Abstract
In cyclic stress and strain controlled tests, the fatigue life was determined for twin roll cast AM50 magnesium alloy sheet metals. Different stress and strain ratios were applied to cover the technical relevant load range. The investigated sheet metal shows a strong basal texture which leads to twinning in compression parallel to the sheet plane direction. Accordingly, at low cycles to failure Nf the cyclic plastic deformation is dominated by twinning and detwinning. In this study an energy based approach for lifetime estimation is presented and compared with the Smith-Watson-Topper damage model as well as with experimental test results. The energy based approach shows a comparatively high correlation at all investigated stress and strain ratios in a wide cycle range (20< Nf <1.000.000) and is adequate for the lifetime prediction at various mean stresses.
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