Fatigue life prediction under biaxial falstaff loading using statistical volume element based multiscale modeling

Jinjun Zhang, Kuang Liu, Aditi Chattopadhyay

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Abstract

This article presents the fatigue life prediction in a cruciform specimen of 2024-T351 aluminum alloy subjected to biaxial FALSTAFF loading. An energyand slip-based multiscale damage criterion is developed to capture the fatigue crack formation in crystalline metallic materials. In these materials, there are two stages in crack initiation: nucleation of micro cracks and coalescence of micro cracks into major cracks. In the first stage, micro cracks generate from intermetallic particles and extend into surrounding grains. For the FCC crystalline structure, fatigue damage increments in four dependent slip planes are calculated and accumulated to measure micro crack. In the second stage, the micro cracks grow and coalesce into major cracks. Subsequently, a meso-statistical volume element model is developed to represent the microstructure of the material. Finally, a root mean square method is introduced to take into account FALSTAFF loading. Using the root mean square (RMS) method, the loading history for tests is analyzed to determine the RMS maximum and minimum stresses. The multiscale damage criterion, statistical volume element and RMS method were validated using previously conducted fatigue tests on cruciform samples. The fatigue life and crack direction predicted using the developed model correlate well with the experiments.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationASME 2012 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2012
Pages625-634
Number of pages10
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
EventASME 2012 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2012 - Houston, TX, United States
Duration: Nov 9 2012Nov 15 2012

Publication series

NameASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE)
Volume8

Other

OtherASME 2012 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2012
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityHouston, TX
Period11/9/1211/15/12

Keywords

  • Biaxial FALSTAFF loading
  • Damage criterion
  • Multiscale modeling
  • Statistic volume element

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Mechanical Engineering

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