Shear mode threshold for a small fatigue crack in a bearing steel |
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Authors: | H MATSUNAGA N SHOMURA S MURAMOTO M ENDO |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Fukuoka University, 8‐19‐1 Nanakuma, Jonan‐ku, Fukuoka 814‐0180, Japan;2. Graduate School of Fukuoka University, 8‐19‐1 Nanakuma, Jonan‐ku, Fukuoka 814‐0180, Japan |
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Abstract: | The fatigue behaviour of small, semi‐elliptical surface cracks in a bearing steel was investigated under cyclic shear‐mode loading in ambient air. Fully reversed torsion was combined with a static axial compressive stress to obtain a stable shear‐mode crack growth in the longitudinal direction of cylindrical specimens. Non‐propagating cracks less than 1 mm in size were obtained (i) by decreasing the stress amplitude in tests using notched specimens and (ii) by using smooth specimens in constant stress amplitude tests. The threshold stress intensity factor ranges, ΔKIIth and ΔKIIIth, were estimated from the shape and dimensions of non‐propagating cracks. Wear on the crack faces was inferred by debris and also by changes in microstructure in the wake of crack tip. These effects resulted in a significant increase in the threshold value. The threshold value decreased with a decrease in crack size. No significant difference was observed between the values of ΔKIIth and ΔKIIIth. |
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Keywords: | bearing steel Δ KIIth Δ KIIIth shear‐mode fatigue cracks small cracks torsional fatigue test |
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