Device for testing mixed-mode fatigue crack growth rate
US9841364B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 4, 2014 |
| Grant date | Dec 12, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 20, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2203/0073
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device for testing mixed-mode fatigue crack growth rate includes a plate-like specimen, and a first fixture mechanism for exerting stretch, shear and torsion actions on the specimen via a second fixture mechanism. The second fixture mechanism is used for clamping the specimen and enabling the specimen to generate a mixed-mode fatigue crack in cooperation with the first fixture mechanism. The device further comprises a fatigue crack measurement instrument for measuring and recording the length of mixed-mode fatigue crack generated on the specimen.
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