Isothermal Fatigue Life Prediction Techniques
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description: Substantial progress has been made in advancing a pre-existing energy-based fatigue life prediction method into a powerful tool for real-world application through three distinct analyses, resulting in considerable improvements to the fidelity and capability of the existing model. First, a torsional fatigue life prediction method with consideration for the identification and incorporation of loading multiaxiality was developed and validated against experimental results from testing of Aluminum 6061-T6 specimens at room temperature. Second, a unique isothermal-mechanical fatigue life testing capability was constructed and utilized in the development of an isothermal-mechanical fatigue life prediction method. This method was validated against experimental data generated from testing of Aluminum 6061-T6 specimens at multiple operating temperatures. Third, alternative quasi-static and dynamic constitutive relationships were applied to the isothermal-mechanical fatigue life prediction method. The accuracy of each new relationship was verified against experimental data generated from testing of two material systems with dissimilar properties: Aluminum 6061-T6 at multiple operating temperatures and Titanium 6Al-4V at room temperature. Each investigation builds upon a previously-developed energy-based life prediction capability, which states: the total strain energy dissipated during both a quasi-static process and a dynamic process are equivalent and a fundamental property of the material. Through these three analyses, the energy-based life prediction framework has acquired the capability of assessing the fatigue life of structures subjected to unplanned multiaxial loading and elevated isothermal operating temperatures; furthermore, alternative constitutive relationships have been successfully employed in improving the fidelity of the life prediction models. This work represents considerable advancements of the energy-based method, and provides a firm foundation for the gro…
abstract: Substantial progress has been made in advancing a pre-existing energy-based fatigue life prediction method into a powerful tool for real-world application through three distinct analyses, resulting in considerable improvements to the fidelity and capability of the existing model. First, a torsional fatigue life prediction method with consideration for the identification and incorporation of loading multiaxiality was developed and validated against experimental results from testing of Aluminum 6061-T6 specimens at room temperature. Second, a unique isothermal-mechanical fatigue life testing capability was constructed and utilized in the development of an isothermal-mechanical fatigue life prediction method. This method was validated against experimental data generated from testing of Aluminum 6061-T6 specimens at multiple operating temperatures. Third, alternative quasi-static and dynamic constitutive relationships were applied to the isothermal-mechanical fatigue life prediction method. The accuracy of each new relationship was verified against experimental data generated from testing of two material systems with dissimilar properties: Aluminum 6061-T6 at multiple operating temperatures and Titanium 6Al-4V at room temperature. Each investigation builds upon a previously-developed energy-based life prediction capability, which states: the total strain energy dissipated during both a quasi-static process and a dynamic process are equivalent and a fundamental property of the material. Through these three analyses, the energy-based life prediction framework has acquired the capability of assessing the fatigue life of structures subjected to unplanned multiaxial loading and elevated isothermal operating temperatures; furthermore, alternative constitutive relationships have been successfully employed in improving the fidelity of the life prediction models. This work represents considerable advancements of the energy-based method, and provides a firm foundation for the gro…
author: Wertz, John Nicholas
language: English
keywords: Aerospace Materials, Aerospace Engineering, fatigue, fatigue lifing, life prediction, energy-based, isothermal
date published: 2013-05-24
date modified: 2026-07-24T03:36:39Z
provider: OhioLINK
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: The Ohio State University