Abstract:
Fatigue crack propagation rate d
a/d
N is an important mechanical index for damage tolerance design of metallic materials, and it does not directly rely on its driving parameter, which provides probability to characterize d
a/d
N with different driving parameters. Some models of fatigue crack propagation rate based on different driving parameters and their applications were introduced. The driving parameters include stress intensity factor range Δ
K, energy release rate range Δ
G,
J integration range Δ
J, opening displacement range Δ
δ, plastic area range Δ
r at the crack tip and strain rangeΔ
εT near the crack front. The results provide references for selection of different driving parameters on study of fatigue crack propagation.