Assignement 4
Assignement 4
Assignement 4
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Reg.No.15PHD 1093
A fatigue crack grows with each applied load cycle and therefore, crack growth per
unit cycle da/dN, is an important parameter.
da/dN is extremely small, may be as small as 10-10 m/cycle which is of the order of
one lattice parameter.
Such a small crack growth rate cannot be detected easily and, it is included in crack
initiation.
When the smooth surface specimen of metal is subjected to a cyclic load it is observed
that dislocation grid bands initiate on the specimen surface.
With increasing load cycle this grid band multiply laterally and become denser. As a
result the surface no longer remains smooth.
The dislocation transport material from or to the surface, creating extrusion and intrusion
on the surface. An intrusion act like a crack with finite ΔK.
4. How is crack propagation rate determined for variable amplitude fluctuating load?
Answer:
The number of the retarded crack load cycles depends on the relative magnitudes of
stresses.
In case of variable amplitudes loads there are many overload pulses, each having
associated with retarded crack growth.
It is difficult to keep track of extend of retardation and predict the crack growth.
So for calculation on variable amplitude fluctuating load we take variable amplitude
is limited to narrow band and the retardation of crack growth is ignored.
PART B
1. Determine nucleation life if a slot is made in a large plate (hy-130 steel) having a tip-
radius of 2mm and a length of 40mm from one edge to another. The plate is subjected to a
fatigue load of σmax = 140 MPa and σmin = 0.0 MPa.
Answer:
Given ϱ= 2mm, a0=0.04 m, σmax = 140 MPa and σmin = 0.0 MPa.
∆KI = Kmax - Kmin , WKT For this large plate with a edge crack f(a/W)= 1.12
Now For nucleation life we have to find the ∆KI/√ ϱ to find the life cycles N
Fig. 2 Dependence of nucleation life on radius of curvature of the defect and ∆K I for HY-130 Steel
2. Determine the propagation life for the case of problem 1 if the crack is not allowed to
exceed 60% of the critical length corresponding to K IC = 150 MPa √m. use the paris law
with C = 7.2 X 10-12 MPa-3 m-1/2 and m=3.0. Also determine the total fatigue life (take slot
length as initial crack length).
Answer:
From the first problem initial crack length = a0 = 40mm = 0.04 m
KIC = 150 MPa √m, C = 7.2 X 10-12 MPa-3 m-1/2 and m=3.0, σmax = 140 MPa
if the crack is not allowed to exceed 60% of the critical length then
( m
2 ) ( ) W
m
−1 C f m 0 ( ∆ σ ) π 2
( ) 2
3
−1 ×7.2 X 10−12 × 1.123 × ( 140 ) π 2
3. The Paris law of fatigue growth of a crack is known to have the form
da 3
=C ( Δ K I )
dN
Where a is in meter and ( Δ K I ) in MPa √m. The centre crack in a large plate, initially
of length 2a= 8mm, grows to 2a= 10mm in 2000 load cycles when a constant amplitude
fluctuating load is applied with σmax = 180 MPa and σmin = 100 MPa. Determine the life of
the component beyond 2a= 10 mm if the same amplitude load continues on the
component and the maximum allowable crack length in the damage tolerant design is
2a = 50 mm.
Answer :
Np = 2000 cycles
−m −m
( +1 ) ( +1)
a0 2 −a f 2
Therefore, N p= m …………. (1)
m m a0
(2 ) m 2
−1 C f ( )( ∆ σ ) π
W
Here, σmax = 180 MPa and σmin= 100 Mpa ∆ σ = 180 – 100 = 80
MPa
Dividing equation (1) and (2), from trial and error method we got
m = 3.176 and from Equation (1) we get C = 12.1755×10-12 MPa-3 m-1/2