Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
---|---|---|---|---|
7976548 | Materials Science and Engineering: A | 2016 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
We elucidate here the effect of microalloying with niobium (Nb) on very high cycle fatigue (VHCF) behavior in high-strength C-Mn-Si-Cr bainite/martensite (B/M) multiphase steels studied through ultrasonic fatigue testing. The tensile strength (Rm) and fatigue limit strength after 109 cycles (Ïw9) and in the non-failure condition of the steel microalloyed with Nb were 1640Â MPa and 900Â MPa, respectively. Thus, the value of Ïw9/Rm exceeded in comparison to conventional steels and was approximate 0.55. Three types of failure modes were observed in Nb-bearing steels depending on the surface condition, inclusion, and the matrix microstructure, i.e., surface defect-induced failure mode (S-mode), inclusion-induced failure mode (I-mode), and non-inclusion induced failure mode (N-mode). Only two failure modes were observed in Nb-free steels, the S-mode and the N-mode. The study clearly suggests that Nb had a distinct effect on the VHCF properties of B/M steels. The VHCF limit of Nb-bearing steel was enhanced by 200Â MPa because of refinement of the microstructure and pinning of dislocations by randomly distributed nanometer-sized Nb(C, N) precipitates. It is underscored that microalloying with Nb is a potential approach to enhance VHCF properties in advanced high-strength steels.
Related Topics
Physical Sciences and Engineering
Materials Science
Materials Science (General)
Authors
P. Zhao, C. Cheng, G. Gao, W. Hui, R.D.K. Misra, B. Bai, Y. Weng,