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Elastic-Plastic Fracture Mechanics for High-Temperature Fatigue Crack Growth

Sadananda, K
Research metallurgist and supervisory metallurgist, Thermostructural Materials Branch, Material Science and Technology Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C.,

Shahinian, P
Research metallurgist and supervisory metallurgist, Thermostructural Materials Branch, Material Science and Technology Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C.,

Pages: 12    Published: Jan 1980

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Abstract

Application of linear elastic and elastic-plastic fracture mechanics parameters to high-temperature fatigue crack growth is examined to determine which parameter provides a better correlation of crack growth data. It is concluded that the J-integral concept is applicable to fatigue, and methods of determination of J for both load-controlled and displacement-controlled fatigue are discussed. The J-integral parameter is shown to be better than the linear elastic parameter K in correlating fatigue crack growth, particularly so in materials that undergo metallurgical changes during test resulting in changes in flow properties. Application of the J-integral concept to time-dependent and combined cycle and time-dependent crack growth is discussed in detail.