Cycle life prediction under low cycle fatigue using nonlinear Marco - Starkey model

The process of deformation and fracture of structural alloys under low-cycle fatigue in conditions of uniaxial loading with axial strain control under complex cycle shape and block loading has been studied. The obtained results of experimental studies of structural alloys were used to assess the possibility of using the nonlinear Marco - Starkey damage accumulation model. The processing of the nickel alloy cyclic tests results with a simple and complex form of the cycle has been carried out. A combination of exponents included in the non-linear Marco - Starkey model was selected which for the case of low-cycle fatigue with a complex M-shaped cycle made it possible to predict durability which is in good agreement with experimental test data. The main problem of using the nonlinear Marco - Starkey model for predicting cyclic durability with an M-shaped cycle is the presence of many combinations of exponents that allow predicting cyclic durability with the same accuracy. To determine the uniqueness of the solution it is proposed to carry out a set of tests under simple and block loading. Experimental results have been obtained on the processes of deformation, fracture of D16T aluminum alloy under low-cycle fatigue conditions under simple cycle forms with constant parameters, and block loading with variable cycle parameters in tests for uniaxial loading with axial strain control. Based on the obtained experimental results according to the new method combinations of the m degrees coefficients were selected, which was carried out in the range of exponents from 0.2 to 10 with a step of 0.2. Comparison of the forecasting results for blocks consisting of three groups made it possible to find several combinations of general exponents m for two groups that are present in all blocks. The final choice of a pair of coefficients was carried out on the condition that the predicted damage is close to unity in the first (test) block. The selected values of the coefficients made it possible to predict the durability under block low-cycle loading using the nonlinear Marco - Starkey model.