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Fatigue Crack Propagation of Nickel-Based Superalloy: Experiments and Simulations with Extended Finite Element Method

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Numerical simulation based on extended finite element method was employed to investigate the fatigue crack propagation of nickel-based superalloy at room temperature. Experimental tests on compact tension specimens have performed to obtain fatigue crack propagation parameters in Paris region. The extended finite element method has presented a new approach to solve the stress intensity factors and can effectively predict crack propagation without re-meshing at crack tip. The simulation results are in good accordance with experimental data in real 3D cases.

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Research Foundation of China (Nos. 11327801, 11502151, 11572057), the Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team (No. IRT14R37), and Key Science and Technology Support Program of Sichuan Province (No. 2015JPT0001).

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  1. Failure Mechanics and Engineering Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China

    Hong Zhang, Peidong Li, Qingyuan Wang & Yongjie Liu

  2. Key Laboratory of Deep Underground Science and Engineering, Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China

    Hong Zhang, Peidong Li, Qingyuan Wang & Yongjie Liu

  3. State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China

    Qingyuan Wang

  4. School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu, 610106, China

    Qingyuan Wang

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Zhang, H., Li, P., Wang, Q. et al. Fatigue Crack Propagation of Nickel-Based Superalloy: Experiments and Simulations with Extended Finite Element Method. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 28, 967–972 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-018-3818-4

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