Threshold of fatigue for short through cracks for Al-Li alloy 8090 was evaluated to be lower than that of long cracks,and to decrease with the shortening of the crack length.The correla- tion among the threshold,crack...Threshold of fatigue for short through cracks for Al-Li alloy 8090 was evaluated to be lower than that of long cracks,and to decrease with the shortening of the crack length.The correla- tion among the threshold,crack wake,and crack tip shielding of the short fatigue cracks was discussed.The super demarcation length and lowest theoretical threshold of short through fa- tigue cracks were presented.展开更多
The effect of grain boundaries on cyclic deformation and fatigue crack growth in aluminum bicrystals has been studied.The effect of a grain boundary is restricted in a narrow area, termed as grain boundary affecting z...The effect of grain boundaries on cyclic deformation and fatigue crack growth in aluminum bicrystals has been studied.The effect of a grain boundary is restricted in a narrow area, termed as grain boundary affecting zone(GBAZ),where the incompatible plastic strain treats internal stress which conversely promotes inhomogeneous slip in the area and grain boundary cracking.As an extended stage I crack initiated from a notch approaches the grain boundary under a constant cyclic stress,the crack front branches splits into several pieces, meanwhile,the growth rate of the crack reduces to a minimum value at the center of the GBAZ.Such microstructure-sensitive growth of extended stage I cracks is mainly attributed to the grain boundary-induced crack tip sheilding.展开更多
文摘Threshold of fatigue for short through cracks for Al-Li alloy 8090 was evaluated to be lower than that of long cracks,and to decrease with the shortening of the crack length.The correla- tion among the threshold,crack wake,and crack tip shielding of the short fatigue cracks was discussed.The super demarcation length and lowest theoretical threshold of short through fa- tigue cracks were presented.
文摘The effect of grain boundaries on cyclic deformation and fatigue crack growth in aluminum bicrystals has been studied.The effect of a grain boundary is restricted in a narrow area, termed as grain boundary affecting zone(GBAZ),where the incompatible plastic strain treats internal stress which conversely promotes inhomogeneous slip in the area and grain boundary cracking.As an extended stage I crack initiated from a notch approaches the grain boundary under a constant cyclic stress,the crack front branches splits into several pieces, meanwhile,the growth rate of the crack reduces to a minimum value at the center of the GBAZ.Such microstructure-sensitive growth of extended stage I cracks is mainly attributed to the grain boundary-induced crack tip sheilding.
