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Riccardo Cappello et al. / Procedia Structural Integrity 39 (2022) 179–193 Author name / Structural Integrity Procedia 00 (2019) 000–000

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4.2.2. Thermoelastic second harmonic signal Figure 16 shows the evolution of the SH amplitude signal at different loading cycles. This time, the body of the turtle has an elongated shape, since the considerable amount of plastic deformation and compressive stress state induced by the overload result in a higher extent of crack closure in the wake of the crack (remote crack closure).

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Figure 16 – SH amplitude maps of the overloaded specimen: the higher amount of plastic deformation induces a remote crack closure in the wake of the crack. The SH phase maps are reported in Figure 17. Again, the same 180° phase shift found in Sample #1 is here reported. This time, being the contact area between the flanks of the cracks higher, a bigger zone behind the crack tip is subject to the 180° phase shift.

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Figure 17 – SH phase for the overloaded specimen: the presence of an overload does not affect the expected 180° phase shift.

5. Conclusions In this work, cracks propagating from Single Edge Notched Tension specimens made of AISI 304L steel, under fatigue loading testing, have been monitored by means of a cooled sensor infrared camera. The acquired signal is then processed, to evaluate the harmonic content of the temperature. The analysis of the first harmonic is used for the determination of the thermoelastic signal and the derivation of a Stress Intensity Factor and crack-growth monitoring, enabling the determination of a Paris Law. The analysis of the second harmonic allowed an in-depth study of plasticity induced crack closure. In addition, the analysis has considered also a previously overloaded specimen of the same material, allowing to evaluate the impact that an extended plastic enclave has on the crack growth and on crack closure. The main results of the work can be summarized as follows:

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