Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FATIGUE
Volume 51, Issue -, Pages 36-48Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2013.02.005
Keywords
AISI 316L; Dislocation structure; Dynamic strain ageing; Fatigue crack; Persistent slip bands
Funding
- Swiss Competence Centre for Materials Science and Technology (CCMX-MERU)
- ABB Turbo-Generators
- ALSTOM (Switzerland)
- Swissnuclear
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At 300 degrees C, when dynamic strain ageing takes place, the fatigue life of AISI 316L for lower strain amplitudes is lower than under equivalent conditions at 20 degrees C. Exhaustive examination of the changes in: (1) apparent elastic modulus, (2) microstructural condition, and (3) fractographic features has been performed to reveal the reason for the life reduction. The analysis of apparent elastic modulus variations and the results of fractographic observations show that the propagation rates for fatigue cracks at 20 degrees C are faster than for 300 degrees C. Crack initiation however occurs earlier at 300 degrees C, in particular for lower strain amplitude tests, due to the activity of localised deformation bands as a consequence of cyclic loading. In addition to persistent slip bands, a form of ladder-free deformation bands is also present at 300 degrees C, in particular at low strain amplitudes. When the fatigue life is rather short, the influence of the ladder-free deformation bands on cyclic endurance is negligible. The ladder-free type of localised bands have a strong influence on crack initiation once the material endurance increases with lowering strain amplitude, leading to the relative life reduction at the elevated temperature. In addition, the incidence of secondary cyclic hardening for lower strain amplitude tests at 300 degrees C partly contributes to the more evident life reduction. The influence of dislocation walls on the propagation of microstructurally short fatigue cracks is also examined. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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