THE EFFECT OF STRESS STATE ON HIGH-TEMPERATURE LOW-CYCLE FATIGUE

A study of the behavior of Inconel at 1500 deg F under realistic dynamic stress states was performed to critically evaluate present criteria used to solve low-cycle fatigue problems and to demonstrate their applicability for the more complex situations. The relative agreement between the static complex stress- creep-rupture results and the low-cycle fatigue data is demonstrated. From the relationships developed for static complex stress-creep-rupture data, it is demonstrated that the magnitudes of the effects of stress state and frequency on low-cycle fatigue can be determined. (auth