Heterogeneous Microstructure Effect on Residual Stress and Fatigue Crack Resistance in Dual-Phase Materials

Author(s):  
Masahito Mochizuki ◽  
Yoshiki Mikami

The effect of transformation-induced microscopic residual stress on fatigue crack propagation behaviour of ferrite-martensite lamellar steel was discussed. Fatigue tests of prestrained and non-prestrained specimens were performed. Inflections and branches at ferrite-martensite boundaries were observed in the non-prestrained specimens. On the other hand, less inflections and branches were found in the prestrained specimens. The experimental results showed that the transformation induced microscopic residual stress has influence on the fatigue crack propagation behaviour. To estimate the microscopic residual stress distribution, a numerical simulation of microscopic residual stress induced by martensitic transformation was performed. The simulation showed that compressive residual stress was generated in martensite layer, and the result agree with the experimental result that inflections and branches were observed at ferrite-martensite boundaries. In addition, the change in the microscopic residual stress distribution by prestraining was also calculated to show the compressive residual stress changed to tensile by prestraining. This also agree with the experimental result of the observation of fatigue crack path.

2005 ◽  
Vol 490-491 ◽  
pp. 118-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshiaki Akiniwa ◽  
Keisuke Tanaka ◽  
Hidehiko Kimura

Single-edge-notched specimens of ultrafine-grained steel were fatigued. The mean grain size of the steel is about 2 micrometers. Propagation behavior of fatigue cracks was observed with the crack closure. The resistance of the crack propagation of ultrafine-grained steel was larger than that of conventional steels. The crack closure acted as an important role for the larger resistance of fatigue crack propagation. After fatigue tests, stress distribution near the fatigue crack was measured by monochromatic X-rays from synchrotron radiation. The irradiated area was 100 µm x 100 µm. Residual and loading stress distributions ahead of the crack tip and on the crack wake was measured at the maximum stress intensity factor and zero applied load. The stress was determined by sin2ψ method. The measured stress was compared with the value calculated by FEM and the fatigue crack propagation model. The stress distribution at the maximum load and residual stresses agreed very well with the calculated results. The crack opening stress calculated by the residual stresses agreed with the experimental result.


2015 ◽  
Vol 130 ◽  
pp. 1057-1065 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Morikage ◽  
S. Igi ◽  
K. Oi ◽  
Y. Jo ◽  
K. Murakami ◽  
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