SYMPOSIA PAPER Published: 01 January 1996
STP18231S

Prediction of Matrix Fatigue Crack Initiation from Notches in Titanium Matrix Composites

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Fatigue crack initiation from notches in titanium matrix composites (TMCs) is of interest in the design of TMC structures. A model is presented for predicting the fatigue crack initiation life of longitudinal, transverse, and symmetric cross-ply laminates using the strain-life behavior of the matrix material. The effective strain parameter, Δεeff, proposed by Hillberry and Johnson is used to account for the residual stress state imposed during composite processing. Since the effective strain parameter requires knowledge of the local residual and applied strain in the matrix, methods for calculating these strains are developed. Model predictions were verified with crack initiation tests of [0]4, [90]4, and [0/90]s SCS-6/TIMETAL 21S center-hole specimens at room temperature and [04/¯90]s SCS-6/Ti-15-3 center-hole specimens at 300 and 550°C.

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Herrmann, DJ
School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Ward, GT
School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Lawson, EJ
School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Hillberry, BM
School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
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Developed by Committee: D30
Pages: 359–376
DOI: 10.1520/STP18231S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-5320-2
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-2039-6