Crack initiation and propagation test data gathered during tests on Keyhole notched samples is used to evaluate a fatigue life prediction technique. Materials tested include a lower strength ManTen steel and a higher strength Boron steel, RQC-100, both tested with constant and variable amplitude histories. Initiation fatigue life is predicted using the usual method of plasticity correction at the notch followed by a Palmgren-Miner summation of damage with mean stress correction. The emphasis of the study is on simulating the crack propagation results. For that phase discretetize da/dN vs ΔK lines and thresholds for negative R ratios, are used specifically to help predict the propagation for one of the VA histories that had a significant negative mean. The open source crack propagation simulation program applies a material memory model to determine the crack advance on a reversal by reversal basis. The resulting total life and crack advance plots are compared with the experimental observations.


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    Title :

    Crack Initiation and Propagation Predictions for ManTen and RQC-100 Steel Keyhole Notched Specimens Tested by the Fatigue Design & Evaluation Committee of SAE


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Contributors:
    Conle, F.A. (author)

    Conference:

    WCX SAE World Congress Experience ; 2020



    Publication date :

    2020-04-14




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English






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