Effect of Shot Peening Process on the Fatigue Life of Shot Peened Low Alloy Steel

2017 ◽  
Vol 140 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pham Quang Trung ◽  
Nay Win Khun ◽  
David Lee Butler
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Alloy Steel ◽  
Shot Peening ◽  
Deformation Process ◽  
Surface Deformation ◽  
Fatigue Tests ◽  
Process Conditions ◽  
Low Alloy Steel ◽  
Compressive Residual Stresses

Shot peening is well known as a surface deformation process which can induce compressive residual stresses into the subsurface of materials in order to improve the fatigue life. In this paper, the effects of the process conditions for both single and double shot peening on the fatigue life of AISI 4340 low alloy steel is investigated. The fatigue tests revealed that the shot peening process could significantly enhance the fatigue life of the treated components. However, a side effect of the process was an increase in surface roughness which was more prevalent under higher peening pressures and led to a reduction in the fatigue life. Therefore, to maximize the performance of the process, the peening parameters need to be carefully selected. Microstructure analysis of the shot peened parts indicated that the nucleation cracks or initiation cracks occurred in the subsurface at depths of 10–20 μm in the case of as-received samples but moved up to the free surface for the shot peened parts.

Environmental Fatigue Behaviors of SA508 Gr.1a Low Alloy Steel in 310°C Deoxygenated Water

2007 ◽  
Vol 345-346 ◽  
pp. 1039-1042 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyun Chul Cho ◽  
Hun Jang ◽  
Byoung Koo Kim ◽  
In Sup Kim ◽  
Chang Heui Jang
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Strain Rate ◽  
Alloy Steel ◽  
Low Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Strain Rate Range ◽  
Fatigue Tests ◽  
Low Alloy Steel ◽  
Metal Dissolution ◽  
Rate Range ◽  
Temperature Water

The low cycle fatigue tests of SA508 Gr.1a low alloy steel were carried out to investigate the fatigue crack growth mechanisms in high temperature water. The fatigue life in 310oC deoxygenated water was shorter than that in air. Furthermore, the reduction in the fatigue life in 310oC deoxygenated water was enhanced with a decreasing strain rate, from 0.4 to 0.008 %/s. The ductile striations with the streamed down features, which may indicate the occurrence of the metal dissolution, were mainly observed at the strain rate of 0.008 %/s. And the flat facets and the brittle cracks, which may be evidences for the HIC, were primarily observed in the strain rate range from 0.04 to 0.4 %/s. From the analysis of microstructure, it is thought that the HIC contribute dominantly to the reduction in the fatigue life in the strain rate range from 0.04 to 0.4 %/s and the metal dissolution is mainly responsible for the reduction in the fatigue life at the strain rate of 0.008 %/s.

Effect of Cyclic Strain Rate on Environmental Fatigue Behaviors of SA508 Gr.1a Low Alloy Steel in 310°C Deoxygenated Water

2007 ◽  
Vol 26-28 ◽  
pp. 1121-1124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyun Chul Cho ◽  
Hun Jang ◽  
Byoung Koo Kim ◽  
In Sup Kim ◽  
Chang Heui Jang
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Strain Rate ◽  
Alloy Steel ◽  
Low Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Cyclic Strain ◽  
Fatigue Tests ◽  
Low Alloy Steel ◽  
Blunt Crack ◽  
Environmentally Assisted Cracking ◽  
Hydrogen Induced Cracking

The low cycle fatigue tests of SA508 Gr.1a low alloy steel in 310oC deoxygenated water were conducted to investigate the effect of cyclic strain rate on the environmentally assisted cracking (EAC) mechanisms. The flattened striations and the blunt crack tip, which indicate the occurrence of the slip dissolution/oxidation, were mainly observed for the specimen tested at 0.008 %/s. On the other hand, the brittle cracks and the blunt main crack with microcracks, which are the evidences of the hydrogen-induced cracking (HIC), were observed for the specimens tested at 0.04 and 0.4 %/s. Through this study, it is thought that the slip dissolution/oxidation dominantly contributes to the reduction in the fatigue life at a strain rate of 0.008 %/s and the HIC is mainly responsible for the reduction in the fatigue life at strain rates of 0.04 and 0.4 %/s.

Effect of REM Finishing on Fatigue Behavior of a Shot Peened Low Alloy Steel

2011 ◽  
Vol 488-489 ◽  
pp. 290-293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Bagherifard ◽  
Ramin Ghelichi ◽  
Mario Guagliano ◽  
M. Bandini
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Shot Peening ◽  
Fatigue Behavior ◽  
Fatigue Tests ◽  
Polishing Process ◽  
Bending Fatigue ◽  
Finishing Process ◽  
Rotating Bending Fatigue ◽  
Rotating Bending ◽  
Compressive Residual Stresses

The effect of slight surface REM finishing, that is a chemically accelerated polishing process, in order to reduce surface roughness after shot peening has been studied on different series of specimens shot peened by varied peening parameters. Room temperature rotating bending fatigue tests have been performed on the shot peened series and the series subjected to shot peening and successive REM finishing process. The results represent how REM finishing affects the final fatigue behavior of differently treated specimens in two ways: decreasing surface roughness and removing a thin layer of material with compressive residual stresses.

The Effect of Several Finishing Processes on the Fatigue Resistance of Hole Surfaces

1989 ◽  
Vol 111 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. O. Lai ◽  
A. Y. C. Nee
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Plastic Deformation ◽  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Residual Stresses ◽  
Fatigue Resistance ◽  
Radial Direction ◽  
Fatigue Loading ◽  
Steel Plates ◽  
Finishing Processes ◽  
Compressive Residual Stresses

This investigation examines the effects of different finishing processes on the fatigue life of premachined holes in Assab 760 steel plates. The finishing processes studied were reaming, ballizing, and emery polishing. A general decrease in fatigue life with increase in surface roughness is observed for all the processes employed. In comparing the different processes, for a constant surface roughness, polishing is generally found to give the longest fatigue life while ballizing, in spite of the greater compressive residual stresses induced on the surface of the finished hole, the shortest. The surprising phenomenon was found to be attributed to the amount of plastic deformation occurred before fatigue loading. For Assab 760 steel, a prestrain in the radial direction of less than about 2.5 percent appeared to reduce the fatigue resistance of the material.

A Study on the Fatigue Characteristics of Al6061-T651 by Shot Peening Velocity

2006 ◽  
Vol 326-328 ◽  
pp. 1093-1096 ◽  
Author(s):  
Won Jo Park ◽  
Sun Chul Huh ◽  
Sung Ho Park
Keyword(s):  
Residual Stress ◽  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Shot Peening ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Compressive Residual Stress ◽  
Velocity Increase ◽  
Fatigue Characteristics ◽  
Height Increase ◽  
Small Steel

Small steel ball is utilized in Shot peening process. Called “shot ball” are shot in high speed on the surface of metal. When the shot ball hit the surface, it makes plastic deformation and bounce off, that increase the fatigue life by compressive residual stress on surface. In this study, the results of observation on the tensile strength, hardness, surface roughness, compressive residual stress and fatigue life of a shot peened Al6061-T651 were obtained. Experimental results show that arc height increase tremendously by shot velocity. Also, it shows that surface roughness, hardness, compressive residual stress and fatigue life increase as shot velocity increase.

scholarly journals Rolling Contact Fatigue Life of Case−Hardened Steel Treated by Shot Peenings with Shot Diameters of 0.05 mm and 0.30 mm

2011 ◽  
Vol 86 ◽  
pp. 645-648 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Wang ◽  
Guang Liang Liu ◽  
Masanori Seki ◽  
Masahiro Fujii ◽  
Qian Li
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Shot Peening ◽  
Fine Particle ◽  
Rolling Contact Fatigue ◽  
Contact Fatigue ◽  
Surface Hardness ◽  
Hardened Steel ◽  
Rolling Contact ◽  
Contact Fatigue Life

In order to investigate the influence of different shot peenings on the rolling contact fatigue life of case−hardened steel, the thrust type rolling contact fatigue test was performed with a ball−on−disk contact tester. In this study, the case−hardened steel disks were treated by the fine particle peening with a shot diameter of 0.05 mm and the normal shot peening with a shot diameter of 0.30 mm. The surface hardness and the surface compressive residual stress of the test disks were increased by these peenings. On the other hand, the surface roughness of the test disks was increased by the normal shot peening, and was decreased by the fine particle peening. The rolling contact fatigue test showed that the rolling contact fatigue life of the test disks was improved by the fine particle peening, and was not improved by the normal shot peening. The rolling contact fatigue life of the test disks became longer as their surface roughness became smaller. Therefore, it follows from this that the fine particle peening, which can provide the increase in surface hardness and the decrease in surface roughness, is good for the increase in the rolling contact fatigue life of case−hardened steel.

The Effect of Shot Peening on the Surface Topography and Fatigue Strength of Selected Sheets

2015 ◽  
Vol 818 ◽  
pp. 19-22
Author(s):  
Łukasz Bąk ◽  
Magdalena Bucior ◽  
Felix Stachowicz ◽  
Władysław Zielecki
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Fatigue Strength ◽  
Shot Peening ◽  
Experimental Tests ◽  
Special Treatment ◽  
Surface Layers ◽  
Impact Bending ◽  
Improve Fatigue Strength ◽  
Compressive Residual Stresses ◽  
Improve Fatigue

Numerous investigations have been performed in an attempt to improve fatigue strength of materials by creating compressive residual stresses in the surface layers as a result of the shot peening process. For example, during exploitation of the separating screener, some parts of screen sieve plate situated near the fixed edge undergo the largest deformation caused by impact bending and need special treatment. In this paper, the results of experimental tests are presented to analyse the effect of micro shot peening on surface layer characteristics and fatigue strength of steel sheet specimens. The effect of shot peening is more visible when fatigue life is taking into account. Thus, the use of shot peening of sheet surface made it possible to increase fatigue life of screener sieve.

Consideration of Environmental Fatigue in the ASME Code for Carbon and Low-Alloy Steel Components

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stan T. Rosinski ◽  
Arthur F. Deardorff ◽  
Robert E. Nickell
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Alloy Steel ◽  
Water Environment ◽  
Operating Experience ◽  
Nuclear Industry ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Low Alloy Steel ◽  
Reactor Water ◽  
Asme Code ◽  
The Impact

The potential impact of reactor water environment on reducing the fatigue life of light water reactor (LWR) piping components has been an area of extensive research. While available data suggest a reduction in fatigue life when laboratory samples are tested under simulated reactor water environments, reconciliation of this data with plant operating experience, plant-specific operating conditions, and established ASME Code design processes is necessary before a conclusion can be reached regarding the need for explicit consideration of reactor water environment in component integrity evaluations. U.S. nuclear industry efforts to better understand this issue and ascertain the impact, if any, on existing ASME Code guidance have been performed through the EPRI Materials Reliability Program (MRP). Based on the MRP activities completed to date there is no need for explicit incorporation of reactor water environmental effects for carbon and low-alloy steel components in the ASME Code. This paper summarizes ongoing MRP activities and presents the technical arguments for resolution of the environmental fatigue issue for carbon and low-alloy steel locations.

Fatigue Evaluation Under Continuous Strain Rate Changing Condition of Carbon Steel in BWR Environment

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akihiko Hirano ◽  
Satoko Mizuta
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Strain Rate ◽  
Fatigue Test ◽  
Fatigue Tests ◽  
Wave Form ◽  
Strain Wave ◽  
Water Reactor ◽  
Component Size ◽  
Fatigue Evaluation

Fatigue evaluation methods have been proposed based on environmental fatigue test results regarding parameters selected for simulating Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) and Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) conditions. The effects of strain wave form have been discussed by comparing experimental fatigue life with predicted fatigue life evaluated by modified rate approach (MRA) method. The applicability of the MRA method has been verified extensively by the environmental fatigue tests with strain rate changing conditions consisting of combined constant strain rates. However, different results have been obtained for a sine strain wave in simulated BWR and PWR conditions. More study for evaluating the applicability of MRA method was required by evaluating with continuous strain rate conditions such as a sine wave. For the purpose of verification, two approaches were applied. One is performing the environmental fatigue tests with the sine strain wave in simulated BWR condition. The other is to evaluate the low cycle thermal fatigue test performed in simulated BWR condition because the wave form of this test contains continuous strain rate changing condition. MRA method was indicated to be applicable to predict fatigue lives under these kinds of continuous strain rate changing conditions. All of the studies including this study verifying the applicability of the MRA method were performed with small specimens having the well polished surfaces in the gage length. These results indicate that the evaluation by the MRA method includes the synergistic effect between the water environment and the transient. However, the synergistic effects with the surface roughness and the component size are not known. Design margin derived by the multiplication of the sub-factors of environment, surface roughness and component size may be conservative. The evaluation of the conservatism is considered to be beneficial.

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