Experimental Study on Ultra-High Cycle Fatigue Property of Q345 Welded Joint

2012 ◽  
Vol 538-541 ◽  
pp. 1488-1491 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Zhao ◽  
Jian Jun Zhao

The present paper deals with experimental studies on the ultra-high cycle fatigue property of Q345 bridge steel. Using the ultrasonic fatigue testing technique, specimens of Q345 welded joint with hourglass shape were designed using an analytical method combining with the finite element method and then fatigue tested in air at room temperature under fully reversed cyclic loading conditions (R=-1). The results show that the S-N curves of welded joints and relative base material specimens show continuously decreasing tendency in the very high cycle regime (105-109 cycles). Fatigue property of welded joint is much lower than that of base material and the fatigue strength of welded joint is only 45.0% of base material. Fracture can still occur on welded joints beyond 5 106 cycles, which indicates the fatigue limit defined at lifetime of 5 106 cycles cannot guarantee a safe design.

2011 ◽  
Vol 295-297 ◽  
pp. 1911-1914
Author(s):  
Ling Ling Jin ◽  
Cai Yan Deng ◽  
Dong Po Wang ◽  
Rui Ying Tian

Fatigue property of 45 steel was studied in this paper with the method of ultrasonic fatigue testing, and SEM was used to analyze microscopic characteristics of the fatigue fracture. Fatigue test results show that: S-N curves descend continuously after 108 cycles, there is no fatigue limit as the traditional fatigue conception describes. Therefore, it is very dangerous to design welded structure working in the ultra-high cycle interval with the fatigue strength corresponding to 5×106 cycles. In the super-long life range, the fatigue property of welded joints is worse than the base metal. SEM analysis shows that: fatigue crack mainly initiates from the defects in the surface or sub-surface.


2015 ◽  
Vol 664 ◽  
pp. 96-103
Author(s):  
Yu Li Gu ◽  
Chun Hu Tao

The high temperature ultra-high cycle fatigue (UHCF) behaviors of DZ125 superalloy used in aero-engine turbine blades were systematically studied. The results show that the fatigue fracture still occurs above 108 at the frequency of 20kHz, R=-1 and 700°C. There is a negligible frequency effect for the DZ125 superalloy, therefore, it is proposed that the ultrasonic fatigue testing could be expected as an accelerated fatigue testing method. Fatigue cracks originate from the subsurface of the specimens, where have no metallurgy defects or “fish eye” character. The crystal orientation change of the alloy is very little after fatigue.The maximum value changed for the elastic modulus of the alloy is about 30GPa after fatigue compared with that before fatigue.


2011 ◽  
Vol 295-297 ◽  
pp. 2386-2389 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ren Hui Tian ◽  
Qiao Lin Ouyang ◽  
Qing Yuan Wang

In order to investigate the effect of plasma nitriding treatment on fatigue behavior of titanium alloys, very high cycle fatigue tests were carried out for Ti-6Al-4V alloy using an ultrasonic fatigue machine under load control conditions for stress ratios of R=-1 at frequency of ƒ=20KHz. Experiment results showed that plasma nitriding treatment played the principal role in the internal fatigue crack initiation. More importantly, plasma nitriding treatment had a detrimental effect on fatigue properties of the investigated Ti-6Al-4V alloy, and the fatigue strength of material after plasma nitriding treatment appeared to be significantly reduced about 17% over the untreated material.


Metals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 1200
Author(s):  
Ashutosh Sharma ◽  
Min Chul Oh ◽  
Byungmin Ahn

We reviewed the research and developments in the field of fatigue failure, focusing on very-high cycle fatigue (VHCF) of metals, alloys, and steels. We also discussed ultrasonic fatigue testing, historical relevance, major testing principles, and equipment. The VHCF behavior of Al, Mg, Ni, Ti, and various types of steels were analyzed. Furthermore, we highlighted the major defects, crack initiation sites, fatigue models, and simulation studies to understand the crack development in VHCF regimes. Finally, we reviewed the details regarding various issues and challenges in the field of VHCF for engineering metals and identified future directions in this area.


2015 ◽  
Vol 664 ◽  
pp. 305-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Han Qing Liu ◽  
Qing Yuan Wang ◽  
Zhi Yong Huang ◽  
Zhen Jie Teng

Carbon steel is a kind of metallic material that widely used in construction, machinery, manufacturing and other domains. In the mechanical structure system, long-term cyclic stress may cause the mechanical components failure. In this work, the characteristic of fatigue crack propagate in low carbon steel Q345 and the effect of loading frequency to the fatigue property of Q345 steel were investigated. Meanwhile, the dispersion of high-cycle fatigue of life of the Q345 steel under high fatigue testing frequency was analyzed, and the P-S-N curve with the test data was given out. With the help of infrared camera, temperature rise curve during fatigue test was analyzed to study the thermal dissipation of Q345 steel.


2014 ◽  
Vol 891-892 ◽  
pp. 536-541 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhi Hong Xiong ◽  
Masatoshi Futakawa ◽  
Takashi Naoe ◽  
Katsuhiro Maekawa

Very high cycle fatigue degradation of type 316L austenitic stainless steel, which is used as the structural material of neutron spallation sources under intensive neutron irradiation environment, is investigated by using an ultrasonic fatigue testing machine. The strain rate imposed on the structure of neutron spallation source is almost equivalent to that produced in the testing machine. The temperature on the surface was controlled by the air-cooling. The effect of strain rate on the fatigue strength is recognized to increase the fatigue limit.


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