Fatigue anisotropy in cross-rolled, hardened medium carbon steel resulting from MnS inclusions |
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Authors: | Cornelius Temmel Nils-Gunnar Ingesten Birger Karlsson |
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Affiliation: | 1. Materials Technology, Volvo Power-train Sweden, G?teborg, Sweden 2. the Department of Materials and Manufacturing Technology, Chalmers University of Technology, G?teborg, Sweden
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Abstract: | Anisotropy of forged steel components is especially adverse when it concerns rotationally symmetric components. Manganese
sulfides (MnS) in steels may be desired for their improvement of machining properties; however, they also deteriorate fatigue
behavior. A quantification of the effect of MnS on anisotropy is necessary to find an optimum for component dimensioning.
To isolate the influence of MnS on anisotropy only, high cleanness of the test material is required. The test material in
the current investigation was molten in a vacuum furnace to high-cleanness composition. Materials with two different S levels
were produced to detect variations in anisotropy according to amount, shape, and distribution of the MnS inclusions. The two
batches were cross-rolled to plates with a deformation ratio of 4.5. The MnS phase constitutes, upon forging or rolling, pancake-shaped
inclusions. In the case of cross-rolling, an in-plane rotational symmetry of the inclusions could be created. The shape and
size of these inclusions are essential for the mechanical behavior of the material. Push-pull fatigue testing was performed
in longitudinal (in plane) and short transversal directions relative to the rolling plane. The results showed strong anisotropy
of the fatigue behavior with inferior performance in short transverse directions where the principal stress is perpendicular
to the flattened inclusions. The anisotropy was somewhat more pronounced for the high-S material, resulting from a different
fatigue crack growth mechanism. |
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