Numerical study on the influence of artificial internal stress relief groove on fretting fatigue in a shrink-fitted assembly

Fretting fatigue failure occurs in shrink-fitted assemblies due to the combination of high stresses and relative displacements near the contact edge. Due to these high stresses, fatigue crack initiates followed by crack propagation until final rupture. Additive manufacturing (AM) is a game changing...

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Authors: Erena Guardia, Diego, Vázquez Valeo, Jesús, Navarro Pintado, Carlos, Talemi, Reza
Format: article
Status:Versión aceptada para publicación
Publication Date:2020
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repository:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/162424
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/162424
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2020.106443
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Fretting fatigue
Additive manufacturing
Crack initiation
Crack propagation
XFEM
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Summary:Fretting fatigue failure occurs in shrink-fitted assemblies due to the combination of high stresses and relative displacements near the contact edge. Due to these high stresses, fatigue crack initiates followed by crack propagation until final rupture. Additive manufacturing (AM) is a game changing technology, which enables new component capabilities that cannot be manufactured with conventional techniques. This research work analyses numerically the influence of an artificial internal stress relief toroidal groove inside a shrink-fitted shaft, which could be manufactured using AM technology. Due to the toroidal void, the stress/strain fields are redistributed improving the fretting fatigue crack initiation and propagation lifetimes. To do so, 2D finite element models are created in Abaqus software with and without the internal groove. To estimate the fretting fatigue initiation and propagation lifetime and crack propagation direction, critical plane methods are used. In terms of the crack propagation, eXtended Finite Element Method (XFEM) is used to simulate mixed mode crack advancing in a single mesh structure. Finally, the obtained results with and without void were compared concluding with significant improvements in terms of total fatigue lifetime.