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AFM and SEM observation on mechanism of fatigue crack growth in an Fe-Si single crystal

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Fatigue crack growth tests are carried out on sheets of an Fe-3.2% Si single crystal with a crystallographic orientation appropriate for striation formation. The behaviour of slip near a crack tip during the loading and unloading parts of a fatigue cycle is observed using an Atomic Force Microscope and a Scanning Electron Microscope. The fracture surfaces are also analysed with an AFM and an SEM. The mechanism of fatigue crack growth is discussed based on the observations, and a fundamental kinematic model for fatigue crack growth is proposed. The model gives a reasonable explanation for both the crack growth and striation formation.

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  1. Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8581, Japan

    Y. Oda, Y. Furuya, H. Noguchi & K. Higashida

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Oda, Y., Furuya, Y., Noguchi, H. et al. AFM and SEM observation on mechanism of fatigue crack growth in an Fe-Si single crystal. International Journal of Fracture 113, 213–231 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1014211617958

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