Fatigue Mechanisms in High‐Strength Silica‐Glass Fibers

We use experimentally determined crack growth data for silica glass and a fracture mechanics model for delayed failure to predict the fatigue behavior for high-strength silica-glass fibers. The results of this model indicate that fracture mechanics methods can be used to adequately describe the fatigue behavior observed for high-strength silica-glass fibers at room temperature in humid conditions. The key feature to properly interpreting the fatigue of high-strength fibers is the use of a fracture-rate law in which the crack extension rate increases exponentially with applied stress. We show that a fracture mechanics approach to highstrength fiber fatigue can provide the basis for identifying additional fatigue mechanisms that may control failure in more aggressive fatigue environments.

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