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Biaxial Fatigue Crack Growth Behavior in Aluminum Alloy 5083-H116 Under Ambient Laboratory and Saltwater Environments

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Crack growth of aluminum alloy 5083 was investigated when subjected to the in-plane biaxial tension-tension fatigue with stress ratio of 0.5 under ambient laboratory and saltwater environments. Cruciform specimens with a center hole, containing a notch and precrack at 45° to the specimen’s arms, were tested in a biaxial fatigue test machine. Two biaxiality ratios, λ = 1 and λ = 1.5, were studied. For λ = 1, crack propagated along a straight line collinearly with the precrack, while for λ = 1.5 case, the crack path was curved and non-collinear with the precrack. Uniaxial fatigue tests were also conducted. Crack growth rates were faster under the biaxiality fatigue in comparison to uniaxial fatigue at a given crack driving force (ΔK I or ΔG) in both environments. Further, an increase in biaxiality ratio increased the crack growth rate, i.e., faster for λ = 1.5 case than λ = 1 case. Both biaxial fatigue and saltwater environment showed detrimental effects on the fatigue crack growth resistance of 5083, and its combination is highly detrimental when compared to uniaxial fatigue.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the support of Office of Corrosion Policy and Oversight, OSD, Washington, DC (Mr. Richard A. Hays).

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  1. Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Air Force Institute of Technology, 2950 Hobson Way, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, 45433-7765, USA

    V. Y. Perel, H. E. Misak & S. Mall

  2. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH, 45469-0238, USA

    V. K. Jain

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Perel, V.Y., Misak, H.E., Mall, S. et al. Biaxial Fatigue Crack Growth Behavior in Aluminum Alloy 5083-H116 Under Ambient Laboratory and Saltwater Environments. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 24, 1565–1572 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-015-1420-6

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