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Load history effects on fatigue crack propagation: Its effect on the R-curve for threshold

  • Erich Schmid Institute of Materials Science
  • Materials Center Leoben Forschungs GmbH

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Abstract

The study deals with the effect of load history during threshold and fatigue crack propagation measurements in the near threshold regime. The compression pre cracking and the stepwise increasing load amplitude test was applied. The effects of pre-cracking as well as the effect of compression and tension overloads after the pre-cracking on the long crack threshold and on the R-curve of the threshold of stress intensity range are analysed.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)209-214
Number of pages6
JournalFrattura ed Integrità Strutturale
Volume9.2015
Issue number33
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 19 Jun 2015

Keywords

  • Compression pre-cracking
  • Crack closure
  • R-curve
  • Threshold of stress intensity range

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