FES of the effect of free vibration treatment on fatigue damage recovery for notched copper film

Abstract

In this paper, finite element simulation (FES) of the effect of free vibration treatment on fatigue damage recovery for notched copper film with the thickness of 33 um was investigated. The damage process analyzed by static analysis of original specimen and vibration process analyzed by transient dynamic analysis of damaged specimen were simulated respectively. The transient dynamic analysis was conducted with different frequencies and acceleration amplitudes. It is found that the plastic strain was produced as a result of cyclic loading and reduced after the vibration treatment. The values of plastic strain are different after treatment with different vibration frequencies and acceleration amplitudes. Furthermore, the plastic strain in notch reduces more than that of other areas of the specimen. According to the analysis, the vibration treatment can reduce the plastic strain of notched specimen significantly by which the microproperties are improved so that fatigue damage can be recovered.