Influence of Elevated Temperature and Stress Ratio on the Fatigue Response of AM60B Magnesium Alloy

The fatigue response of a high pressure die-cast AM60B Mg alloy is studied at room and elevated temperatures. The fatigue tests are conducted with stress ratio of R = 0.1 and frequency of 30 Hz. The main objective is to determine whether elevated temperature would affect the fatigue response of the alloy. In addition, fatigue crack growth characteristics of the alloy is investigated at room temperature. The purpose of this test is to ascertain the capability and accuracy of a finite element approach coupled with the Walker model in assessing the life cycle of the alloy, in consideration of the influence of stress ratio.