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- Title
Fatigue Crack Arrest Induced by Localized Compressive Deformation.
- Authors
Barragán, Edú R.; Ambriz, Ricardo R.; Frutos, José A.; García, Christian J.; Gómora, César M.; Jaramillo, David
- Abstract
The localized compressive deformation (LCD) effect generated by an indentation process at the crack tip on the fatigue crack growth of the 7075-T651 aluminum alloy is reported. Eccentrically loaded single-edge crack tension specimens (ESE(T)) were pre-cracked at a crack length of about 20 mm by applying a constant amplitude fatigue loading. Subsequently, the LCD process was performed by using a semi-spherical indenter with a radius of 16 mm to compress the crack tip zone at different forces (5.0, 7.0, 12.5, 13.5, 15.5 kN), applied on the opposite surfaces of the specimens. The fatigue cracking process was continued on the compressed samples until an overall crack length of about 30 mm was obtained. The compressive load and the number of delayed cycles is discussed in terms of crack length and crack tip opening displacement (CTOD). A direct relationship between the compressive force induced by the LCD process and the delay of the crack propagation due to the crack arrest was observed. This effect became evident at a compressive force of 5.0 kN, where the crack propagation was arrested for about 9000 cycles in comparison with the non-LCD sample. However, when the force increased, the crack arrest also increased. The crack was considered to be completely arrested at a compressive load of 15.5 kN, since the crack did not grow after the application of more than 3 × 106 cycles.
- Subjects
FATIGUE cracks; TENSION loads; COMPRESSIVE force; COMPRESSION loads; CRACK propagation (Fracture mechanics); ALUMINUM alloys; FATIGUE crack growth
- Publication
Materials (1996-1944), 2022, Vol 15, Issue 13, p4553
- ISSN
1996-1944
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ma15134553