Abstract

The article deals with the development of advanced techniques of low cycle fatigue testing (LCF) using miniature test samples, which has the potential to be used to assess the degree of material degradation of large in-service components in the power industry. For this purpose, the results of a wide portfolio of test samples geometries have been investigated. Using the advanced techniques involving a special sampling device, a DIC virtual extensometer and test rig, a new possibility in strain-controlled LCF testing is presented. The results indicated that cyclic-strain and strain-life curves of proposed minisample geometries are almost of the same shape for both investigated rotor steels. Also the cyclic parameters obtained indicate a good consistency of results despite of a wide range of sample volumes and utilization of two different strain-control methods.

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