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Study of Fatigue Crack Growth Rate of AA6061 at Different Stress Ratios

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Proceedings of Fatigue, Durability and Fracture Mechanics

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In the present work, fatigue crack growth behaviors of AA6061 are studied at different stress ratios, R = 0.1, 0.5 and 0.9. The fatigue crack growth rate and stress intensity factors at steady-state regime were determined by fatigue test on compact tension specimens. Fatigue tests were performed according to ASTM standards using Biss 25-kN, servo-hydraulic testing machine with graphic interface and auto-calibration. Lower fatigue crack growth rate as well as a higher fatigue crack growth threshold for stress ratio, R = 0.1, was observed and compared to R = 0.5 and 0.9. The dependency of crack growth on stress ratio is also modeled based on Walker approach, and Walker exponent was identified to model the dependency of fatigue crack growth rate of AA6061-T6 on stress ratios. The mathematical model developed shows 95% adj R square, which is acceptable.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graphic Era University (GEU), Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India

    Rajesh P. Verma

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT), Allahabad, UP, India

    K. N. Pandey

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  1. Former Director, Central Power Research Institute, Bangalore , Institute of Structural Integrity and Failure Studies (ISIFS), Bangalore , Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

    S. Seetharamu

  2. Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India

    K. Bhanu Sankara Rao

  3. Head, Institute of Structural Integrity and Failure Studies [ISIFS], Bangalore, Karnataka, India

    Raghunath Wasudev Khare

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Verma, R.P., Pandey, K.N. (2018). Study of Fatigue Crack Growth Rate of AA6061 at Different Stress Ratios. In: Seetharamu, S., Rao, K., Khare, R. (eds) Proceedings of Fatigue, Durability and Fracture Mechanics. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6002-1_6

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