A Review on Fatigue Mechanisms and Approaches for Hard metals

Abstract

In this study, fatigue lifemechanisms and approaches for hard metals commonly known as cemented carbides that are supported by literature are reviewed on development of fatigue life technology methods. The hard metals materials are mainly used in engineering systems and failure due to fatigue is common phenomenon in engineering materials.The fatigue crack growth therefore plays very important role towards fatigue failure mechanisms and this remains a setback to engineering fraternity as far as usage of these hard metals are concerned. The fatigue process occurs when a material is subjected to fluctuating stress and strain, this may lead to failure when it accumulates loading due to cumulative damage, multiaxial and variable loading. The Crack initiation growth and micro-mechanisms of damage during fatigue growth with optimization of fatigue life technology approaches and fracture growth resistance are main focus of this review article. Thee review of this paper is based on fatigue life mechanisms adoption methodsfor hard metals with novelty of Crack Tip opening displacement technologyand its implementation in various systems will ought to assist technologists in extraordinary broad programs.In conclusion cumulative damage, fatigue mechanisms, multiaxial amplitude loading and fatigue crack growth mechanics techniques are important andan appropriate fatigue life technology mechanisms methods. Eventually these review article will give potential information on fatigue life technology adoption methods and this helps future researcher and technologists to consider the fatigue life models and these ideas will impact on future application of fatigue life failure mechanisms.