On the critical inclusion size of high strength steels under ultra-high cycle fatigue

• Published in: Materials science & engineering. A, Structural materials : properties, microstructure and processing Vol. 427; no. 1; pp. 167 - 174
• Main Authors: Yang, Z.G., Zhang, J.M., Li, S.X., Li, G.Y., Wang, Q.Y., Hui, W.J., Weng, Y.Q.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 15-07-2006; Elsevier
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Critical inclusion size; Exact sciences and technology; Fatigue; Fatigue crack; Hardness; High strength steel; Mechanical properties and methods of testing. Rheology. Fracture mechanics. Tribology; Metals. Metallurgy; Surface roughness; Vickers hardness; Vickers hardness; Surface roughness; Critical inclusion size; High strength steel; Fatigue crack; Inclusion; High cycle fatigue; Roughness; Property structure relationship; Tensile strength
• ISSN: 0921-5093; 1873-4936
• DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2006.04.068

In this paper, the critical inclusion size (CIS) of high strength steels with given matrix hardness or tensile strength and the surface roughness under ultra-high cycle fatigue is estimated mainly on the basis of Murakami's theory, i.e., the inclusion effective projected area model. The results show that the CIS decreases with increasing Vickers hardness (or tensile strength) and/or decreasing surface roughness of specimen. The estimated CISs are proved to be reasonable compared with the experimental data.