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Mixed mode fatigue crack propagation behaviour of aluminium F357 alloy

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dc.creator Grasso, Marzio
dc.creator Xu, Yigeng
dc.creator Russo, Roberto
dc.creator Rosiello, Vincenzo
dc.date 2018-06-29T10:11:20Z
dc.date 2018-06-29T10:11:20Z
dc.date 2018-04-05
dc.date.accessioned 2022-05-25T16:36:41Z
dc.date.available 2022-05-25T16:36:41Z
dc.identifier Grasso M, Xu Y, Russo Ro, Rosiello V, Mixed mode fatigue crack propagation behaviour of aluminium F357 alloy, Engineering Failure Analysis, Vol. 90, August 2018, pp. 463-475
dc.identifier 1350-6307
dc.identifier http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engfailanal.2018.04.010
dc.identifier http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/13290
dc.identifier 20724064
dc.identifier.uri http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/182149
dc.description Manufacturing defects are often not in the plane perpendicular to the loading direction and will propagate under mixed mode fatigue loading condition. This paper presents a numerical study of mixed mode crack growth behaviour in H-shaped specimens made of aluminium F357 alloy. The size and orientations of the crack are based on the fractographic observation of defects in F357 specimens manufactured by foundry. Equivalent values of the stress intensity factor (SIF) and the maximum circumferential tensile stress criterion have been adopted to simulate growth of cracks at angles of 90°, 60° and 45° to the loading direction, respectively. Mixed mode fatigue crack growth behaviours are analysed in terms of the shape of crack front, SIF variation, and kink angle. The mixity of SIFs of three modes is complex at early stage of growth with the maximum mode III SIF value at the two ends and the maximum mode II SIF value at the middle of the crack front. The crack surface rotates during the mixed mode crack growth, becoming normal to the loading direction regardless of the initial orientation of the crack. The simulated crack front agrees well with the final elliptical shape of the crack front observed in the physical test specimens. The initial crack orientated at 45° to the loading direction has the longest fatigue life compared with other two crack orientations.
dc.language en
dc.publisher Elsevier
dc.rights Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
dc.rights http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subject Mixed-mode fatigue and fracture
dc.subject Linear elastic fracture mechanics (LEFM)
dc.subject Fatigue crack growth
dc.title Mixed mode fatigue crack propagation behaviour of aluminium F357 alloy
dc.type Article


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