Uniaxial tensile and low-cycle fatigue performance of high-strength lockbolt ML40Cr materials
To investigate the mechanical properties of lockbolt ML40Cr material under tensile and low-cycle fatigue,the experiment on lockbolt materials under axial tension and constant amplitude fatigue loading was conducted to obtain the plastic behaviour and the degradation of material properties.Furthermore,the fractography analyses were performed using electron scanning microscope(SEM)on tensile and fatigue specimens,and the underlying failure mechanisms were studied.The experimental results show that the lockbolt material does not exhibit distinct yield plateau in the axial stress-strain curve,and it has both deformation resistance and certain plasticity.The material has good low-cycle fatigue properties,and fatigue softening presents three-stage characteristics including initial rapid softening,smooth softening and later severe softening.Based on the test results,a modified Ramberg-Osgood model was proposed,which can predict the tensile stress-strain relationship with satisfactory accuracy.