Three-dimensional finite element analysis using crystal plasticity for a parameter study of microstructurally small fatigue crack growth in a AA7075 aluminum alloy

Abstract Three-dimensional finite element analysis using a crystal plasticity constitutive theory was performed to understand and quantify various parametric effects on microstructurally small fatigue crack growth in a AA7075 aluminum alloy. Plasticity-induced crack opening stresses (So/Smax) were computed, and from these results the crack propagation life N was obtained. A design of experiments (DOE) technique was used to study the influences of seven parameters (maximum load, load ratio, particle modulus, the number of initially active slip systems, misorientation angle, particle aspect ratio, and the normalized particle size) on fatigue crack growth. The simulations clearly showed that the load ratio is the most influential parameter on crack growth. The next most influential parameters are maximum load and the number of initially active slip systems. The particle modulus, misorientation angle, particle aspect ratio, and the normalized particle size showed less influence on crack growth. Another important discovery in this study revealed that the particles were more important than the grain boundaries for inducing resistance for microstructurally small fatigue crack growth.

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