Influence of the variability of the elastics properties on plastic zone and fatigue crack growth

Several theoretical models have been proposed to predict the fatigue crack growth range (FCGR) process using solid mechanics, based theoretical tools and basic or fundamental mechanical properties. Moreover crack growth is linked to the existence of a plastic zone at the crack tip when the formation and intensification are accompanied by dissipation of energy. The overall objective of the present research is to develop, verify, and extend the computational efficiency of the model for fatigue crack growth range (FCGR) function by elastic properties, cyclic hardening and celebrated Paris law. The influence of the variability to elastic properties (Young’s modulus E, tensile strength e and cyclic hardening exponent n’) is a necessary analysis in this work. The predictions of the proposed model were compared with experimental data obtained by [1].