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Low-Cycle Fatigue Behavior of Thin-Sheet Extruded Aluminum Alloy

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In this work, we investigate a novel testing method for fatigue testing of a thin sheet under fully reversed conditions. Specifically, the fatigue behavior of thin-plate AA6082-T6 was characterized by laminating multiple thin gage specimens together to form a thicker specimen to prevent buckling under low-cycle fatigue testing. In this unique technique, ASTM E606 fatigue specimens were bonded together with a structural adhesive in double and triple laminates, and fatigue behavior was compared against monolithic control specimens. To quantify the fatigue behavior of the laminated AA6082, strain-controlled experiments were conducted, where the fatigue life experimental results exhibited comparable fatigue performance to the published literature. Postmortem analysis of the laminated AA6082 revealed a similar fatigue nucleation and crack growth damage mechanisms compared to the monolithic fatigue specimens. Lastly, a microstructure-sensitive fatigue life model was utilized to elucidate structure–property fatigue mechanism relations of the monolithic, double-, and triple-laminate specimens. The fatigue behavior of laminated specimens exhibits good correlation to wrought AA6082-T6 mechanical properties and thus suggests that laminating sheets together can be used to quantify fully reversed fatigue behavior of thin sheets that would otherwise buckle under compression loading.

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Avery, D.Z., King, W.T., Allison, P.G. et al. Low-Cycle Fatigue Behavior of Thin-Sheet Extruded Aluminum Alloy. J Fail. Anal. and Preven. 20, 95–105 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11668-020-00802-3

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