Cumulative Fatigue Life Estimation Under Combined Shot Peening and Elevated Temperature for AA7001-T6

Abstract

The fatigue life of aluminum alloys (7001–T6) and shot peening at various temperatures are predicted in this study. Shot peening (SP) steel balls is a surface treatment technique that can help minimize damage. This study set out to conduct an experimental investigation in order to ascertain the amount of damage caused by fatigue buildup for AA7001-T6 under rotating bending loading and a stress ratio R = -1. RT (room temperature), 330 °C, and SP + 330 °C were the temperatures used in the testing. To predict the fatigue life under high temperatures, it was suggested to use a modified damage stress model that had been established to take damage at different load levels into account. To determine the most damage (Miner's rule), the output of the current model was compared to experimental findings and the output from the fatigue damage model. The comparison showed that the current model had a respectable level of safety, whereas the miners' model had two models: one for low-high loading and the other for high-low loading, and the results were suitable for extending fatigue life. Despite the fact that H-L loading has a longer fatigue life (19477) cycles than the experimental (16433 cycles), L-H loading is conservative (Nf is 19477 cycles less than the experimental (24733 cycles) (non-conservative).