Effect of the thermomechanical coupling on fatigue crack propagation in NiTi Shape Memory Alloys

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Abstract

The effect of thermo-mechanical coupling on fatigue crack propagation in a NiTi pseudo-elastic shape memory alloy (SMA) is investigated. Single Edge Crack (SEC) specimens are loaded at different frequencies to see the effect of frequency on mechanical response of the edge cracked NiTi plate. The crack length and the temperature at the crack tip are measured using an Infrared Thermography (IR) camera. The evolutions of maximum temperature at the crack tip and the change in crack length with respect to number of loading cycles at different loading frequencies are plotted. The results show that the crack growth rate is significantly frequency-dependent, and the growth rate decreases with increasing frequency.

Original languageEnglish
Pages1075-1076
Number of pages2
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2017
Event14th International Conference on Fracture, ICF 2017 - Rhodes, Greece
Duration: 18 Jun 201720 Jun 2017

Conference

Conference14th International Conference on Fracture, ICF 2017
Country/TerritoryGreece
CityRhodes
Period18/06/1720/06/17

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