Effect of specimen thickness on fatigue crack growth and retardation behavior of 7075-T73 aluminum alloy

7075-T73 알루미늄 합금의 피로균열진전거동 및 지연현상에 미치는 두께의 영향

The constant amplitude loading and 100% single overloading fatigue studies of domestic high tensile 7075-T73 aluminum alloy were performed to exmine the effect of specimen thickness and its mechanisms on fatigue crack growth behavior. The stage II fatigue crack growth rates tend to increase with decreasing specimen thickness under constant amplitude loading condition and this has relation with stress intensity factors and plastic zone size. The amount of retardation by an overload increased with decreasing specimen thickness when the crack depth and baseline stress intensity factors were constant. The crack depth is one of major factors which affect retardation phenomena by an overload and the amount of retardation increase with decreasing the crack depth. Its main mechanisms are crack closure and decreasing of K at the crack tip by branching and deflection of crack. And they are affected by near surface more severely than central portion of specimen.

본 연구에서는 항공기 구조용 재료로서 널리 사용되는 국산 고장력 7075-T73 알류미늄 합금을 준비하고 일정진폭하중 및 단일과대하중에 의한 피로균열 진전거동에 미치는 두께의 영향과 이의 기구를 검토하였다.