SYMPOSIA PAPER Published: 01 January 1999
STP14253S

A Fractographic Study of Load-Sequence-Induced Mixed-Mode Fatigue Crack Growth in an Al-Cu Alloy

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Fatigue crack growth behavior was studied on C(T) and SE(T) specimens from Al-Cu alloy 2014 using specially-designed load sequences. The experiments were organized to induce microscopic mixed-mode fatigue crack growth while at the same time reducing or eliminating fatigue crack closure. This was achieved by switching between high-amplitude, low-stress ratio and low-amplitude, high-stress ratio cycles. Retardation effects observed under these conditions are attributed to local crack branching and mixed-mode conditions induced by variable amplitude loading.

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Ashbaugh, NE
University of Dayton Research Institute, Dayton, OH
Porter, WJ
University of Dayton Research Institute, Dayton, OH
Prakash, RV
BiSS Research, Bangalore, India
Sunder, R
BiSS Research, Bangalore, India
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Developed by Committee: E08
Pages: 258–278
DOI: 10.1520/STP14253S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-5406-3
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-2602-2