Multiaxial fatigue of aluminium friction stir welded joints: preliminary results

The aim of the present research is to check the accuracy of the Modified Wöhler Curve Method (MWCM) in estimating the fatigue strength of friction stir (FS) welded tubular joints of Al 6082-T6 subjected to in-phase and out-of-phase multiaxial fatigue loading. The welded samples being investigated...

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Main Authors: D. G. Hattingh, M. N. James, L. Susmel, R. Tovo
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Language:English
Published: Gruppo Italiano Frattura 2015-07-01
Series:Fracture and Structural Integrity
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Online Access:http://www.gruppofrattura.it/pdf/rivista/numero33/numero_33_art_42.pdf
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description The aim of the present research is to check the accuracy of the Modified Wöhler Curve Method (MWCM) in estimating the fatigue strength of friction stir (FS) welded tubular joints of Al 6082-T6 subjected to in-phase and out-of-phase multiaxial fatigue loading. The welded samples being investigated were manufactured by equipping an MTS I-STIR process development system with a retracting tool that was specifically designed and optimised for this purpose. These specimens were tested under proportional and non-proportional tension and torsion, the effect of non-zero mean stresses being also investigated. The validation exercise carried out by using the generated experimental results allowed us to prove that the MWCM (applied in terms of nominal stresses) is highly accurate in predicting the fatigue strength of the tested FS welded joints, its usage resulting in estimates falling with the uniaxial and torsional calibration scatter bands.
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spelling doaj-art-c41d27ca9e1c47f5bbe37080f6a177732025-02-03T10:39:00ZengGruppo Italiano FratturaFracture and Structural Integrity1971-89931971-89932015-07-0193338238910.3221/IGF-ESIS.33.42Multiaxial fatigue of aluminium friction stir welded joints: preliminary resultsD. G. Hattingh0M. N. James1L. Susmel2R. Tovo3Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University,South AfricaUniversity of Plymouth,United KingdomUniversity of Sheffield,United KingdomUniversity of Ferrara,ItalyThe aim of the present research is to check the accuracy of the Modified Wöhler Curve Method (MWCM) in estimating the fatigue strength of friction stir (FS) welded tubular joints of Al 6082-T6 subjected to in-phase and out-of-phase multiaxial fatigue loading. The welded samples being investigated were manufactured by equipping an MTS I-STIR process development system with a retracting tool that was specifically designed and optimised for this purpose. These specimens were tested under proportional and non-proportional tension and torsion, the effect of non-zero mean stresses being also investigated. The validation exercise carried out by using the generated experimental results allowed us to prove that the MWCM (applied in terms of nominal stresses) is highly accurate in predicting the fatigue strength of the tested FS welded joints, its usage resulting in estimates falling with the uniaxial and torsional calibration scatter bands.http://www.gruppofrattura.it/pdf/rivista/numero33/numero_33_art_42.pdfFriction stir weldingMultiaxial fatigueCritical plane
spellingShingle D. G. Hattingh
M. N. James
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R. Tovo
Multiaxial fatigue of aluminium friction stir welded joints: preliminary results
Fracture and Structural Integrity
Friction stir welding
Multiaxial fatigue
Critical plane
title Multiaxial fatigue of aluminium friction stir welded joints: preliminary results
title_full Multiaxial fatigue of aluminium friction stir welded joints: preliminary results
title_fullStr Multiaxial fatigue of aluminium friction stir welded joints: preliminary results
title_full_unstemmed Multiaxial fatigue of aluminium friction stir welded joints: preliminary results
title_short Multiaxial fatigue of aluminium friction stir welded joints: preliminary results
title_sort multiaxial fatigue of aluminium friction stir welded joints preliminary results
topic Friction stir welding
Multiaxial fatigue
Critical plane
url http://www.gruppofrattura.it/pdf/rivista/numero33/numero_33_art_42.pdf
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