DESCRIPTION OF SHORT FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH IN A SHOT=PEENED MEDIUM CARBON STEEL

1998 ◽  
Vol 21 (8) ◽  
pp. 977-985 ◽  
Author(s):  
D Koca ◽  
S Koca ◽  
H Tomaszek
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Blaoui Mohammed Mossaab ◽  
Mokhtar Zemri ◽  
Mustapha Arab

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effects of medium carbon steel microstructure on the tensile strength and fatigue crack growth (FCG) behavior. Design/methodology/approach To achieve this aim, four different heat treatment methods (normalizing, quenching, tempering at 300°C and tempering at 600°C) were considered. Microstructural evolution was investigated by scanning electron microscopy. FCG rate tests were conducted on the resultant microstructures with compact tension specimens at room temperature by a standard testing method. Findings The results show that the normalized microstructure had the largest number of cycles to failure, indicating a high fatigue resistance, followed by the as received, tempered at 600°C, tempered at 300°C and quenched microstructure. Originality/value The paper shows the influence of the microstructure on the fatigue-propagation behavior with the definition of the Paris parameters of each heat treatment condition.


2007 ◽  
Vol 348-349 ◽  
pp. 333-336
Author(s):  
F. Romeiro ◽  
Manuel de Freitas ◽  
M. da Fonte

Under constant amplitude loading, a single variable (K) or Kmax are required in crack growth relationships. The transferability of fatigue laws, obtained under constant amplitude loading to variable amplitude fatigue, requires at least an additional variable, whose evolution with crack length accounts for the interactions effects between cycles of different types. This paper presents an analysis of fatigue crack growth tests on M(T) specimens made of a medium carbon steel. The specimens are subjected to repeated blocks of cycles made up of one or several overloads separated by a variable number of baseline cycles and two baseline stress ratios. The main objective of this study is to better understand the mechanisms at the origin of interactions effects due to the presence of overloads (or underloads) at different locations of each block loading. Results have shown that the interaction effects are closely related to the cyclic plastic behaviour of the material and also the so-called Bauschinger effect.


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