Effects of Torsional Plastic Deformation on Fatigue Strength in Copper and Aluminum

2010 ◽  
Vol 452-453 ◽  
pp. 597-600
Author(s):  
Chobin Makabe ◽  
K. Kuniyoshi ◽  
Masaki Fujikawa ◽  
Ryouji Kondou ◽  
D. Shinohara

If the crystal grain size of a metal is made smaller, its strength is higher. So, many methods of grain refinement have been proposed. In this study, from the viewpoint of basic plastic working, the variations of static ultimate tensile strength and fatigue strength after the application of plastic torsional deformation on face centered cubic crystal metals, that are, aluminum and copper, were investigated. Tensile test, Vickers harness test and Rotating bending fatigue test were performed. The hardness of the materials varied from surface layer to center section in cross sectional area. In the case of aluminum, the tensile strength and fatigue limit were improved after application of torsional deformation. However, in the case of copper, the fatigue limit was not improved. This is strongly related to hardness distribution around the surface layer of the specimen. Also, it was found that the crack growth mode was changed by applying the pre-strain. From these results, one of an idea for improvement of material strength will be considered.

2020 ◽  
Vol 841 ◽  
pp. 3-8
Author(s):  
Kayo Hasegawa ◽  
Tatsuo Hayashi ◽  
Motoaki Morita ◽  
Shinichi Motoda

Effect of the plating thicknesses on tensile and fatigue properties of hot-dip galvanized steel at room temperature was evaluated. The galvanized steel with thickness of 100 μm and 200 μm were prepared. Both microstructures of η-phase and δ1-phase were similar with each other. In the comparison with the galvanized steel with thickness of 100 μm, the microstructure of ζ-phase for the galvanized steel with thickness of 200 μm was blunt columnar structure due to long immersion time. Tensile and fatigue strengths for a galvanized steel are sensitive to the microstructure of the galvanized layer. The tensile strength and the strength of fatigue limit for the galvanized steel with thickness of 200 μm were smaller than that of 100 μm. In the galvanized steel with thickness of 200 μm, the peeling at plating layer easily occurred. The exfoliated sites have the potential to become subcracks. As the result, the main crack may propagate at early cycles.


2010 ◽  
Vol 638-642 ◽  
pp. 912-917
Author(s):  
Manuel Klemenz ◽  
Volker Schulze

Shot Peening is a well established mechanical surface treatment to induce compressive residual stresses and work hardening into the surface layer of components exposed to cyclic loading. Due to the induced changes in the surface layer, the fatigue limit increases significantly. The concept of local fatigue strength is based on the comparison of the locally effective fatigue limit with locally active loads in order to estimate the maximum outer loading that will not exceed fatigue limit. In this paper an approach of using simulated surface characteristics after shot peening for the determination of the local fatigue strength will be presented. The complex stress distribution due to cyclic bending of notched geometries will also be determined by FEM. Finally the simulated estimation of the fatigue limit of differently notched specimens of AISI 4140 will be verified with experimentally determined fatigue limits.


1969 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 432-443 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. F. Bray

Rotating bending fatigue tests on En 40B steel gave a fatigue limit for surface failure of 30·5 tonf/in2. With nitrided test-pieces sub-surface failures were produced and, with no allowance being made for residual stresses, a fatigue limit of 34·5 tonf/in2 was obtained for sub-surface failure. In the absence of residual stresses this fatigue limit would probably have been higher.


Author(s):  
V. N. Filimonenko ◽  
M. H. Richman ◽  
J. Gurland

The high temperatures and pressures that are found in a spark gap during electrical discharging lead to a sharp phase transition and structural transformation in the surface layer of cemented carbides containing WC and cobalt. By means of X-ray diffraction both W2C and a high-temperature monocarbide of tungsten (face-centered cubic) were detected after electro-erosion. The W2C forms as a result of the peritectic reaction, WC → W2C+C. The existence and amount of the phases depend on both the energy of the electro-spark discharge and the cobalt content. In the case of a low-energy discharge (i.e. C=0.01μF, V = 300v), WC(f.c.c.) is generally formed in the surface layer. However, at high energies, (e.g. C=30μF, V = 300v), W2C is formed at the surface in preference to the monocarbide. The phase transformations in the surface layer are retarded by the presence of larger percentages of cobalt.Metallographic examination of the electro-eroded surfaces of cemented carbides was carried out on samples with 5-30% cobalt content. The specimens were first metallographically polished using diamond paste and standard procedures and then subjected to various electrical discharges on a Servomet spark machining device. The samples were then repolished and etched in a 3% NH4OH electrolyte at -0.5 amp/cm2. Two stage plastic-carbon replicas were then made and shadowed with chromium at 27°.


2020 ◽  
pp. 339-342
Author(s):  
V.F. Bez’yazychny ◽  
M.V. Timofeev ◽  
R.V. Lyubimov ◽  
E.V. Kiselev

The theoretical justification for the hardening process of the surface layer of machine parts for combined methods of surface hardening with subsequent application of strengthening coatings, as well as reducing or increasing the fatigue limit due to the fretting process is presented.


Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (9) ◽  
pp. 2171
Author(s):  
Armin Yousefi ◽  
Ahmad Serjouei ◽  
Reza Hedayati ◽  
Mahdi Bodaghi

In the present study, the fatigue behavior and tensile strength of A6061-T4 aluminum alloy, joined by friction stir spot welding (FSSW), are numerically investigated. The 3D finite element model (FEM) is used to analyze the FSSW joint by means of Abaqus software. The tensile strength is determined for FSSW joints with both a probe hole and a refilled probe hole. In order to calculate the fatigue life of FSSW joints, the hysteresis loop is first determined, and then the plastic strain amplitude is calculated. Finally, by using the Coffin-Manson equation, fatigue life is predicted. The results were verified against available experimental data from other literature, and a good agreement was observed between the FEM results and experimental data. The results showed that the joint’s tensile strength without a probe hole (refilled hole) is higher than the joint with a probe hole. Therefore, re-filling the probe hole is an effective method for structures jointed by FSSW subjected to a static load. The fatigue strength of the joint with a re-filled probe hole was nearly the same as the structure with a probe hole at low applied loads. Additionally, at a high applied load, the fatigue strength of joints with a refilled probe hole was slightly lower than the joint with a probe hole.


2018 ◽  
Vol 165 ◽  
pp. 04011
Author(s):  
Keisuke Tanaka ◽  
Yuta Murase ◽  
Hirohisa Kimachi

The effect of micro-notches on the fatigue strength of nickel thin films was studied. Two types of thin films with 10 μm thickness were produced by electrodeposition using sulfamate solution without and with brightener: ultra-fine grained film (UFG) with the grain size of 384 nm and nano-crystalline grained film (NCG) with that of 17 nm. Micro-sized notches introduced by FIB had the width of 2 μm and various depths from 8 to 150μm. Fatigue tests were conducted under the stress ratio of 0.1. The fatigue strength decreased with increasing depth of notches. NCG had much higher strength than UFG compared at the same notch depth. Notches as small as 8μm did reduce the fatigue strength of both UFG and NCG. The fatigue limit was controlled by the initiation of cracks and no non-propagating crack was observed in specimens fatigued below the fatigue limit. A model of fictitious crack successfully predicted the reduction of the fatigue limit due to micro-notches. The characteristic crack length of NCG was much smaller than the UFG, while the fatigue strength of defect-free NCG was larger than that of UFG. SEM observation of fracture surfaces was conducted to reveal micromechanisms of fatigue crack initiation.


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