Subcritical fatigue crack growth in alumina. 2: Crack bridging and cyclic fatigue mechanisms
- Queen Mary and Westfield College, London (United Kingdom). Dept. of Materials
A crack re-notching procedure based on the hinged straight crack approximation is used to determine the distribution and magnitude of the bridging traction, {sigma}(X), existing over the faces of the fatigue cracks grown in the experiments of Part 1. From this distribution, the {sigma}(u) relation between the bridging tractions and the crack opening is obtained and a simple method is tentatively proposed to measure the magnitude of the crack bridging stress intensity factor, K{sub b}. The characteristics of the {sigma}(X) and {sigma}(u) relations are discussed in the light of the microscopical observations of crack profiles and in terms of the distribution of the frictional and elastic ligaments existing along the faces of the cracks. Crack growth rates and behavior under different values of stress ratio R are compared and mechanisms of fatigue crack growth vs static crack growth are proposed.
- OSTI ID:
- 55339
- Journal Information:
- Acta Metallurgica et Materialia, Journal Name: Acta Metallurgica et Materialia Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 43; ISSN 0956-7151; ISSN AMATEB
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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