Institute of Fundamental Technological Research

Fatigue loading induces a microstructure evolution leading to the change of macroscopically observed mechanical behavior of a dual phase DP500 steel. It was assumed that stress–strain characteristic of a pre-fatigued material may be determined using constitutive equation taking into account damage parameter. To estimate development of the fatigue damage in specimen a variation of the inelastic strain component was applied.

The flat „dog-bone” specimens were initially loaded using stress controlled cycles. When the strain reached a given value the fatigue process was stopped. Subsequently, the specimens with introduced fatigue damage were subjected to tensile tests. Next, the Johnson-Cook's constitutive equation was calibrated separately for each pre-fatigue case. Finally, a new constitutive relationship, based on the Johnson-Cook's model was proposed. It reflects the hardening and softening effects by taking into account both a change in the dislocation structure and development of fatigue microdamage. Proposed model shows a very good agreement with experimental data.

Constitutive model, Dual-phase steel, Fatigue, Stress–strain curve, Fatigue damage, Inelastic strain

Materials and semi-manufactured products for aviation equipment are usually subjected to increasingly rigorous demands for the quality control. In many cases, like hardened or carburized wheels or rollers assembled in the gear motors, the control procedures enforce necessity of the selective testing of details coming from production lines using destructive techniques. The main aim of diagnostic investigations carrying out on series of final products is to assess qualitatively and quantitatively the layers obtained due to carburizing and induction hardening. Unfortunately, such processes increase the fabrication costs significantly, especially in the case of complex manufacturing technology applied and small-lot production as well. In order to reduce them the attempts for application of non-destructive testing methods are taken for evaluation of either the layers quality or the products subjected to surface treatments. This paper presents the eddy currents method used for the thickness evaluation of the carburized and induction-hardened layers on the basis of the impedance signal variation. The signal was obtained as a result of the so-called ‘lift off’ effect. A methodology for the quantitative thickness evaluation of the carburized and induction-hardened layers has been elaborated under a range of technological parameters. The measurements ranges were defined in the framework of which an identification of the hardened layer was possible using the commercial defectoscope and reference specimens of the fixed thickness. Tests were carried out on specimens made of the ASM6414 steel and subjected subsequently to carburization and induction hardening. The impedance parameters were measured for selected values of frequency. The results were verified on the basis of metallographic investigations as well as the microhardness measurements captured in the form of profiles taken from specimens’ cross-sections of different layer thickness.

eddy current, hardening, carburizing, layers, non-destructive technique

Fatigue damage process developing in structural materials under long-term cyclic loading is still an unsolved problem of modern engineering. Attempts to assess a degree of materials degradation under fatigue conditions on the basis of changes in the areas of local strain concentration determined by optical methods can be treated as the promising contemporary research direction of majority of scientific centres in the world. In most cases, fatigue damage has a local character and it is based on damage development leading to generation of cracks appearing around structural defects or geometrical notches. An identification of these areas and their subsequent monitoring requires a full-field displacement measurements performed on the objects surfaces. It seems that modern contemporary optical methods for displacement components measuring on the surfaces of structural elements or tested specimens are suitable for such purpose. Digital Image Correlation (DIC) and Electronic Speckle Pattern Interferometry (ESPI) are nowadays the most widely used testing methods in this area. Both of them enable capturing of displacement and strain components distributions. This paper presents an attempt to use the ESPI method for fatigue damage evaluation and its monitoring on specimens made of the aluminide coated nickel super-alloys. Flat specimens were subjected to cyclic loading. The fatigue tests were interrupted several times in order to perform a static loading during which the optical measurements were carried out. An analysis of the results captured by the ESPI system allowed indication of places of the greatest stress concentration and demonstration of the damage development process as a function of the increasing number of cycles.

fatigue, damage, super-alloy, Electronic Speckle Pattern Interferometry

Metal matrix composites (MMCs) with aluminium alloy AA2124 matrix reinforced with 17 and 25% of SiC were investigated. Symmetric tension-compression fatigue tests at ambient temperature and tensile creep tests at elevated temperature were carried out. Specimens were subjected to fatigue or creep loading conditions. Tests were stopped after given number of cycles or strain values respectively. Electronic Speckle Pattern Interferometry (ESPI) was used in order to detect damage under fatigue and creep conditions. Strain fields were observed on specimens’ surfaces to localise strain concentrations that would indicate areas of damage development.

Creep, Damage, ESPI (Electronic Speckle Pattern Interferometry), Fatigue, MMC (Metal Matrix Composite)

The results of analysis of fatigue damage development in the X10CrMoVNb9-1(P91) steel specimens subjected to various cyclic loading combinations are presented. The study concerning a quantitative assessment of damage is based on analysis of the fatigue hysteresis evolution in subsequent loading cycles. According to the elaborated algorithms, damage parameters were determined on the basis of two indicators, i.e., average strain and strain amplitude variations. Each of them was responsible for a single damage development mechanism. The average strain characterized ratcheting effect, which is usually related to local generation of plastic strain surrounding microstructural elements. The second damage mechanism called cyclic plasticity is connected with micro slips preceding slip bands formation. The paper also discusses the results of metallographic and fractographic microscopic (SEM) observations of the tested specimens in order to indicate microstructural aspects of fatigue damage development mechanisms.

fatigue test, steels, fracture, scanning electron microscopy, microstructure

Thick-walled, main stream pipelines are key elements in many power and chemical plants. Operating for a long time in high temperature and subjected to internal pressure such pipes are subjected to creep resulting in material degradation and strain. The most common method of pipe state evaluation is pipe diameter monitoring. Usually such measurements are performed with micrometer gauge in locations where special “pips” were earlier installed. Other methods are also tested to monitor creep progress like various temperature-resistance strain gauges or eddy current sensors. The paper examines a new ultrasonic technique to evaluate thick-walled pipe diameter changes. Pipe diameter evaluation is based on time of flight of bulk ultrasonic waves propagating in circumferential direction along the polygon, reflecting on the pipe external surface only. Presented are results of experiments performed on 100 mm diameter pipe subjected to internal pressure to generate small diameter changes and on 273 mm diameter and 40 mm wall thickness pipe section. Measurements were performed with longitudinal, shear SV and shear SH waves. Described are advantages and disadvantages of various ultrasonic wave types for pipe diameter evaluation in practice. Discussed is the influence of residual stresses and temperature on accuracy of pipe diameter evaluation with proposed technique. Shear SV wave was chosen as the most easily applicable ultrasonic wave on thick-walled tubes.

The goal of the research was to evaluate the change of displacement/strain phases in the P91 steel under static load conditions. Undertaken tests were aimed at estimation and analysis of the impact of the material state, which was subjected to loading conditions, on the distribution of stress pattern using ESPI system. Specimen made of high temperature creep resistant steel X10CrMoVNb9-1 (P91) used as a construction material for boiler steam feed heaters, vapor tanks, pressure vessels and vapor pipelines, is used in the service conditions of temperature range up of 650°C. Test samples were taken from two P91 steel pipes. One sample came from a segment of a pipeline transporting fresh vapor in time 80 000 h, under the pressure of 8.4 MPa and temperature 540°C. The second sample was the same material but in the delivery state.

fatigue, electronic speckle pattern interferometry, P91 steel

The aim of the study was to determine the microstructure and residual stress changes which appears in the S235 steel (which is designed for operating in elevated temperatures) during cold rolling. The changes of orientation, both morphological and crystallographic, are occurring as a result of the rolling process. Analysis of the results allowed to determine the change in grain morphology (size, shape), determination of grain morphology of the rolling direction and determination of crystallographic texture. The dislocation density present in the material before and after the cold rolling process was estimated on the basis of dislocation structure images obtained via transmission electron microscope. The observed microstructural changes were correlated with the results of nondestructive testing using eddy current method. They allowed for the identification of the state of stress measured on three different surfaces of the rolled sheet (parallel and perpendicular to the rolling direction). As the result the usability of using the non - destructuve techniques of stress level determination was proved.

S235 steel, microstrcture, eddy current, cold rolling

W pracy zaprezentowano wyniki badań nad opracowaniem metodyki ilościowej oceny rozwoju uszkodzenia zmęczeniowego wysokostopowej stali X10CrMoVnb9-1 z wykorzystaniem nieniszczącej techniki diagnostycznej – metody prądów wirowych. W oparciu o procedurę charakteryzowania stopnia degradacji zmęczeniowej na podstawie zmierzonych wartości odkształceń średnich oraz odkształceń plastycznych w kolejnych cyklach obciążenia zdefiniowano odkształceniowy współczynnik uszkodzenia zmęczeniowego (Φ) opisujący dynamikę zmian odkształcenia w kolejnych cyklach. Wyznaczone w ten sposób parametry uszkodzenia skorelowano z wynikami pomiarów kąta fazowego sygnału prądowirowego mierzonego w ustalonych etapach procesu zmęczenia, przy amplitudzie naprężenia w zakresie 360÷420 MPa. na podstawie opracowanych procedur pomiarowych uzyskano wyniki wskazujące na możliwość identyfikacji i lokalizacji uszkodzenia zmęczeniowego we wczesnym etapie jego rozwoju, jak również na ilościową ocenę stopnia degradacji w oparciu o zdefiniowany parametr uszkodzenia oraz wyniki uzyskane za pomocą nieniszczącej techniki diagnostycznej.

pękanie zmęczeniowe, spoiny, odkształcenia, prądy wirowe

Zaprezentowane badania skupiały się na ocenie możliwości wykorzystania pomiarów konduktywności do identyfikacji i lokalizacji uszkodzenia zmęczeniowego w próbkach ze stopu aluminium 2017. Monitorowanie zmian przewodności w wybranych punktach próbki po kolejnych cyklach obciążeń rozciągających pozwoliło stwierdzić spadek tego parametru w miejscu powstania i rozwoju uszkodzenia, prowadzącego do pęknięcia próbki. Istotne zmiany przewodności występują w ostatnim etapie zmęczenia i są związane prawdopodobnie z lokalnym odkształceniem plastycznym towarzyszącym rozwojowi pęknięcia dominującego. Testy prowadzono na próbkach wyciętych z blachy walcowanej o grubości 1, 2 i 3 mm poddanych cyklicznym obciążeniom rozciągającym. Pomiar konduktywności realizowany był kilkakrotnie, po zadanej sekwencji cykli, w siedmiu miejscach po obu stronach próbki, co umożliwiło na lokalizację uszkodzenia zmęczeniowego.

pęknięcia zmęczeniowe, stopy aluminium, konduktywność

Przedstawienie wyników badań stali P91 w stanie dostawy i po 80 000 h przepracowanych na rurociągu pary świeżej oraz wskazanie parametrów porównawczych stanowi treść niniejszego opracowania. W pracy przedstawione zostały wyniki badań składu chemicznego, mikrostruktury, statycznej próby rozciągania oraz charakterystyki Wöhlera. nawiązano też do wyników badań nieniszczących otrzymanych przy użyciu metody prądów wirowych umożliwiających ilościową ocenę stopnia degradacji zmęczeniowej stali P91.

właściwości mechaniczne, stal P91, eksploatacja

W artykule zaprezentowano współczesne maszyny wytrzymałościowe i przyrządy pomiarowe do badania właściwości mechanicznych materiałów. Zamieszczono oraz omówiono ich schematy ideowe, zalety, wady, ograniczenia i zastosowanie. W przypadku niektórych z nich przedstawiono literaturowe i własne wyniki z badań doświadczalnych.

Monitorowanie zjawisk związanych ze zmęczeniem materiałów jako procesu inicjowanego lokalnie wymaga całopolowych obserwacji deformacji zachodzących pod wpływem obciążeń zmęczeniowych. Metoda elektronicznej interferometrii plamkowej (ESPI) pozwala z dużą precyzją (przy zachowaniu stabilności układu pomiarowego) określić rozkład odkształceń na powierzchni próbki i tym samym wskazać miejsca koncentracji naprężeń wywołanych karbem (strukturalnym, geometrycznym). Możliwa jest także ocena rozwoju tych deformacji w kolejnych cyklach zmęczenia aż do utworzenia pęknięcia i dekohezji próbki. Bieżący pomiar odkształceń w strefie ich lokalizacji pozwala na ilościową ocenę dynamiki rozwoju uszkodzenia zmęczeniowego w badanym materiale.

Fatigue tests of AA2124 based metal matrix composites (MMCs) with SiC particles reinforcement were carriedout. The MMCs were manufactured using powder metallurgy. Hysteresis loops were observed during subsequent cycles. Cyclic plasticity and ratcheting were identified as main fatigue damage mechanisms. Inelastic strain amplitude and mean inelastic strain were calculated to be used as fatigue damage indicators. Ultrasonic measurements during fatigue tests were performed but they did not allow to detect damage during fatigue test.

metal matrix composites, fatigue, damage

W pracy dokonano analizy wskaźników rozwoju uszkodzenia zmęczeniowego, opracowanych w oparciu o wyniki testów zmęczeniowych próbek ze stali P91, w stanie dostawy i po 80 000 godzin eksploatacji w warunkach pracy instalacji energetycznej. Wykonano badania zmęczeniowe dla dwóch typów próbek i wyznaczono funkcje zmiany parametrów uszkodzeń w zależności od liczby cykli przy różnych amplitudach naprężenia. Uzyskane wyniki wykorzystano do wyznaczenia klasycznej charakterystyki zmęczeniowej, ale również do wyznaczenia ewolucji uszkodzeń w zależności od liczby cykli. Wyniki wskazały na możliwość jej opisania przy pomocy dwóch makroskopowych wskaźników rozwoju zmęczenia. Pierwszy z nich to średnie odkształcenie w kolejnych cyklach obciążenia przy stałej amplitudzie naprężenia. Drugim, jest odkształcenie niesprężyste w cyklu obrazujące szerokość pętli histerezy w kolejnych fazach obciążenia ostałej amplitudzie naprężenia. Rozwój uszkodzenia wstali P91poddanej obciążeniom zmęczeniowym opisano stosując kombinację wyżej wymienionych wskaźników

badania zmęczeniowe, ewolucja uszkodzeń, wskaźniki uszkodzenia

The problem investigated in the present work concerns the damage evolution in elastic-plastic materials subjected to cyclic loading. The modeling of damage mechanisms is supported by Electronic Speckle Pattern Interferometry (ESPI) apparatus using coherent laser light. Such a study can help better understanding of the damage and failure mechanism of modern structural materials for practical engineering problems.

damage mechanisms, void growth, optical methods

eddy current, hardening, carburizing, layers, non - destructive technique

Fatigue damage process developing in structural materials under long-term cyclic loading is still an unsolved problem of modern engineering. Attempts to assess a degree of materials degradation under fatigue conditions on the basis of changes in the areas of local strain concentration determined by optical methods can be treated as the promising contemporary research direction of majority of scientific centers in the world. In most cases, fatigue damage has a local character and it is based on damage development leading to generation of cracks appearing around structural defects or geometrical notches. An identification of these areas and their subsequent monitoring requires a full-field displacement measurements performed on the objects surfaces. It seems that modern contemporary optical methods for displacement components measuring on the surfaces of structural elements or tested specimens are suitable for such purpose. Digital Image Correlation (DIC) and Electronic Speckle Pattern Interferometry (ESPI) are nowadays the most widely used testing methods in this area. Both of them enable capturing of displacement and strain components distributions. This paper presents an attempt to use the ESPI method for fatigue damage evaluation and its monitoring on specimens ma de of the aluminide coated nickel super-alloys. Flat specimens were subjected to cyclic loading. The fatigue tests were interrupted several times in order to perform a static loading during which the optical measurements were carried out. An analysis of the results captured by the ESPI system allowed indication of places of the greatest stress concentration and demonstration of the damage development process as a function of the increasing number of cycles.

fatigue, damage, super - alloy, Electronic Speckle Pattern Interferometry

Fatigue tests and microstructural observations were carried out to perform damage analysis of Al/SiC and AlMg/SiC metal matrix composites ( MMCs ). The materials were manufactured using a KoBo method. Ratcheting was the dominant damage mechanism for Al/SiC and damage parameter on the basis of mean inelastic strain was calculated. For AlMg/SiC, in most cases, cyclic softening followed by hardening during subsequent cycles were noticed. Microstructural observations identified existence of SiC concentrations which influenced the volumetric fraction of defects after fatigue tests

metal matrix composites, fatigue damage, microstructure, KoBo method