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Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Mechanical Failure Modes
1.1.1 Excessive deformation
1.1.2 Ductile fracture
1.1.3 Brittle fracture
1.1.4 Thermal shock
1.1.5 Creep
1.1.6 Relaxation
1.1.7 Wear
1.1.8 Buckling
1.1.9 Corrosion
1.1.10 Stress corrosion cracking
1.1.11 Fatigue failure
1.2 Importance of fatigue
1.3 History overview of fatigue
1.4 Summary
Problems
References
Chapter 2 Fatigue design method
2.1 Fatigue design method
2.1.1 Equipment design
2.1.2 Model design
2.1.3 Product design
2.1.4 Design to standard
2.2 Life prediction model
2.2.1 Stress-life model
2.2.2 Strain life model
2.2.3 Fatigue crack growth model
2.2.4 Two stage model
2.3 Fatigue design criteria
2.3.1 Infinite life design
2.3.2 Safety life design
2.3.3 Failure safety design
2.3.4 Damage tolerance design
2.4 Testing and analysis
2.4.1 Analysis and testing
2.4.2 CAE and digital prototype
2.4.3 Service inspection
2.5 Statistics and reliability
2.5.1 Definition of statistics and reliability
2.5.2 Reliability design concept
2.5.3 Main contents of reliability design
2.5.4 Methods and steps of reliability design
2.5.5 Statistical basis of reliability design
2.6 Summary
Problems
References
Chapter 3 Fatigue failure mechanisms
3.1 Macroscopic characteristics of fatigue failure
3.1.1 Macroscopic morphology of fatigue fracture surface
3.1.2 Fatigue fracture characteristics of different load types
3.2 Microscopic characteristics of fatigue failure
3.2.1 Basic concept of dislocation
3.2.2 Dislocation movement
3.2.3 Dislocation slip and macro strain
3.2.4 Dislocations in typical crystal structures
3.2.5 Microstructure of fatigue fracture
3.2.6 Microscopic mechanism of fatigue crack initiation
3.2.7 Microscopic mechanism of fatigue crack growth
3.3 Fracture analysis technology
3.3.1 Optical microscope analysis of fracture surface
3.3.2 Electron microscopic analysis of fracture surface
3.4 Summary
Problems
References
Chapter 4 Stress fatigue
4.1 Fatigue load, specimen, and testing machine
4.1.1 Fatigue load
4.1.2 Specimen
4.1.3 Fatigue testing machine
4.2 Stress-life (S–N) curve
4.2.1 General S –N curve
4.2.2 P –S –N curve
4.2.3 Fatigue limit under fully reversed uniaxial stress
4.3 Influence of mean stress
4.4 Factors affecting S –N characteristics
4.4.1 Microstructure
4.4.2 Size effect
4.4.3 Surface quality
4.4.4 Environment and frequency
4.5 S –N model and evaluation
4.6 Use S –N model for life prediction
4.7 Summary
Problems
References
Chapter 5 Strain fatigue
5.1 Strain-controlled test
5.2 Monotonic stress-stain behavior
5.3 Cyclic stress-strain behavior
5.3.1 Cyclic stress-strain curve
5.3.2 Cyclic hardening and softening
5.3.3 Testing method of cyclic stress-strain curve
5.4 Life prediction using strain-life method
5.5 Evaluation of parameters
5.6 Mean stress effects
5.7 Factors influencing strain-life behavior
5.8 Summary
Problems
References
Chapter 6 Fatigue crack growth
6.1 Introduction of LEFM
6.1.1 Crack form
6.1.2 Solution of SIF
6.1.3 K expression
6.1.4 Superposition principle
6.1.5 Limitation
6.2 Plastic zone at crack tip
6.2.1 Concept of plastic zone
6.2.2 Size of monotone plastic zone
6.2.3 Size of cyclic plastic zone
6.2.4 Plastic deformation mechanism
6.3 Fracture toughness
6.3.1 Fracture toughness evaluation method
6.3.2 Plane strain fracture toughness Kic
6.3.3 Influencing factors of fracture toughness
6.4 Fatigue crack growth behavior
6.4.1 Crack growth curve
6.4.2 Testing me