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    Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures: Volume 46, Issue 1

    1-360
    January 2023
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  • Pages: 1-2
  • First Published: 13 December 2022

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Low cycle fatigue behavior of Cu-Cr-Zr alloy with different cold deformation

Jinshui Chen,  Xiangpeng Xiao,  Shujun Xiong,  Junfeng Wang,  Hao Huang,  Bin Yang, 
  • Pages: 3-16
  • First Published: 05 October 2022
Highlights

  • Bauschinger effect was found in LCF behavior of Cu-Cr-Zr alloys.
  • The microstructure changes before and after LCF test were observed.
  • The LCF life of Cu-Cr-Zr alloy may not be improved by large cold deformation.
  • The LCF behavior of Cu-Cr-Zr alloy was consistent with Manson–Coffin–Basquin formula.

In situ experimental study on fracture toughness and damage mechanism of TiB2-reinforced steel matrix composites

Ronghua Chen,  Weipeng Li,  Bochuan Li,  Chao Jiang, 
  • Pages: 17-31
  • First Published: 30 September 2022
Highlights

  • TiB2-reinforced SMCs with 9 vol% and 13 vol% are prepared by eutectic solidification
  • The fracture property of SMCs is investigated through in situ three-point bending tests
  • Hot rolling effectively improves the tensile strength and fracture toughness of SMCs
  • Optimized particle characteristics and matrix plasticity enhance the fracture resistance

Effect of laser-scan strategy on microstructure and fatigue properties of 316L additively manufactured stainless steel

Hugo Roirand,  Anis Hor,  Benoit Malard,  Nicolas Saintier, 
  • Pages: 32-48
  • First Published: 03 October 2022
Open Access

Experimental tests and FE simulations to compute the mechanical and fracture properties of the shot-earth 772

Sabrina Vantadori,  Camilla Ronchei,  Daniela Scorza,  Andrea Zanichelli, 
  • Pages: 49-62
  • First Published: 04 October 2022
Highlights

  • The mechanical and fracture characterization of shot-earth 772 is performed.
  • Flexural, compression and fracture tests are carried out on the shot-earth specimens.
  • Numerical analyses are performed by using a homemade micromechanical finite element model.
  • Flexural behavior and fracture behavior of shot-earth 772 are numerically simulated.

Effect of stress wave propagation phenomenon on the determination of strain energy density theory parameters and dynamic J-integral

Murat Saribay, 
  • Pages: 63-79
  • First Published: 03 October 2022
Highlights

  • Stress wave propagations strongly influence the behavior of dynamic fracture problems.
  • Averaging dynamic J-integrals from multiple domain sizes yields accurate results.
  • The locations of minimum global energy densities are determined by wave propagations.
  • Computations are handled with new capabilities added to FRAC3D program.

Validation of time temperature superposition principle for high modulus asphalt concrete in the linear viscoelastic and fatigue domains

Mohamed Mounir Boussabnia,  Daniel Perraton,  Hervé Di Benedetto,  Sebastien Lamothe,  Marc Proteau, 
  • Pages: 80-95
  • First Published: 26 September 2022
HIGHLIGHTS

  • Same shift factor (aT) in the linear viscoelastic (LVE) and fatigue domains.
  • Superimposed Fatigue curves in equivalent time confirm the validity of the TTSP.
  • Fatigue lives at different θ eqi , f ri that respects TTSP are not statistically different.
  • Recovery path after fatigue loading periods also verified TTSP.

Evaluating MTS criterion in predicting mixed-mode crack extension under different loading conditions

Mosleh Eftekhari,  Chaoshui Xu, 
  • Pages: 96-110
  • First Published: 26 September 2022
HIGHLIGHTS

  • The suitability of the MTS criterion is examined under different loading conditions.
  • Under indirect tensile loading, the MTS criterion overestimates crack initiation angle.
  • The MTS criterion underestimates the angle in the specimen under 3-point bending.
  • Initiation angle can be predicted properly based on stress distribution around crack tip.

Fatigue failure modes of rib-to-deck joints under the multiaxial stress states caused by various wheel loading characteristics

Yiyao Zhu,  Caiyan Deng,  Baoming Gong,  Siyuan Li,  Baichen Guo,  Dongpo Wang,  Hang Liang, 
  • Pages: 111-124
  • First Published: 01 October 2022
Highlights

  • Multiaxial stress for rib-to-deck joints in various wheel loading cases was calculated.
  • Equivalent structural stress was calculated to analyze the fatigue failure modes.
  • Effect of wheel loading position and quantity on the fatigue failure mode were discussed.
  • Failure mode transition for welded joint in the wheel load moving process was analyzed.

Experimental and theoretical investigation on mechanical behaviors of TB991 weld sealant under cyclic loading

Jun Zhang,  Meng Jie Zhang,  Xin Zhang,  Zhuang Zhuang Wang, 
  • Pages: 125-136
  • First Published: 01 October 2022

  • TB991 weld sealant was experimentally investigated under cyclic loading conditions.
  • The evolution of relaxation stress, cyclic softening, and dissipated energy was investigated.
  • A constitutive model was proposed to describe the mechanical behavior of the material under cyclic loading conditions.
  • The proposed model can consider the cyclic stress relaxation and cyclic softening of the materials.

Sensitivity and uncertainty analysis for structural health monitoring with crack propagation under random loads: A numerical framework in the frequency domain

Denys Marques,  Dirk Vandepitte,  Volnei Tita, 
  • Pages: 137-152
  • First Published: 05 October 2022
Highlights

  • A framework for sensitivity analysis of fatigue crack under random loads is presented.
  • A probabilistic estimation of the remaining useful life is obtained.
  • Uncertainty analysis can help improve the development of SHM systems.

Thermometric investigations for the characterization of fatigue crack initiation and propagation in Wire and Arc Additively Manufactured parts with as-built surfaces

Lorenzo Bercelli,  Cédric Doudard,  Sylvain Calloch,  Vincent Le Saux,  Julien Beaudet, 
  • Pages: 153-170
  • First Published: 02 October 2022
Highlights

  • Fatigue cracks on as-built WAAM surfaces can be monitored via infrared thermography.
  • Fatigue life of as-built WAAM samples is dominated by a crack propagation phase.
  • The link between surface stress concentration and crack initiation is nondeterministic.

Self-heating measurements under cyclic loading to identify history effects on HCF properties of high-strength low-alloy steel: Part I—Experimental investigations

Julien Louge,  Sylvain Moyne,  Cédric Doudard,  Sylvain Calloch,  Bastien Weber,  Rémi Munier, 
  • Pages: 171-181
  • First Published: 30 September 2022
Highlights

  • Study of load history effects on HCF properties by means of self-heating measurements.
  • Focusing on two load history: plastic pre-strain and a cyclic pre-loading.
  • Reducing dedicated-time for fatigue characterization.

Cyclic stress–strain response and crystal plasticity finite element analysis of AISI 9310 steel in biaxial fatigue loading

Jiabin Liang,  Li Jiao,  Pei Yan,  Yifan Song,  Huiqing Gu,  Tianyang Qiu,  Xibin Wang, 
  • Pages: 182-198
  • First Published: 17 October 2022

Softening response of cast Al-Si-Cu samples tested under low-cycle-fatigue and fatigue-creep regime and elevated temperate: Experimental and analysis

Zicong Cao,  Weizheng Zhang, 
  • Pages: 199-211
  • First Published: 08 October 2022
Highlights

  • The softening behavior of LCF and LCFC was experimented and studied.
  • The microstructure evolution of LCF and LCFC were studied.
  • The effect of creep on LCFC and the fracture mechanism of LCFC were investigated.
  • An improved modified model was established by combining Chaboche model and θ-projection model

Data-driven prediction of the probability of creep–fatigue crack initiation in 316H stainless steel

Saeed Zare Chavoshi,  Vito L. Tagarielli, 
  • Pages: 212-227
  • First Published: 17 October 2022
Open Access

Bayesian optimized collection strategies for fatigue strength testing

Christopher Massimo Magazzeni,  Rory Rose,  Chris Gearhart,  Jicheng Gong,  Angus J. Wilkinson, 
  • Pages: 228-243
  • First Published: 08 October 2022
Highlights

  • We present anopen-source Bayesian analysis for fatigue data.
  • Bayesian maximum entropy sampling is used in novel protocols for fatigue testing.
  • Better efficiency in measuring fatigue behavior was demonstrated.
  • Methods were verified through mesoscale ultrasonic experiments.

A generalized model for dynamic mixed-mode fracture via state-based peridynamics

Mirmilad Mirsayar, 
  • Pages: 244-258
  • First Published: 04 October 2022
Highlights

  • Mixed-mode I/II dynamic fracture via state-based peridynamics for the first time.
  • Obtaining fracture angles directly via peridynamics without calculating stress intensity factors (SIFs).
  • Properly predicting dynamic effects on mixed-mode I/II fracture behavior.
  • Supporting the proposed model by various examples and previous literature results.

Multi-scale analyses on mechano-electric degradation of film interconnects in flexible electronics

Xingzhen Huang,  Zhaoxia Li, 
  • Pages: 259-270
  • First Published: 13 October 2022
Highlights

  • A multi-scale mechano-electric degradation model for film interconnect is developed.
  • The combined effect of thickness and grain size is reflected in the proposed model.
  • Damage and electrical degradation of film interconnect can be effectively predicted.
  • Films less affected by pre-stretching are also suitable for the proposed model.

Open Access

A comparative study on fatigue indicator parameters for near-α titanium alloys

Yang Liu,  Xiang Zhang,  Caglar Oskay, 
  • Pages: 271-294
  • First Published: 10 October 2022
Highlights

  • Comparative study of is performed on different fatigue indicator parameters in the same CPFE framework.
  • Some FIPs show similar critical sites and crystallography thereof, consistent with experimental data.
  • CP results of these FIPs capture the experimental orientation range transition of critical sites from pure to dwell fatigue load.
  • Proposed FIP, solely based on dislocation density, is validated through comparison with other FIPs and experiments.

Low-cycle fatigue characteristics and fracture behavior of the die-forged 2014 aircraft wheel

Zhengjun Shen,  Liuli Yang,  Jichang Deng,  Yinyin Zhu,  Yuchang Su, 
  • Pages: 295-309
  • First Published: 10 October 2022
Highlights

  • A new die forging method was used to fabricate the aircraft wheel.
  • Fatigue characteristics and fracture behavior of aircraft wheels were explored.
  • The accuracy of different fatigue life prediction models was evaluated.
  • Coarse Al12(MnSi)2(FeCu) intermetallic particles affected fatigue crack initiation.

Open Access

An experimental study on residual stress relaxation in low-cycle fatigue of Inconel 718Plus

Vito Dattoma,  Marta De Giorgi,  Riccardo Nobile, 
  • Pages: 310-324
  • First Published: 12 October 2022
Highlights

  • Residual stress relaxation in low-cycle fatigue is experimentally evaluated.
  • Residual stress relaxation occurs if a threshold value of stress–strain state is reached.
  • A two-stage analytical model based on the plastic strain energy W per cycle is proposed.

Fatigue crack propagation behavior of multiphase microstructure in a quenched and partitioned medium-carbon bainitic steel

Qiangguo Li,  Yanan Zhang,  Hong Luo, 
  • Pages: 325-340
  • First Published: 20 October 2022
Highlights

  • The B-QP sample exhibits a lower FCP rate and higher fatigue threshold.
  • The crack tortuosity and secondary cracks are the mainly reasons for the lower FCP rate.
  • The B-QP sample shows a pronounced small plateauing caused by the mechanical twinning.

Multiaxial low cycle fatigue behavior and life prediction of CP-Ti under non-proportional stress-controlled mode

Tian-Hao Ma,  Chang-Yu Zhou,  Le Chang,  Xiao-Hua He, 
  • Pages: 341-356
  • First Published: 23 October 2022

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Crack propagation through weld and heat affected zone

Jan Schjødt-Thomsen,  Johnny Jakobsen,  Jens Henrik Andreasen, 
  • Pages: 357-360
  • First Published: 10 October 2022