Fatigue behavior of carburized steel at long lives

D. V. Nelson*, Z. Long

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The fatigue behavior of two carburized steels is investigated with rotating bending tests for lives between approximately 105 and 108 cycles. Cracks are observed to start at sub-surface inclusions within carburized cases and form “fish eyes” often seen in high cycle fatigue of hardened steels. Optically dark areas (ODAs) are found surrounding the inclusions that acted as crack origins. Fatigue strengths are evaluated by Murakami’s √area model, but accounting for the influence of residual stress and hardness at the different depths at which cracks started. Values of stress intensity factor range at the periphery of inclusions and the outer border of ODAs are computed accounting for the influence of residual stress. Possible factors that may influence crack growth within ODAs are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationConference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series
EditorsAllison M. Beese, Alan T. Zehnder, Shuman Xia
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media, LLC
Pages105-114
Number of pages10
Edition2016
ISBN (Electronic)9783319152356, 9783319216102
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016
Event2015 SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics - Costa Mesa, United States
Duration: 8 Jun 201511 Jun 2015

Publication series

NameConference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series
Number2016
Volume8
ISSN (Print)2191-5644
ISSN (Electronic)2191-5652

Conference

Conference2015 SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityCosta Mesa
Period8/06/1511/06/15

Keywords

  • Carburized
  • Fatigue
  • Fish eye
  • Inclusion
  • Residual stress

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