Fatigue crack growth testing at negative stress ratios: discussion on the comparability of testing results
Fatigue crack growth testing at negative stress ratios: discussion on the comparability of testing results
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DOI:
10.1111/ffe.12082
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发表时间:
2014-01-01
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3.7
通讯作者:
Sander, M.
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作者:
Benz, C.;Sander, M.
It is an accepted fact in fatigue community that compressive loads contribute to fatigue crack growth. Evidences range from fatigue crack growth under fully compressive loads to effects of compressive underloads to negative stress ratio loading. Because the crack closes under compression and the crack flanks transmit compressive stresses, the loading situation is completely different to those of tensile loading. The present paper addresses the comparability of crack growth testing procedures at negative stress ratios. It reveals that compressive loading at the crack tip differs in different specimens for an equal maximum stress intensity factor K-max and negative stress ratio R. Furthermore, the crack length can significantly influence the loading conditions at the crack tip for tension-compression loading. Depending on the specimen type and crack length, a negative force ratio may lead to a change of algebraic sign of the stresses at the crack tip or not. As a consequence, the comparability of available literature results for R0 tests is not ensured. Proposals to improve the comparability of tension-compression crack growth testing will be given.