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Fatigue strength of wheathering steel ATMOFIX 52A
Kunz, Ludvík ; Vlk, M. ; Zavadilová, Petra ; Klusák, Jan ; Navrátilová, L.
Deterioration of fatigue properties of weathering steels is a serious problem of operating life of engineering components subjected to corrosion and cyclic loads. There are two possible mechanisms of damage, which are discussed in literature. There is an effect of surface roughening, which develops during corrosion, and an effect of corrosion cracks, which can influence the fatigue crack initiation. The paper contains results of an experimental determination of fatigue life of ATMOFIX 52A grade steel with a corroded surface and comparison with the fatigue strength of basic smooth material. The notch effect of corrosion dimples, which initiated fatigue cracks, was determined on the basis of fractographic observation and numerical evaluation of stress concentration. It has been found that the reduction of the fatigue life can be quantitatively well predicted by means of the fatigue notch effect of corrosion dimples. No risky corrosion cracks were found in the studied corroded material
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Crack stability condition at the interface between two polymer materials
Zouhar, Michal ; Hutař, Pavel ; Náhlík, Luboš ; Ševčík, Martin ; Knésl, Zdeněk
The aim of this work is to study the behaviour of crack with its tip at the interface of two polymer materials. The numerical model of cracked bi-material tension specimen is investigated and a stability criterion was tested. Usually a stability criterion based on general stress concentrator needs the relation between critical value of the generalized stress intensity factor and critical value of the stress intensity factor (fracture toughness). This relation is a function of elastic mismatch between particular materials, fracture toughness of the main material and critical distance d. Estimation of d is usually not straightforward and different authors use different approaches for its determination. Therefore main aim of this study is mutual comparison of published approaches for d estimation and to quantify their effect on the critical loading value. The results of this study can lead to better lifetime prediction and design of layered structures.
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Stress state analysis of sub-sized pre-cracked three-point-bend specimen
Stratil, Luděk ; Kozák, Vladislav ; Hadraba, Hynek ; Dlouhý, Ivo
The contribution deals with finite element analysis of stress state in sub-sized pre-cracked three-point bend specimen (KLST). A studied material was Eurofer´97 steel. The true stress-true strain curve was obtained from tensile test. The three point bend tests were carried out on plain and side-grooved specimens at ambient temperature and were simulated using ABAQUS 6.10. The stress state in KLST specimen was compared with the stress state of standard specimen. The analysis confirmed the stress state in KLST specimens at the crack tip does not correspond to conditions of standard fracture toughness determination because loss of constraint.
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A study of bi-material notches under a combined loading mode
Kopp, Dalibor ; Klusák, Jan
In the range of linear elastic fracture mechanics, the conditions for critical loading assessment of structures made of two dissimilar materials are usually based on the assumptions of a prevailing normal mode of loading. The same assumption is usually applied to the stability criterion of bi-material notches. However, in engineering practice there are cases of loading and failure close to the shear mode. The aim of the work is the study of the stress distribution in the vicinity of a bi-material notch subjected to a combination of normal and shear modes of loading. Further, the assessment of crack initiation from the stress concentrator is shown.
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Mechanical properties of Al thin films measured by microcompression
Kuběna, Ivo ; Kruml, Tomáš
Two modern experimental techniques, the focused ion beam milling and the nanoindentation, were applied in order to measure exactly plastic properties of a Al-1.5%Cu thin film prepared by the physical vapour deposition, used for electrical connection of integrated circuits. By focused ion beam milling, cylindrical specimens were prepared. The height of the specimens was equal to the film thickness (2 micrometers) and their diameter was about 1.3 micrometers. These specimens were subjected to the compressive loading using the nanoindenter equipped by a flat punch. It is possible to obtain stress-strain curves of the thin film rather precisely.
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