyclic resistance, with ratcheting strain in stress-controlled cycling reducing the fatigue life. In contrast, strain-controlled conditions exhibit minimal cyclic asymmetry, indicating a negligible mean stress effect on fatigue life. Significant cyclic softening was observed in both control modes. Quantitative analysis using the cyclic softening factor (\u0000<span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <msub>\u0000 <mi>SF</mi>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <mi>εc</mi>\u0000 <mo>/</mo>\u0000 <mi>σc</mi>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 </msub>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 <annotation>$$ {SF}_{varepsilon c/sigma c} $$</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math>) showed it was independent of strain amplitude but correlated with stress amplitude. Furthermore, a novel energy-based Manson–Coffin (EBMC) model was proposed for unified fatigue life prediction, incorporating strain energy and mean stress effects. The EBMC model demonstrated significantly improved prediction accuracy and validation compared to the hysteresis loop strain energy, Smith–Watson–Topper, and Basquin models.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":12298,"journal":{"name":"Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures","volume":"48 5","pages":"2067-2083"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143787011","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":"Effect of Pore Size on the High Cycle Fatigue Property of Al-Si-Mg Alloy for High Speed Train Gearbox Housing","authors":"He-Fei Li, Xiao-Peng Wang, Shao-Pu Yang, Yong-Qiang Liu, Jian-Chao Zhang, Guo-Jie Cai","doi":"10.1111/ffe.14581","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ffe.14581","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Casting defects are the important factors in casting aluminum alloy, which would significantly reduce the fatigue life of engineering components. In this study, the quantitative relationship between the pore size and high cycle fatigue property of Al-Si-Mg alloy for high-speed train gearbox housing was systematically studied. The projected areas of pores within the fracture zone for all failed specimens were systematically measured. The equivalent diameter of most pore defects is less than 400 μm, and the median equivalent diameter of the pore defects is 280 μm. The effect of pore size on the fatigue life of Al-Si-Mg alloy is expressed by the improved Shiozama model, which can explain its fatigue life dispersion. Additionally, the critical defect size of Al-Si-Mg alloy calculated by the standard KT diagram is 276 μm. The results would provide a theoretical basis for the manufacturing process and evaluation standards of high-speed train gearbox housing.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":12298,"journal":{"name":"Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures","volume":"48 5","pages":"2046-2053"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143786998","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":"A Life Model for Very High Cycle Fatigue Under Rolling Contact Loading and Its Application in Shattered Rim of Railway Wheels","authors":"Pengcheng Gao, Xiaolong Liu, Sijin Zhang, Deqing Ma, Kelian Luo, Wenjing Wang","doi":"10.1111/ffe.14599","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ffe.14599","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A life model for very high cycle fatigue under rolling contact loading (VRCF) and its application in shattered rim of railway wheels were investigated in this study. A model was proposed to describe the relationship among fatigue life, material hardness, inclusion size, and location in VRCF, by combining the Lunberg–Palmgren model and Murakami model. A typical VRCF behavior of shattered rim with a crack initiated from the interior inclusion and fatigue life of more than 10<sup>7</sup> cycles was identified. The predicted results obtained from the VRCF model showed good agreement with the real shattered rims.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":12298,"journal":{"name":"Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures","volume":"48 5","pages":"2354-2362"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143786894","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}
Peter Oberreiter, Markus Schönowitz, Bernd Maier, Florian Grün
{"title":"Fatigue Assessment of Precorroded AlSi9Cu3 Specimens Incorporating Short Crack Propagation","authors":"Peter Oberreiter, Markus Schönowitz, Bernd Maier, Florian Grün","doi":"10.1111/ffe.14593","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ffe.14593","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study investigates the fatigue behavior of AlSi9Cu3 aluminum die-cast alloy after exposure to accelerated corrosive conditions. It underscores the significant impact of minor localized corrosion imperfections on fatigue strength and presents a numerically efficient method for fatigue assessment based on fracture mechanics principles. Fatigue tests under rotary bending load showed a 34% reduction in long-life fatigue strength for precorroded surfaces compared to polished ones. Numerical simulations, which treated the precorrosion as a single crack-like surface imperfections, provided good estimates of fatigue life, when using the mean corrosion depth as initial flaw depth. Variations in the assessed fatigue strengths for different flaw geometries and sizes ranged from 13.7% above to 22.2% below the experimental values. The findings underscore the importance of incorporating short crack propagation, particularly for small corrosive defects, in fatigue assessments to enhance accuracy and ensure component reliability and safety when corrosion-induced imperfections are present.</p>","PeriodicalId":12298,"journal":{"name":"Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures","volume":"48 5","pages":"2054-2066"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ffe.14593","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143786999","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":"Mode II Semi-Analytical Simplified Approach for Stress Field Distributions Around Notch Tip in Composite Materials","authors":"Adel Esmaeili, Majid Safarabadi","doi":"10.1111/ffe.14566","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ffe.14566","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>In this study, a novel semi-analytical formulation based on linear elastic fracture mechanics is developed to simplify the calculation of notch stress intensity factor (N-SIF) in V-notched composite materials under in-plane shear displacement conditions. The proposed equation has been simplified by incorporating stress singularity order corresponding to the notch angle, mechanical properties, notch depth, and material anisotropy. Over 9000 numerical simulations were conducted, considering 8 different notch angles, 10 notch depths, and 88 composite materials for a wide range of material anisotropy. The simplified formula was then used to obtain the N-SIF by fitting the large number of numerical models to evaluate the notch bisector shear stress field. A different set of composite materials was also used to verify the semi-analytical formula. The error analysis demonstrated that the dimensionless N-SIF determined by the proposed formula exhibits high accuracy for a wide range of composite materials.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":12298,"journal":{"name":"Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures","volume":"48 5","pages":"2022-2045"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143787312","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}
Tuan Duc Nguyen, Oliver Jordan, Lucas Maede, Tilmann Beck, Dirk Kulawinski
{"title":"Novel Creep–Fatigue Interaction Model Based on Kitagawa–Takahashi and a Probabilistic Creep Pore Model","authors":"Tuan Duc Nguyen, Oliver Jordan, Lucas Maede, Tilmann Beck, Dirk Kulawinski","doi":"10.1111/ffe.14550","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ffe.14550","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The Kitagawa–Takahashi (KT) diagram and the El Haddad equation are widely used to predict the allowable stress range \u0000<span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <mi>Δ</mi>\u0000 <mi>σ</mi>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 <annotation>$$ Delta sigma $$</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math> for an internal defect size \u0000<span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <mi>a</mi>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 <annotation>$$ a $$</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math>. This approach discriminates between regions designating nonpropagation and propagation of short and long cracks. However, the KT diagram is incapable of describing the damage under creep conditions, as in that case, the assumption of a time-independent threshold for fatigue crack propagation is invalid and must be considered as time dependent. The proposed Kitagawa–Takahashi with creep (KTC) method combines pore size distributions predicted by a probabilistic creep pore model with the El Haddad equation. This new approach is suitable to characterize the interaction of creep–fatigue loading. Within this work, modified Wöhler and Haigh diagrams for creep–fatigue at various temperatures are presented and validated with creep–fatigue experiments as well as high-cycle fatigue (HCF) tests on precrept specimens made from the polycrystalline nickel-base superalloy 247.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":12298,"journal":{"name":"Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures","volume":"48 5","pages":"2009-2021"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143786928","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":"Research on the Fitting Method for P-S-N Curves With Extremely Small Sample Experiment Data: Improved Backwards Statistical Inference Method","authors":"Tong Mu, Bingfeng Zhao, Liyang Xie, Dongwu Gao, Xin Wang, Jiaxin Song","doi":"10.1111/ffe.14560","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ffe.14560","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study focuses on an improved statistical processing method for extremely small sample probabilistic S-N (P-S-N) curve test data and proposes an improved backwards statistical inference method. By employing a quantile consistency principle, an equivalent large sample of fatigue lives can be obtained by congregating all test data, which enables high-precision estimation of distribution parameters with limited data at each stress level. The logarithmic life standard deviation is assumed to have a logarithmic linear relationship with the stress levels. A method for revealing the relationship is proposed, and all of the fatigue life data can be equivalently congregated to determine the P-S-N curve. The test results demonstrate that this improved method delivers superior fitting results compared to other methods in scenarios with extremely small sample sizes. Additionally, this method imposes no constraints on sample format and allows for flexible setting of stress levels and sample sizes.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":12298,"journal":{"name":"Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures","volume":"48 5","pages":"1999-2008"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143786927","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":"Multiscale Analysis of Corrosion Fatigue Crack Propagation Mechanism of High-Strength Steel in Seawater Atmospheric Environment","authors":"Songling Xue, Li Zhou, Ruili Shen, Qinghai Xie","doi":"10.1111/ffe.14600","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ffe.14600","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>E690 high-strength steel is widely used in ocean engineering due to its excellent properties. However, it is highly susceptible to fracture and failure under the coupled effects of corrosion and fatigue in marine environments. This paper investigates the corrosion fatigue fracture mechanisms through experimental and theoretical analyses. First, a series of corrosion fatigue tests on E690 steel specimens were conducted to study the crack propagation behavior, and the crack growth parameters were fitted using the Paris equation. Second, scanning electron microscopy was employed to analyze the corrosion fracture characteristics of the E690 steel specimens. Lastly, finite element analysis and molecular dynamics simulations were used to examine the crack propagation process and failure mechanisms from multiscales. The results show that under the influence of corrosion, dislocation accumulation at the crack tip leads to a plastic deformation mechanism dominated by dislocations during crack propagation. Furthermore, the combined effects of anodic dissolution and hydrogen embrittlement accelerate crack growth. In dry air conditions, loading frequency has no significant impact on the crack growth rate, whereas, in corrosive environments, the coupling of low frequency and corrosion shortens the corrosion fatigue life.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":12298,"journal":{"name":"Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures","volume":"48 4","pages":"1905-1918"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143581487","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":"Investigation of the Initiation of Composite Mode I/II Crack in Gas-Bearing Rock Caused by Nonuniformly Distributed Heat Flux","authors":"Wei Li, Wenhua Chen","doi":"10.1111/ffe.14574","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ffe.14574","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>To investigate the patterns of rock crack initiation caused by the nonuniformly distributed heat flux resulting from fracture air-vapor pressure, the fracture air-vapor pressure control equation was deduced, and five spatial distribution forms of heat flux were established. The crack initiation criterion considering nonuniform heat flux conditions was proposed based on the modified maximum tangential stress criterion, the theory was validated using FEM and FE-FEM numerical methods. The results show that the peak value of nonuniform heat flux determines the maximum value of the crack surface temperature, and the distribution form determines the range of high-temperature and low-temperature regions on the crack surface. Axisymmetric heat flux induces centrosymmetric cracking, and nonaxisymmetric heat flux induces noncentrosymmetric cracking. It was observed that when <i>q</i><sub>max</sub> = 5000 mW/m<sup>2</sup>, there is a mutation line in the critical crack initiation angle, which mutates from −90° to 90°. The position of the mutation line decreases with increasing heat flux.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":12298,"journal":{"name":"Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures","volume":"48 5","pages":"1973-1998"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143786754","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}