A Re-Examination of the Toughness and Fatigue Performance of PM Steels

Abstract:

It is now fairly well established that to achieve low values of the Paris exponent for the growth of fatigue cracks in PM steels, high values of fracture toughness are required. Fracture toughness is related to other measures of toughness, such as impact tests and the mechanical work that the material can absorb before fracturing. All of these are functions of the basic ductility of the material. A coherent picture of all these inter-relationships is presented.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 23)
• Pages: 47-50
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.23.47
• Online since: October 2007
• Authors: J.R. Moon
• Keywords: Fatigue Behaviour, Fracture Energy, PM Steel, Toughness

References

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[6] R.A. Phillips, J.E. King and J.R. Moon, Powder Metallurgy, Vol. 43 (2000), p.149.

[5] [10] [15] [20] 0 10 20 30 40 50 Crack extension energy, G/kJm -2 C = 0. 2% C= 0. 5 or 0. 6% Fatigue crack growth exponent, m.

[5] [10] [15] [20] 0 50 100 150 200 Strain energy density to fracture/MJm -3 C = 0. 2% C = 0. 5 or 0. 6% Fatigue crack growth exponent, m.

[5] [10] [15] [20] 0 10 20 30 Elongation to fracture/% C = 0. 2% C = 0. 5 or 0. 6% Fatigue crack growth exponent, m.

[5] [10] [15] [20] 0 20 40 60 80 100 C = 0. 2% C = 0. 5 or 0. 6% Fatigue crack growth exponent, m KQ/MPa√m.