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A. Amrouchea, M. Su, A. Aid and G. Mesmacque, “Numerical Study of the Optimum Degree of Cold Expansion: Application for the Pre-Cracked Specimen with the Expanded Hole at the Crack Tip,” Journal of Materials Processing Technology, Vol. 197, No. 1-3, 2008, pp. 250-254.

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• TITLE: Finite Element Method Investigation of the Effect of Cold Expansion Process on Fatigue Crack Growth in 6082 Aluminum Alloy

  AUTHORS: Abdelkrim Aid, Zahar Semari, Mohamed Benguediab

  KEYWORDS: Crack Growth; Cold Expansion Hole; Residual Stress; Fatigue Life

  JOURNAL NAME: Modeling and Numerical Simulation of Material Science, Vol.4 No.1, January 13, 2014

  ABSTRACT: Cold expansion is an efficient way to improve the fatigue life of an open hole. In this paper, three finite element models have been established to crack growth from an expanded hole is simulated. Expansion and its degree influence are studied using a numerical analysis. Stress intensity factors are determined and used to evaluate the fatigue life. The residual stress field is evaluated using a nonlinear analysis and superposed with the applied stress field in order to estimate fatigue crack growth. Experimental test is conducted under constant loading. The results of this investigation indicate expansion and its degree are a benefit of fatigue life and a good agreement was observed between FEM simulations and experimental results.