This paper presents a method of identifying fatigue cracking of specimens made of material DD11 based on selected characteristics of the vibration signal. Acceleration of vibrations of the free end of a specimen was taken for an analysis of specimen properties during the process of fatigue cracking. Features which enable identification and monitoring of the process of specimen cross-section cracking were indicated for the diagnostic signal. The study was conducted on an original test stand in which the process of the destruction of material cross-section is caused by a specimen’s inertia force. The study results indicated that the presented method of identification of a specimen structure change can be applied to identify the technical condition of a structure in regard to a loss of continuity and structure properties (e.g., mechanical and fatigue cracking). The results of vibration analysis were verified by penetration methods and by microscopic observation.
This study presents the results of comparative tests concerning the destruction process of specimens made of material DD11, for which different hole-forming technologies (i.e. drilling and piercing) were applied. For the analysis of cross-sectional properties of a specimen in the process of destruction, relative vibrations of the specimen’s free end as a function of vibrations of a forcing mechanism (vibration inductor) were selected as the diagnostic signal. The tests were carried out on a test stand on which the destruction process of the material’s cross-section was induced by the specimen’s inertial force. Based on the conducted testing, it was found that the average value of cycles to damage a specimen with holes made using the drilling technique were more durable than the specimens with holes made using the piercing method.
The paper describes a method of accelerated fatigue strength testing of elements with the use of inertia forces. The presented test method is dedicated to the selected materials, constructions and joints used in the production of wheel rims for motor vehicles, tractors and special vehicles. The analysis of the fatigue process in machinery components and the evaluation of its state in terms of product quality control can be divided into: quasi-static analysis, resonance analysis, and the one generally used today-virtual fatigue analysis. Virtual analysis is applicable to new components and/or structures released to production according to the concept based on the interaction of theoretical and working models in the context of service life prediction. The purpose of this paper is to present a tool for examination, and a method allowing the identification of the beginning of the fatigue cracking process in structural components. The demonstrated method belongs to the destructive testing group. Cracking process analysis and identification is based on a multiparameter analysis of vibration signals in the amplitude-frequency domain. Inertia force is used in the test piece destruction process. The discussed method is applicable to a wide range of fatigue tests for structural components in the quality control process for materials and combinations of these materials. The method has been employed in the production of low-speed and special machinery wheel rims by Polkar Warmia Ltd.
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