Papers by Keyword: Rotating Bending

Abstract: Ultrasonic and rotating bending fatigue tests were carried out using plain specimens and specimens with a small blind hole for an extruded and age-hardened Al alloy 7075-T6 in different environments in order to investigate the effect of humidity on fatigue strength and fracture mechanism. Fatigue strength was decreased by high humidity under both tests. The effect of humidity on fatigue strength was larger in ultrasonic fatigue. The humidity affected both of crack initiation and propagation processes. Crack propagated in tensile mode then changed to shear mode macroscopically in all environments under ultrasonic fatigue, though it was only in tensile mode under rotating bending fatigue. These differences in fracture mechanism related to the difference in environmental effect on fatigue strength in both tests.

Abstract: In order to investigate the effect of nitriding on the crack initiation and propagation behavior of Ni-base super alloy, Alloy 718, rotating bending fatigue tests were carried out until 108 cycles at room temperature. By nitriding at 500°C for 12h, compound layer of about 5μm in thickness was formed and the initiation of a fatigue crack was strongly suppressed causing the increase in fatigue strength. A crack initiated in brittle manner at the compound layer in all of fractures. However the crack propagated in ductile manner controlled by the property of the base alloy. That is, there is no or little influence of nitriding on the crack growth rate of the alloy.

Abstract: This work deals with rotating bending fatigue tests at high speed (150 Hz), carried out on aluminum alloy AISI-SAE 6061-T6 for which the highest experimental stress inside the specimen is close to the elastic limit of material. Simulation results are obtained by Visual Nastran software in order to determine the numerical stress and strain distributions inside the specimen; then, this information is used for the experimental set up. A general description of experimental test machine and experimental conditions are developed in first sections, following section present the experimental results and discussion about the observed failure origin related to discontinuities and the associated high stress zones. A principal contribution of this work is related to the analysis of fracture surfaces and its correlation with experimental fatigue endurance: a simple model is proposed for the prediction of fatigue life of this aluminum alloy under high speed rotating bending fatigue tests, based on the surface density of associated fatigue macro-plastic deformation zones close the crack initiation.

Abstract: High cycle fatigue properties and failure mode in high strength steel tempered at low temperature were studied. The material used was Ni-Cr-Mo steel, JIS SNCM439, which was tempered at 453 K. After heat treatment, round bar specimens with hourglass shape were machined. Fatigue tests were performed using two kinds of specimens with two surface conditions, i.e., as-ground specimen and buff-finished specimen. Tests were conducted under rotating bending and axial loading. Under rotating bending, in as-ground specimens, fatigue failure took place in high cycle region above 107 cycles and failure mode was surface-related. On the other hand, buff-finished specimens exhibited the step-wise S-N curve, i.e., the subsurface fracture with a fish-eye was observed. However, under axial loading, even in buff-finished specimens the subsurface fracture didn’t occur due to small nonmetallic inclusions. Based on the results, the fatigue limit was estimated by the statistics of extremes. The prediction gave the conservative values.

Abstract: Rotating bending fatigue tests were carried out to investigate the influence of grain size on the resistance to crack growth of Ni-base super alloy, Inconel 718, using the materials with grain sizes of about 20, 50,100 and 200 たm, at room temperature. The larger grain size, the smaller crack growth rate, though the static strength was decreased with increase in grain size. The growth rate of a small crack was uniquely determined by the term ja na (Small crack growth law), where ja and a are the stress amplitude and the crack length, respectively, and n is a constant. The resistance to crack growth among materials was evaluated based on the law and showed a good correlation with tensile strength jB, meaning that fatigue life can be predicted by using only j B BB.

Abstract: Rotating bending fatigue tests up to 108 cycles were carried out to investigate the effects of shot peening on the fatigue strength and the fracture mechanism in an 18 % Ni maraging steel by using shot particles of various sizes or hardness. Fatigue strength was increased markedly by shot peening in the wide region of fatigue life. The S-N curves showed duplex S-N properties because of the transition of fracture origin from the specimen surface in the short life region to the subsurface in the long life one. Double shot peening by using super-hard fine particles was effective to improve the fatigue strength for surface fracture, though the fatigue strength for an internal fracture was hardly influenced. These results were discussed from the points of view of effects of surface roughness, residual stress and work hardening on the fatigue strength.

Abstract: The application of regular blanking for brass under extra-low cycle rotating bending fatigue was studied. The experiments of rotating bending fatigue have been made in special equipment designed by us. Several problems, the relations of the cycle times of fracture, the strain amplitude near the tip of notch and fracture toughness of fatigue to the presetting deflection, the effects of depth and tip radius of notch to the cycle times of fracture, were discussed through the experiments. The formulae of stress amplitude at the tip of notch and fracture toughness of brass to presetting deflection were obtained. The suitable parameters of fracture in rotating bending fatigue for blanking of brass under extra-low cycle times have been proposed.

Abstract: Safety designs and fracture designs are the two important fields of crack theory. The fracture problems of middle carbon steel under extra-low cycle rotating bending fatigue loading are studied in this paper. The experiments have been made in special rotating bending fatigue fracture machine designed by us. Several problems, the relations of the cycle times of fracture and the strain amplitude near notch tip to the deflection, the effects of depth and tip radius of notch to the cycle times of fracture, are discussed through the experiments. The mathematical expression of fracture toughness to the cycle times of fracture is obtained. The suitable parameters of rotating bending fatigue fracture model for middle-carbon steel in extra-low cycle times has been proposed.