Normalizing effect on fatigue crack propagation at the heat-affected zone of AISI 4140 steel shielded metal arc weldings

Autor: B. Vargas-Arista, J. Teran-Guillen, J. Solis, G. García-Cerecero, M. Martínez-Madrid
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Materials Research, Vol 16, Iss 4, Pp 722-778 (2013)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1516-1439
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-14392013005000047
Popis: The fractography and mechanical behaviour of fatigue crack propagation in the heat-affected zone (HAZ) of AISI 4140 steel welded using the shielded metal arc process was analysed. Different austenitic grain size was obtained by normalizing performed at 1200 °C for 5 and 10 hours after welding. Three point bending fatigue tests on pre-cracked specimens along the HAZ revealed that coarse grains promoted an increase in fatigue crack growth rate, hence causing a reduction in both fracture toughness and critical crack length, and a transgranular brittle final fracture with an area fraction of dimple zones connecting cleavage facets. A fractographic analysis proved that as the normalizing time increased the crack length decreased. The increase in the river patterns on the fatigue crack propagation in zone II was also evidenced and final brittle fracture because of transgranular quasicleavage was observed. Larger grains induced a deterioration of the fatigue resistance of the HAZ.
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