본 연구에서는 전보에서 실험역학적으로 도출한 .DELTA.A가 재료 및 하중크기에 의존하는 점에 착안하여, SNC631-A, SNC631-B, S45C, A12024-T3 및 A17075-T6 등 5종 류 재료를 응력비 R=0.1, 0.3, 0.5에서 피로크랙전파속도시험을 실시하고, 피로크랙팁 의 국소피로변형률장의 상태를 정량적으로 나타낼 수 있는 피로변형률확대계수 .DELTA.A(m, P)를 이용하여 크랙전파속도 da/dN을 통일적으로 평가하고, 그 결과의 유용성을 명백 히 하였다.
The local cyclic strain distribution near the crack tip has been investigated by the fine Dot Grid Strain Measurement Method, which had been suggested strain measurement method to resolve experimental difficulties by authors. It has been found that the magnitude of the local cyclic strain distribution(.DELTA..epsilon.$_{eq}$ )near a crack tip has been varied by the applied cyclic load level and material, but the shape of the local cyclic strain distribution near the crack tip has been experimentally scrarcely altered : that is .DELTA..epsilon.$_{eq}$ = .DELTA.A.f(.theta.). $r^{-1}$ . Consequently, the local cyclic strain field near the crack tip could be favorably characterized by a single parameter fatigue strain intensity factor .DELTA.A. In addition, with the viewpoint that .DELTA.A depends on material and load level, .DELTA.A has been applied to evaluate the fatigue crack propagation rate and usefulness of the result has been considered. As a result, it has been ascertained that .DELTA.A has been a useful parameter to evaluate the fatigue crack propagation rate.
