INFLUENCE OF A NEGATIVE <i>R</i> RATIO ON THE CREEP‐FATIGUE BEHAVIOUR OF THE N18 NICKEL BASE SUPERALLOY

Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures - Tập 20 Số 1 - Trang 93-107 - 1997
Sylvie Pommier1, C. Prioul1, Philippe Bompard1
1Ecole Centrale Paris, Laboratoire M.S.S.-Mat, CNRS URA 850, Grande voie des vignes, Chatenay-Malabry 92295, France

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Abstract— Crack growth rate measurements, performed on smooth specimens during creep‐fatigue testing of the N18 nickel base superalloy at 650°C, reveal a strong detrimental effect of the compressive part of the loading cycle. This effect is attributed to the residual stresses in the wake of the crack, which promote early crack opening. A finite element analysis is conducted in order to predict the evolution of the opening stress level as a function of the stress ratio. Good agreement is found between numerical and experimental results. The influence of the constitutive equation of the material on the crack closure level is tested and the effects of kinematic hardening and viscosity are more specifically examined. An engineering simplified method is proposed to determine the opening stress intensity factor as a function of crack length, stress ratio and maximum stress. This method, developed for cracks in smooth specimens, is then applied to small cracks growing from a notch root. Good agreement is found between the results given by the engineering simplified method and the result of the finite element analysis.

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Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures

Tập 20 Số 1

93-107

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