Abstract
The effects of cementite morphology on short-fatigue-crack propagation were investigated by subjecting smooth steel specimens to rotating-bending fatigue tests. Intergranular and transgranular cementite precipitation steels free of other phases were prepared through heat treatments. In the intergranular cementite precipitation steel, short-fatigue-crack propagation was decelerated at the grain boundaries, and accelerated in the grain interiors. In contrast, the transgranular precipitation steel showed the deceleration of the crack propagation in the grain interiors but not in the vicinity of the grain boundaries.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 384-391 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Philosophical Magazine Letters |
| Volume | 95 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 Jul 3 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- cementite morphology
- crack branching
- crack growth
- fatigue
- low carbon steel
- precipitation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Condensed Matter Physics