ISSN:
1013-9826
Source:
Scientific.Net: Materials Science & Technology / Trans Tech Publications Archiv 1984-2008
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
The primary objective of this study is to develop a quantitative model to predict the effects ofmaterials, environment and mechanics such as loading configuration on environmentally-assistedcracking (EAC) of stainless steels in high-temperature water.It has basically been accepted that crack propagation in oxygenated high temperature water iscontrolled by a slip-dissolution and/or deformation-oxidation mechanism. According to thismechanism, the crack-tip strain rate is an extremely important mechanical parameter fordetermining the crack growth rates. Based upon a formulation obtained by combining Faraday’sequation with an elastic plastic analysis of the strain singularity at a growing crack-tip in workhardening materials, a theoretical formulation of crack-tip strain rate has been derived for planestrain and plane stress conditions. The FEM analysis for 3D crack growth can be compared to thetheoretical 2D analysis.In this paper, we first make a CCP (Center Crack Plane) model, and performed a3-dimensional Finite Element Analysis (3D-FEA) to evaluate the crack-tip stain rate payingattention to the element mesh size and to the loading history. After optimization these parameters,the calculated crack-tip strain distribution, including its logarithmic singularity, was founded toagree well with the theoretical distribution. The significance of the crack-tip strain rate upon thecrack-tip strain distribution and crack growth rate was demonstrated. The specimen size effects oncrack growth rates were discussed from this point of crack-tip strain distribution.Finally, we focused on the importance of crack-tip strain rate as a unique mechanicalparameter that controls the crack growth rate
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://www.tib-hannover.de/fulltexts/2011/0528/01/47/transtech_doi~10.4028%252Fwww.scientific.net%252FKEM.261-263.1023.pdf
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