Abstract
Cyclic plastic slips in persistent slip bands (PSBs) at the free surface and in the bulk are evaluated for high-cycle fatigue of polycrystals. Analytical results are obtained for PSBs in the bulk and for surface type A PSBs, but the finite element method is used for surface type B PSBs. For practical applications, the results are presented in the form of amplification factors, which are almost insensitive to the PSB aspect ratio and other material parameters. These values are then used to include surface effects in an evaluation of the post-saturation number of cycles to crack nucleation. Some environmental effects are also taken into account. An energy balance criterion is used, and the effect of microslip irreversibilities is evaluated on a statistical basis.
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