Experimental Investigation on Fatigue Crack Propagation Under Mixed Mode Loading on Aluminum Alloy AA3033
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5755/j02.mech.39182Keywords:
CTS Specimen, mixed mode fatigue crack growth, Arcan device, fatigue lifeAbstract
The phenomenon of fatigue-crack propagation is a permanent concern for designers, manufactures and users in order to ensure the integrity of structures subjected to cyclical stresses during their operational service. The concept of damage tolerance (DT) is the most commonly used for the design of structures with the prediction of fatigue life crack propagation. Most researchers have focused on studying fatigue crack propagation under mode I loading conditions. However, these structures in service are often subject to complex constraints and combined stresses that can generate local loadings in mixed modes I, II and mode III. In this regard this paper presents a study of fatigue crack propagation in mixed mode (I+II) using CTS (compact-tension-Shear) specimens for three loading angles (45°, 60°, and 90°) respectively. The mixed-mode fatigue crack propagation tests were carried out in modes I and II using the CTS specimen and Arcan loading device specially designed and constructed by our laboratory based on the Richards principle. The experimental results show that the loading angle has a significant effect on the crack growth rate and consequently on the fatigue life prediction of mechanical structure under fatigue loading.
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