Experimental estimation of the heat energy dissipated in a volume surrounding the tip of a fatigue crack

Fatigue crack initiation and propagation involve plastic strains that require some work to be done on the material. Most of this irreversible energy is dissipated as heat and consequently the material temperature increases. The heat being an indicator of the intense plastic strains occurring at th...

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Main Authors: G. Meneghetti, M. Ricotta
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Language:English
Published: Gruppo Italiano Frattura 2016-01-01
Series:Fracture and Structural Integrity
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Online Access:http://www.gruppofrattura.it/pdf/rivista/numero35/numero_35_art_20.pdf
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description Fatigue crack initiation and propagation involve plastic strains that require some work to be done on the material. Most of this irreversible energy is dissipated as heat and consequently the material temperature increases. The heat being an indicator of the intense plastic strains occurring at the tip of a propagating fatigue crack, when combined with the Neuber’s structural volume concept, it might be used as an experimentally measurable parameter to assess the fatigue damage accumulation rate of cracked components. On the basis of a theoretical model published previously, in this work the heat energy dissipated in a volume surrounding the crack tip is estimated experimentally on the basis of the radial temperature profiles measured by means of an infrared camera. The definition of the structural volume in a fatigue sense is beyond the scope of the present paper. The experimental crack propagation tests were carried out on hot-rolled, 6-mm-thick AISI 304L stainless steel specimens subject to completely reversed axial fatigue loading.
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spelling doaj-art-168cd8fe88f94a61acd79a2336eff64f2025-01-03T00:26:52ZengGruppo Italiano FratturaFracture and Structural Integrity1971-89931971-89932016-01-01103517218110.3221/IGF-ESIS.35.20Experimental estimation of the heat energy dissipated in a volume surrounding the tip of a fatigue crackG. Meneghetti0M. Ricotta1University of Padova,ItalyUniversity of Padova,ItalyFatigue crack initiation and propagation involve plastic strains that require some work to be done on the material. Most of this irreversible energy is dissipated as heat and consequently the material temperature increases. The heat being an indicator of the intense plastic strains occurring at the tip of a propagating fatigue crack, when combined with the Neuber’s structural volume concept, it might be used as an experimentally measurable parameter to assess the fatigue damage accumulation rate of cracked components. On the basis of a theoretical model published previously, in this work the heat energy dissipated in a volume surrounding the crack tip is estimated experimentally on the basis of the radial temperature profiles measured by means of an infrared camera. The definition of the structural volume in a fatigue sense is beyond the scope of the present paper. The experimental crack propagation tests were carried out on hot-rolled, 6-mm-thick AISI 304L stainless steel specimens subject to completely reversed axial fatigue loading.http://www.gruppofrattura.it/pdf/rivista/numero35/numero_35_art_20.pdfCrack tipCrack propagationHeat energyAISI 304LAveraging approaches
spellingShingle G. Meneghetti
M. Ricotta
Experimental estimation of the heat energy dissipated in a volume surrounding the tip of a fatigue crack
Fracture and Structural Integrity
Crack tip
Crack propagation
Heat energy
AISI 304L
Averaging approaches
title Experimental estimation of the heat energy dissipated in a volume surrounding the tip of a fatigue crack
title_full Experimental estimation of the heat energy dissipated in a volume surrounding the tip of a fatigue crack
title_fullStr Experimental estimation of the heat energy dissipated in a volume surrounding the tip of a fatigue crack
title_full_unstemmed Experimental estimation of the heat energy dissipated in a volume surrounding the tip of a fatigue crack
title_short Experimental estimation of the heat energy dissipated in a volume surrounding the tip of a fatigue crack
title_sort experimental estimation of the heat energy dissipated in a volume surrounding the tip of a fatigue crack
topic Crack tip
Crack propagation
Heat energy
AISI 304L
Averaging approaches
url http://www.gruppofrattura.it/pdf/rivista/numero35/numero_35_art_20.pdf
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