@inproceedings{bc815f527bc84d1dabb46f981d04da95,
title = "MicroFaVa: A micromechanical code for predicting fatigue life variability",
abstract = "This paper summarizes the development of a probabilistic micromechanical code for treating variability in fatigue crack initiation and growth lives resulting from microstructure variations. The code is based on a set of microstructure-based fatigue models that predict fatigue crack initiation life, fatigue crack growth life, fatigue limit, fatigue crack growth threshold, crack size at initiation, and fracture toughness. Using microstructure information as material input, the code is capable of predicting the average behavior and the confidence limits of the crack initiation and crack growth lives of structural alloys under LCF or HCF loading. Application of the model to predicting the effects of microstructure on the fatigue crack growth response and life variability of Ti-6Al-4V will be presented to illustrate the utilities of the code for fatigue damage prognosis.",
keywords = "Fatigue crack growth variations, Material variability, Micromechanics, Probabilistic methods, Ti alloys",
author = "Chan, {K. S.} and Enright, {M. P.} and J. Kong",
year = "2005",
language = "English",
isbn = "0873395972",
series = "Materials Damage Prognosis - Proceedings of a Symposium of the Materials Science and Technology 2004 Conference",
pages = "135--142",
editor = "J.M. Larsen and L. Christodoulou and J.R. Calcaterra and M.L. Dent and M.M. Derriso and W.J. Hardman and {Wayne Jones}, J. and S.M. Rusa",
booktitle = "Materials Damage Prognosis - Proceedings of a Symposium sponsored by the Structural Materials Division of the TMS held during the Materials Science and Technology 2004 Conference",
note = "Materials Damage Prognosis - a Symposium of the Materials Science and Technology 2004 Conference ; Conference date: 26-09-2004 Through 30-09-2004",
}