scholarly journals Influence of small defects and nonmetallic inclusions on the high and very high cycle fatigue strength of an ultrahigh‐strength steel

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernd M. Schönbauer ◽  
Sumit Ghosh ◽  
Jukka Kömi ◽  
Tero Frondelius ◽  
Herwig Mayer
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Strength ◽  
High Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Nonmetallic Inclusions ◽  
Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Ultrahigh Strength ◽  
Ultrahigh Strength Steel ◽  
Very High Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Very High

scholarly journals On the determination of the bending fatigue strength in and above the very high cycle fatigue regime of shot-peened gears

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Fuchs ◽  
S. Schurer ◽  
T. Tobie ◽  
K. Stahl
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Strength ◽  
High Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Load Carrying Capacity ◽  
Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Bending Fatigue ◽  
Very High Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Bending Load ◽  
Load Carrying ◽  
Bending Fatigue Strength ◽  
Very High

AbstractDemands on modern gearboxes are constantly increasing, for example to comply with lightweight design goals or new CO2 thresholds. Normally, to increase performance requires making gearboxes and powertrains more robust. However, this increases the weight of a standard gearbox. The two trends therefore seem contradictory. To satisfy both of these goals, gears in gearboxes can be shot-peened to introduce high compressive residual stresses and improve their bending fatigue strength. To determine a gear’s tooth root bending fatigue strength, experiments are conducted up to a defined number of load cycles in the high cycle fatigue range. However, investigations of shot-peened gears have revealed tooth root fracture damage initiated at non-metallic inclusions in and above the very high cycle fatigue range. This means that a further reduction in bending load carrying capacity has to be expected at higher load cycles, something which is not covered under current standard testing conditions. The question is whether there is a significant decrease in the bending load carrying capacity and, also, if pulsating tests conducted at higher load cycles—or even tests on the FZG back-to-back test rig—are necessary to determine a proper endurance fatigue limit for shot-peened gears. This paper examines these questions.

scholarly journals Properties of the Fine Granular Area and Postulated Models for Its Formation during Very High Cycle Fatigue—A Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (23) ◽  
pp. 8475
Author(s):  
Jan Patrick Sippel ◽  
Eberhard Kerscher
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Strength ◽  
Crack Initiation ◽  
Crack Growth ◽  
High Performance ◽  
High Cycle Fatigue ◽  
The Other ◽  
Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Very High Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Open Questions ◽  
Very High

Understanding the mechanisms leading to very high cycle fatigue is necessary to make predictions about the behavior under various conditions and to ensure safe design over the whole lifetime of high-performance components. It is further vital for the development of possible measures to increase the very high cycle fatigue strength. This review therefore intends to give an overview of the properties of the fine granular area that have been observed so far. Furthermore, the existing models to describe the early crack initiation and crack growth within the very high cycle fatigue regime are outlined and the models are evaluated on the basis of the identified fine granular area properties. The aim is to provide an overview of the models that can already be considered refuted and to specify the respective open questions regarding the other individual models.

The Effects of Specimen Size on the Very High Cycle Fatigue Properties of FV520B-I

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming Zhang ◽  
Weiqiang Wang ◽  
Aiju Li
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Fatigue Strength ◽  
High Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Specimen Size ◽  
Fatigue Properties ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Very High Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Heat Effects ◽  
Very High

The authors researched the effects of specimen size on the very high cycle fatigue properties of FV520B-I through ultrasonic fatigue testing. The test results showed that the very high cycle fatigue mechanism was not changed and the fatigue properties declined as the specimen size increased. The S-N curve moved downward and the fatigue life decreased under the same stress level maybe due to the heat effects of large specimens in tests. The fatigue strength and the fatigue life were predicted by relevant models. The prediction of fatigue strength was close to test result, and the prediction of fatigue life was less effective compared with the previous prediction of small size specimen test results.

scholarly journals Defect induced cracking and modeling of fatigue strength for an additively manufactured Ti-6Al-4V alloy in very high cycle fatigue regime

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weiqian Chi ◽  
Wenjing Wang ◽  
Chengqi Sun
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Strength ◽  
Crack Initiation ◽  
High Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Surface Defects ◽  
Fatigue Crack Initiation ◽  
Projection Area ◽  
Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Very High Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Artificial Surface ◽  
Very High

Additively manufactured (AM) alloy usually inevitably contains defects during the manufacturing processor or service process. Defects, as a harmful factor, could significantly reduce the fatigue performance of materials. This paper shows that the location and introduced form of defects play an important role in high cycle and very high cycle fatigue (VHCF) behavior of selective laser melting Ti-6Al-4V alloy. S-N curve descends linearly for internal defects induced failure. While for artificial surface defects induced failure, S-N curve descends at first and then exhibits a plateau region feature. We also observed competition of interior crack initiation with the fine granular area feature in VHCF regime. The paper indicates that only the size or the stress intensity factor range of the defect is not an appropriate parameter describing the effect of defects on the fatigue crack initiation. Finally, the effect of artificial surface defects on high cycle and VHCF strength is modeled, i.e. the fatigue strength   σ, fatigue life  N and defect size area (square root of projection area of defect perpendicular to principal stress direction) is expressed as  σ = CN ( area)  for  N and  σ = CN ( area)  for  N≥N, where  C,  a and  n are constants, N is the number of cycles at the knee point.

scholarly journals Effect of Carburizing and Nitriding on Fatigue Properties of 18Cr2Ni4WA Steel in Very High Cycle Fatigue Regime

2021 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 207-215
Author(s):  
Zhenduo Sun ◽  
Dongbo Hou ◽  
Wei Li
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Fatigue Strength ◽  
High Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Fatigue Properties ◽  
Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Internal Defect ◽  
Surface Fatigue ◽  
Very High Cycle Fatigue ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Very High

The work aims to study the influence of carburizing and nitriding on fatigue properties of 18Cr2Ni4WA high strength steel in very high cycle fatigue regime. Very high cycle fatigue tests were carried out on 18Cr2Ni4WA Steel after carburizing and nitriding respectively. The micro morphology of fatigue fracture was observed by scanning electron microscope, the failure mode and failure mechanism were discussed. The relationship between fatigue life and defect size, FGA size, fish eye size of fracture was analyzed. The characteristic size of defects is evaluated by Gumbel, Weibull and GEV distribution functions, and a modified Akiniwa fatigue life prediction model considering the relationship between FGA size and inclusion size was established. The results showed that, nitriding and carburizing treatment improve the surface fatigue limit of the steel. The fatigue life decreases with the increase of internal defect size and FGA size. After carburizing and nitriding treatment, the internal fatigue strength of the specimen decreases slightly. When the failure probability is 99%, the internal defect sizes of nitrided specimens calculated by Weibull, Gumbel and GEV distributions are 141.5 μm, 148.4 μm and 211.7 μm respectively. The calculated internal defect sizes of carburized specimens are 47 μm, 67.8 μm and 40 μm respectively. Compared with the experimental data, the fatigue strength predicted by GEV is the most appropriate. carburizing and nitriding treatment can improve the surface fatigue strength of 18Cr2Ni4WA steel, but slightly reduce the internal fatigue strength. The prediction result of the new model is conservative when the failure probability is 99%, which is suitable for engineering application.

scholarly journals Very High Cycle Fatigue Behavior of Additively Manufactured 316L Stainless Steel

Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 3293
Author(s):  
Boris Voloskov ◽  
Stanislav Evlashin ◽  
Sarkis Dagesyan ◽  
Sergey Abaimov ◽  
Iskander Akhatov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Fracture Surface ◽  
316L Stainless Steel ◽  
High Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Nonmetallic Inclusions ◽  
Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Fracture Surfaces ◽  
Lack Of Fusion ◽  
Very High Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Very High

The present paper is focused on an experimental study of the damage-to-failure mechanism of additively manufactured 316L stainless steel specimens subjected to very high cycle fatigue (VHCF) loading. Ultrasonic axial tension-compression tests were carried out on specimens for up to 109 cycles, and fracture surface analysis was performed. A fine granular area (FGA) surrounding internal defects was observed and formed a “fish-eye” fracture type. Nonmetallic inclusions and the lack of fusion within the fracture surfaces that were observed with SEM were assumed to be sources of damage initiation and growth of the FGAs. The characteristic diameter of the FGAs was ≈500 μm on the fracture surface and were induced by nonmetallic inclusions; this characteristic diameter was the same as that for the fracture surface induced by a lack of fusion. Fracture surfaces corresponding to the high cycle fatigue (HCF) regime were discussed as well to emphasize damage features related to the VHCF regime.

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