A model for predicting the crack growth rate of an initially angled crack under biaxial loads of arbitrary direction is suggested. The model is based on a combination of both the Manson-Coffin equation for low cycle fatigue and the Paris equation for fatigue crack propagation. The model takes into consideration the change in material plastic properties in the region around the crack tip due to the stress state, together with the initial orientation of the crack and also its trajectory of growth. Predictions of crack growth rate for any mixed mode fracture is based on the results of uniaxial tension experiments. NOMENCLATURE a = half crack length C, m = material constants in Paris equation E, G = Young's modulus and shear modulus da/dN = crack growth rate K, , K2 = stress intensity factors for modes 1 and 2 n = strain hardening exponent N = number of cycles of loading N, = fatigue life R = cyclic stress ratio rp = plastic zone size r, 0 = polar coordinates S = strain-energy density factor CI = inclined angle of crack to the y-axis B = Manson-Coffin exponent cf = monotonic fracture strain q = biaxial stress ratio 6* = angle of crack propagation K = (3 -v ) / ( l + v ) 3. = principal stress ratio v = Poisson's ratio u, = compression static strength ut = tension static strength uyr = yield stress u, , u2 = principal stress uc,. t,, = elastic stress and strain intensity u", c, = nominal stress and strain intensity up, cp = plastic stress and strain intensity Y , , Y2 = geometric factor of specimen for K, and K2 ucq, ceq = equivalent stress and strain uxn, uyn = applied stress in the x -and y-direction T~ = torsional static strength x, y = experimental constants $ = biaxial strain ratio 825 826