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Rapid S-N type life estimation for low cycle fatigue of high-strength steels at a low ambient temperature

  • Feng, Liuyang (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Centre for Offshore Research and Engineering, National University of Singapore) ;
  • Qian, Xudong (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Centre for Offshore Research and Engineering, National University of Singapore)
  • Received : 2019.03.23
  • Accepted : 2019.11.30
  • Published : 2019.12.25
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Abstract

This paper presents a new efficient approach to estimate the S-N type fatigue life assessment curve for S550 high strength steels under low-cycle actions at -60℃. The proposed approach combines a single set of monotonic tension test and one set of fatigue tests to determine the key material damage parameters in the continuum damage mechanics framework. The experimental program in this study examines both the material response under low-cycle actions. The microstructural mechanisms revealed by the Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) at the low temperature, furthermore, characterizes the effect due to different strain ratios and low temperature on the low-cycle fatigue life of S550 steels. Anchored on the experimental results, this study validates the S-N curve determined from the proposed approach. The S-N type curve determined from one set of fatigue tests and one set of monotonic tension tests estimates the fatigue life of all specimens under different strain ratios satisfactorily.

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Acknowledgement

Supported by : National Research Foundation, Keppel Corporation, National University of Singapore

The authors thank the National Research Foundation, Keppel Corporation and National University of Singapore for supporting this work done in the Keppel-NUS Corporate Laboratory. The conclusions put forward reflect the views of the authors alone, and not necessarily those of the institutions within the Corporate Laboratory. The President Graduate Fellowship to the first author provided by the National University of Singapore, are highly acknowledged.

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