Issue |
MATEC Web Conf.
Volume 165, 2018
12th International Fatigue Congress (FATIGUE 2018)
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Article Number | 21009 | |
Number of page(s) | 8 | |
Section | Welding | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201816521009 | |
Published online | 25 May 2018 |
Undercut tolerances in industry from a fracture mechanic perspective
Laboratory of Experimental Mechanics (LABMEX), INTEMA (Institute for Material Science and Technology), CONICET - University of Mar del Plata, J.B. Justo 4302, (B7608FDQ), Mar del Plata, Argentina.
* Corresponding author: cefesteim@gmail.com
Fatigue is an important damage mechanism that particularly affects welded components, since they are likely to present residual stresses, inhomogeneities and stress raisers. Assessment of cyclic load effects on welds has concerned both industries and scientist for decades; unexpected failure must be prevented and at the same time, structures must withstand design loads with minimum requirements of material. All these facts together with economic issues have lead to the creation of normative that rule designing and construction of welded components. Particularly, toe undercuts are generally found in large structures, and large scatter and disagreement exists towards their significance and effects. Documents usually limit only their depth without considering radius, width or length, and there is currently no explanation to that fact. Understanding the damaging process will also help to set less conservative tolerances, with consequent cost reduction due to less demanding inspection. The present paper deals with a fracture mechanic approach that uses the Resistance Curve concept to predict fatigue limit of welded components with undercuts. Results revealed that depth is the most influencing variable, and it can be used as the limiting parameter in design regulations. Moreover, good correlation was obtained with FAT values normally assigned to this kind of defect.
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2018
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