Near-threshold fatigue crack growth in 8090 Al-Li alloy
- National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario (Canada). Structures, Materials and Propulsion Lab.
Near-threshold fatigue crack growth was studied in 8090-T8771 Al-Li alloy tested in moist laboratory air. The testing was conducted using (1) the ASTM E-647 load-shedding procedure, (2) a power-law load-shedding procedure, and (3) a constant-amplitude (CA) loading procedure. Crack closure in the three procedures was analyzed. In reconciling fatigue crack growth rates (FCGRs) with different crack closure levels under identical testing parameters, the conventional {Delta}K{sub eff} (=K{sub max} {minus} K{sub op}) fails to correlate the test data and the modified {Delta}K{sub eff} (=K{sub max} {minus} {chi}K{sub op}, where {chi} is the shielding factor, defined by an energy approach) is proven to be the true crack driving force. A parallel slip-rupture model is proposed to describe the mechanism of near-threshold fatigue crack growth in this ally. The model explains the mode transition from crystallographic slip band cracking (SBC) to subgrain boundary cracking (SGC)/brittle fracture (BF) in terms of microstructure-environment synergy. The transition is related to the material`s short-transverse grain size.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 131481
- Journal Information:
- Metallurgical Transactions, A, Vol. 26, Issue 11; Other Information: PBD: Nov 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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