Identification and characterization of three-dimensional crack propagation mechanism in the Aluminium alloy AA2024-T3 using high-resolution Digital Image Correlation

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Main Authors: Schöne, Vanessa, Paysan, Florian, Breitbarth, Eric
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Published: 2024
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author Schöne, Vanessa
Paysan, Florian
Breitbarth, Eric
author_facet Schöne, Vanessa
Paysan, Florian
Breitbarth, Eric
contents Fatigue crack growth is usually a three-dimensional problem, but it is often simplified to two dimensions to reduce complexity. However, this study investigates the relationships between microscopic effects such as crack kinking, shear lips, and plasticity that are present in reality. Therefore, crack propagation tests were carried out on 2-mm-thick MT-160 specimens of AA2024-T3 sheet material in L-T and T-L orientation. Using high-resolution digital image correlation (DIC), the plastic zone was identified and measured on the samples surface. The fracture surfaces were then digitized and their 3D shape characterized. Finite element simulations confirm the presence of a local mixed-mode I/II/III state along the crack front for a slant or double shear-fracture type. A derived mapping function enables the determination of the fracture type from the surface plastic zone, along with the current crack tip loading during the test. Finally, a transition of the fracture type also leads to a short-term delay in the crack propagation rate. Based on this information crack propagation curves are computed with regards to the local 3D crack orientation.
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spellingShingle Identification and characterization of three-dimensional crack propagation mechanism in the Aluminium alloy AA2024-T3 using high-resolution Digital Image Correlation
Schöne, Vanessa
Paysan, Florian
Breitbarth, Eric
Materials Science
Fatigue crack growth is usually a three-dimensional problem, but it is often simplified to two dimensions to reduce complexity. However, this study investigates the relationships between microscopic effects such as crack kinking, shear lips, and plasticity that are present in reality. Therefore, crack propagation tests were carried out on 2-mm-thick MT-160 specimens of AA2024-T3 sheet material in L-T and T-L orientation. Using high-resolution digital image correlation (DIC), the plastic zone was identified and measured on the samples surface. The fracture surfaces were then digitized and their 3D shape characterized. Finite element simulations confirm the presence of a local mixed-mode I/II/III state along the crack front for a slant or double shear-fracture type. A derived mapping function enables the determination of the fracture type from the surface plastic zone, along with the current crack tip loading during the test. Finally, a transition of the fracture type also leads to a short-term delay in the crack propagation rate. Based on this information crack propagation curves are computed with regards to the local 3D crack orientation.
title Identification and characterization of three-dimensional crack propagation mechanism in the Aluminium alloy AA2024-T3 using high-resolution Digital Image Correlation
topic Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.01852