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Direct Observation of the Mechanisms of Fatigue Crack Growth

Research Project

Project/Area Number 06044275
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Overseas Scientific Survey.

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research InstitutionKYUSHU UNIVERSITY

Principal Investigator

MURAKAMI Yukitaka  Kyushu University, Faculty of Engineering (Professor), 工学部, 教授 (10038010)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) LIN X.  University of Sheffield, Faculty of Engin, Research A
LIU Yi  University of Sheffield, Faculty of Engineering (Research Associate), Faculty of Engin, Research A
DWYER-JOYCE r.  University of Sheffield, Faculty of Engineering (Lecturer), Faculty of Engin, Lecturer
MIIIER K.j.  University of Sheffield, Faculty of Engineering (Professor), Faculty of Engin, Professor
SMITH R.a.  University of Sheffield, Faculty of Engineering (Professor), Faculty of Engin, Professor
TORIYAMA Toshiyuki  Kyushu University, Faculty of Engineering (Research Associate), 工学部, 助手 (30227681)
SAKAE Chu  Kyushu University, Faculty of Engineering (Lecturer), 工学部, 講師 (00253477)
NOGUCHI Hiroshi  Kyushu University, Faculty of Engineering (Associate Professor), 工学部, 助教授 (80164680)
JONO Masahiro  Osaka University, Faculty of Engineering (Professor), 工学部, 教授 (20029094)
X Lin  University of Sheffield, Faculty of Engineering (Research Assistant)
Project Period (FY) 1994
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1994)
KeywordsMetalFatigue / Fatigue Crack Propagation / In-situ Observation / SEM / Crack Opening-Closing Behavior / Micro-structure / Finite ElementMethod / Boundary ElementMethod
Research Abstract

A.Investigation of the effect of frequency, temperature and material on size effect of fatigue crack propagation.
The same material (Ni-base superalloy in this year) was tasted in the three research groups.
(1) At University of Sheffield, the automated observation of the initiation and propagation of small fatigue cracks in large specimens is conducted at both room temperature and 800*C.The effect of micro-structure on the initiation and propagation of small fatigue cracks is being made clear.
(2) At Kyushu University, the automated observation of the fatigue crack propagation of small specimens in the Instron-type scanning electron microscopes connected to servohydraulic fatigue testing machine is conducted at 50 thousand magnifications. The relationship between the deformation of the crack tip (crack opening-closing behavior). micro-structure and fatigue crack growth ratio is being made clear.
(3) At Osaka University, the dynamic observation of fatigue crack in the Osaka-type scanning electron microscopes connected to servohydraulic fatigue testing machine is conducted under variable amplitude loads. The effect of variable amplitude loads on short fatigue crack growth is being made clear.
B.Investigation of the relationship between the crack shape and specimen size by 3-D surface crack propagation analyzes.
(4) At Kyushu University, the analytical method based on Boundary ElementMethod, which is extremely precise, for stress intensity factors of 3-D surface crack is developed.
(5) Comparing the result of (4) and that by Finite ElementMethod at University of Sheffield, the precision of FEM is confirmed to be suit for the prediction of the 3-D crack growth.

Report

(1 results)
  • 1994 Final Research Report Summary
  • Research Products

    (4 results)

All Other

All Publications (4 results)

  • [Publications] Liu Yi and R.A.Smith: "Short Fatigue Cracks Measured by an Automated Image Processing System" ASTM STPに掲載予定.

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1994 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] H.Noguchi and R.A.Smith: "An Analysis of a Semi-Infinite Solid with Three-Dimensional Cracks" Engineering Fracture Mechanicsに掲載予定.

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1994 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Liu Yi and R.A.Smith: "Short Fatigue Cracks Measured by an Automated Image Processing System" ASTMSTP. (to be submitted).

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1994 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] H.Noguchi and R.A.Smith: "An Analysis of a Semi-Infinite Solid with Three-Dimensional Cracks" Engineering Fracture Mechanics. (to be submitted).

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1994 Final Research Report Summary

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