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Recent advances on size effect in metal fatigue under defects: a review

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Structural components with different scales normally show different fatigue behaviors, which are virtually dominated by defects originated from multiple sources, including manufacturing processes. This paper reviews three types of size effects (statistical, geometrical, technological) as well as their recent advances in metal fatigue, aiming to provide a guide for fatigue strength assessment of engineering components containing defects, inclusions and material inhomogeneity. Firstly, the background of inherent defects and defect-based failure mechanism are briefly outlined, and fatigue failure analysis based on fracture mechanics as well as statistics theory are emphasized. Then, two approaches commonly applied in statistical size effect modeling, i.e. critical defect method and weakest link method, are elaborated. In addition, the highly stressed volume method is introduced for considering the geometrical size effects, and the technological (production and surface) size effect is briefly overviewed. Finally, further directions on size effect in metal fatigue under defects are explored.

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Financial support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 11972110), Sichuan Provincial Key Research and Development Program (No. 2019YFG0348), Science and Technology Program of Guangzhou, China (No. 201904010463), Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. ZYGX2019J040) and Opening funds of Key Laboratory of Deep Earth Science and Engineering (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education (No. DESE201901) are acknowledged. This research was also supported by base funding—UIDB/04708/2020 and programmatic funding—UIDP/04708/2020 of the CONSTRUCT—Instituto de I&D em Estruturas e Construções—funded by national funds through the FCT/MCTES (PIDDAC). The Add. Strength project entitled “Enhanced Mechanical Properties in Additive Manufactured Components” (Reference PTDC/EME-EME/31307/2017) funded by the Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalização, and Programa Operacional Regional de Lisboa funded by FEDER and National Funds (FCT) is also acknowledged.

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    Shun-Peng Zhu, Yang Ai & Ding Liao

  2. Center for System Reliability & Safety, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, China

    Shun-Peng Zhu

  3. Nuclear Power Institute of China, Chengdu, 610005, China

    Yang Ai

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Zhu, SP., Ai, Y., Liao, D. et al. Recent advances on size effect in metal fatigue under defects: a review. Int J Fract 234, 21–43 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10704-021-00526-x

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