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EFFECT OF ATMOSPHERE ON THE FATIGUE BEHAVIOR AND ITS STATISTICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF Al ALLOY SPECIMENS

Research Project

Project/Area Number 09650108
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Materials/Mechanics of materials
Research InstitutionOITA UNIVERSITY

Principal Investigator

GOTO Masahiro  OITA UNIVERSITY,PRODUCTION SYSTEMS ENGINEERING,ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, 工学部, 助教授 (30170468)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) IMADO Keiji  OITA UNIVERSITY,PRODUCTION SYSTEMS ENGINEERING,RESEARCH ASSOCIATE, 工学部, 助手 (80160050)
YAMAMOTO Takaei  OITA UNIVERSITY,PRODUCTION SYSTEMS ENGINEERING,RESEARCH ASSOCIATE, 工学部, 助手 (20295166)
Project Period (FY) 1997 – 1998
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1998)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000)
Fiscal Year 1998: ¥500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000)
Fiscal Year 1997: ¥1,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000)
KeywordsFATIGUE / Al ALLOY / CARBON STEEL / CRACK INITIATION / ATOMOSPHERE / STATISTICAL TREATMENT / CRACK PROPAGATION / PLAIN SPECIMEN / AI合金 / 微小き裂伝ぱ
Research Abstract

Rotating bending fatigue tests of the smooth specimens were carried out in room air using a normalized 0.37 % carbon steel and an age hardened aluminum alloy 7075-T6. In order to clarify the effect of air conditions on the fatigue damage, both the temperature and humidity of laboratory air were changed for each test. Air conditions used in the tests were moist air (relative humidity h = 70-80%) at 20゚C, moist air at 35゚C and dry air (h = 35-45%) at 35゚C.The main results of fatigue behavior in each atmosphere may be summarized as follows :
1. The S-N curve is influenced by the atmosphere. The fatigue life of steel at 20゚C is longer than at 35゚C, while the effect of humidity is negligible. However, the fatigue life of Al alloy is longer in dry air than moist air.
2. The crack initiation life of steel is longer for 20゚C than 35゚C, however the difference in humidity does not affect the crack initiation life. On the other hand, crack initiation life of Al alloy is strongly affected by the humidity than temperature and it is longer in dry than moist air.
For both the metals, the growth rate of a surface crack is lower in moist air compared with dry air, as the growth rate approaches the threshold level. The retarded growth rates in moist air may result from the formation of fretting oxides. For cracks with dl/dN in excess of 10^6 mm/cycle, humidity does not influence the growth behavior. The temperature also affects the crack growth rate, but this effect is not large.
3. The crack initiation life, growth life and fatigue life distribution is represented by Weibull distribution. The statistical distribution of crack growth rate is expressed by both a log-normal and a Weibull distribution function. No significant difference in the CV, the coefficient of variation, versus 1 relationship is observed due to a difference in laboratory airs.

Report

(3 results)
  • 1998 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1997 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (8 results)

All Other

All Publications (8 results)

  • [Publications] 後藤真宏: "Fatigue Behavior of Normalized S35C Sceel Plain Specimens in Three Atmospheres" Proc.5th SAMPE Symposium. 301-306 (1997)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1998 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 後藤真宏: "Statistical Investigation of the Effect of Laboratory Air on the Fatigue Behaviour of Carbon Steel" Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures. 21. 705-715 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1998 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Goto, M., Yamamoto, T., Sakai, T.and Kawagoishi, N.: "Fatigue Behavior of Normalized S35C Steel Plain Specimens in Three Atmospheres" Proc.5th SAMPE Symposium. 301-306 (1997)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1998 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Goto, M.: "Statistical Investigation of the Effect of Laboratory Air on the Fatigue Behavior of a Carbon Steel" Fatigue Fract.Eng.Mater.Struct.21-6. 705-715 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1998 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 後藤真宏: "Statistical Investigation of the Effect of Laboratory Air on the Fatigue Behaviour of a Carbon Steel" Fatigue & Fracture & Engineering Materials & Structures. 21巻6号. 705-715 (1998)

    • Related Report
      1998 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 後藤真宏: "S45C調質材の腐食疲労挙動と応力変動の関係" 材料. 46巻・7号. 801-807 (1997)

    • Related Report
      1997 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 後藤真宏: "Faligue Behavior of Normalized S35C Steel Plain Specimens in Three A tmospheres" Piceedings of the 5th Japan International SAMPE Sympusium. 301-306 (1997)

    • Related Report
      1997 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 後藤真宏: "Fatigue Behavior of 6061-T6 Aluminum AI/oy Plan Specimens" SAE Technical Paper Series. 970703. 1-7 (1997)

    • Related Report
      1997 Annual Research Report

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Published: 1997-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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