Abstract
Fatigue crack propagation behavior of Al7075-T6 and Al2024-T3 under four typical variable amplitude loading (VAL) patterns are investigated by using in-situ testing. The near-tip strain fields and crack opening level are measured combining in-situ optical microscopy testing and digital image correlation (DIC) technique. The crack tip deformation process is directly observed by in-situ scanning electron microscope (SEM). The results show that both the crack propagation behaviors and the crack-tip strain distributions are greatly influenced by the VAL patterns. The shape effect of the overload-induced plastic zone may prolong the crack growth retardation. The crack-front plasticity plays a dominant role in controlling fatigue crack growth. The crack-front plasticity supplies a link between crack closure and crack growth. The crack tip resharpening caused by the underload applied immediately after the overload may reduce the retardation extent. Finally, a modified retardation model is proposed and gives reasonable prediction results of the crack growth rate under VAL.
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