Residual Stress Changes in Fatigue.
Abstract
An investigation of transient time and cycle dependent stress and strain on Ti-6A1-4V titanium and 7475-T651 Al alloys was done to determine how great an effect transients at room temperature would have on fatigue life under cyclic conditions. The mechanical material response was modeled using viscoplasticity constitutive laws and Neuber's rule for notched members. Only small amounts of rate dependence was found, and the viscoplasticity models became stiff when rate dependence was low, causing numerical problems. Experimental verification was done for the local surface stresses in a notched member under load using advanced x-ray stress equipment. An anomalous surface behavior was observed, where the surface yielded before the bulk material. - X-ray measurements for a cycled notched member exhibited relaxation of mean stress and not relaxation of residual stress. (MM)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 15, 1994
- Accession Number
- ADA302323
Entities
People
- Derome O. Dunn
- M. P. Laurent
- Norman E. Dowling
Organizations
- Virginia Tech