Fatigue testing and end of life investigation of a topology optimized connecting rod fabricated via selective laser melting
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2022
Abstract:
A first assessment of product durability of an SLM Ti6Al4V conrod with a lightweighted structure was developed.
Full-scale fatigue testing and finite element analyses of testing conditions were performed to determine stress
cycles in critical regions. End of life (EOL) and metallurgical analysis completed the study. A fatigue diagram
covering the finite life and estimating the infinite life load levels, difficult to estimate a priori, was obtained; this
is the first relevant result toward fatigue assessment of AM components. Fatigue life for the SLM conrod was
lower than the conventional one, however, EOL analysis pointed out potential future improvements.
Full-scale fatigue testing and finite element analyses of testing conditions were performed to determine stress
cycles in critical regions. End of life (EOL) and metallurgical analysis completed the study. A fatigue diagram
covering the finite life and estimating the infinite life load levels, difficult to estimate a priori, was obtained; this
is the first relevant result toward fatigue assessment of AM components. Fatigue life for the SLM conrod was
lower than the conventional one, however, EOL analysis pointed out potential future improvements.
Tipologia CRIS:
1.1 Articolo in rivista
Keywords:
Titanium alloys, Fatigue, Automotive component, Additive manufacturing, Microstructur, Testing.
Elenco autori:
Cecchel, S.; Mohammad Javad Razavi, S.; Mega, F.; Cornacchia, G.; Avanzini, A.; Battini, D.; Berto, F.
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