the foreign object damage (FOD) simulation test of stainless steel plate specimen was carried out. The macroscopic characteristics of damage were observed by three-dimensional numerical microscope
whilst the microscopic characteristics of damage were observed by scanning electron microscope. It was found that
the macro damage characteristics include compressional deformation
material shear loss
plastic deformation
etc.
and the micro damage characteristics of damaged specimens involve micro cracks
plastic deformation
micro notches and lamellar structure
etc. By step loading test method
the high cycle fatigue test was made on FOD specimen. The test results show that the fatigue strength of FOD specimen deceases over 14% compared with non-damaged specimen. Fatigue strength decreases with the increasing damage size. The origin of the fatigue cracks lies in micro cracks or micro notches
indicating that FOD provides favorable conditions for fatigue crack initiation and growth.