| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 775653 | International Journal of Fatigue | 2009 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Fatigue experiments were carried out in laboratory air using an extruded magnesium alloy, AZ31, to investigate the effect of load ratio on the fatigue life and crack propagation behavior. The crack propagation behavior was analyzed using a modified linear elastic fracture mechanics parameter, M. The relation crack propagation rate vs. M parameter was found to be useful in predicting fatigue lives at different R ratios. Good agreement between the estimated and the experimental results at each stress ratio was obtained.
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Authors
S. Ishihara, A.J. McEvily, M. Sato, K. Taniguchi, T. Goshima,