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Title: Ultrasonic attenuation peak in steel and aluminum alloy during rotating bending fatigue

Abstract

Using electromagnetic acoustic resonance (EMAR), the authors studied the evolution of the surface shear wave attenuation and phase velocity in a 0.45 pct C steel and a 5052 aluminum alloy exposed to rotating bending fatigue. In the EMAR method, they used electromagnetic acoustic transducers (EMATs) for the contactless measurements of the axial shear wave, which is a surface shear wave that propagates along a cylindrical surface in the circumferential direction, with an axial polarization. There has been no precious report of continuous and contactless monitoring of the surface wave attenuation and velocity being performed without interrupting the fatigue. The attenuation coefficient always showed sharp peaks around 90 pct of the fatigue life, independent of the fatigue-stress amplitude. To interpret this phenomenon, the authors made crack-growth observations using replicas and measurements of recovery of attenuation and velocity by stopping the cyclic loading before and after the peak. From these results, they concluded that the evolution of the ultrasonic properties is caused by a drastic change in dislocation mobility being accompanied by the crack growth at the final stage of the fatigue life.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Osaka Univ. (JP)
OSTI Identifier:
20050545
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions. A, Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 31; Journal Issue: 4; Other Information: PBD: Apr 2000; Journal ID: ISSN 1073-5623
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; FATIGUE; STEELS; ALUMINIUM BASE ALLOYS; ACOUSTIC MEASUREMENTS; CRACKS; CRACK PROPAGATION; GRAIN SIZE; DISLOCATIONS; CORRELATIONS

Citation Formats

Ogi, Hirotsugu, Hamaguchi, Takayuki, and Hirao, Masahiko. Ultrasonic attenuation peak in steel and aluminum alloy during rotating bending fatigue. United States: N. p., 2000. Web. doi:10.1007/s11661-000-0107-1.
Ogi, Hirotsugu, Hamaguchi, Takayuki, & Hirao, Masahiko. Ultrasonic attenuation peak in steel and aluminum alloy during rotating bending fatigue. United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-000-0107-1
Ogi, Hirotsugu, Hamaguchi, Takayuki, and Hirao, Masahiko. 2000. "Ultrasonic attenuation peak in steel and aluminum alloy during rotating bending fatigue". United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-000-0107-1.
@article{osti_20050545,
title = {Ultrasonic attenuation peak in steel and aluminum alloy during rotating bending fatigue},
author = {Ogi, Hirotsugu and Hamaguchi, Takayuki and Hirao, Masahiko},
abstractNote = {Using electromagnetic acoustic resonance (EMAR), the authors studied the evolution of the surface shear wave attenuation and phase velocity in a 0.45 pct C steel and a 5052 aluminum alloy exposed to rotating bending fatigue. In the EMAR method, they used electromagnetic acoustic transducers (EMATs) for the contactless measurements of the axial shear wave, which is a surface shear wave that propagates along a cylindrical surface in the circumferential direction, with an axial polarization. There has been no precious report of continuous and contactless monitoring of the surface wave attenuation and velocity being performed without interrupting the fatigue. The attenuation coefficient always showed sharp peaks around 90 pct of the fatigue life, independent of the fatigue-stress amplitude. To interpret this phenomenon, the authors made crack-growth observations using replicas and measurements of recovery of attenuation and velocity by stopping the cyclic loading before and after the peak. From these results, they concluded that the evolution of the ultrasonic properties is caused by a drastic change in dislocation mobility being accompanied by the crack growth at the final stage of the fatigue life.},
doi = {10.1007/s11661-000-0107-1},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/20050545}, journal = {Metallurgical and Materials Transactions. A, Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science},
issn = {1073-5623},
number = 4,
volume = 31,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 2000},
month = {Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 2000}
}