Threshold Condition for the Propagation of Short Fatigue Crack

炭素鋼 微小疲勞크랙 전파의 不限界條件

Since the propagation of a short fatigue crack is directly related to the large crack which causes the fracture of bulk specimen, the detailed study on the propagation of the short crack is essential to prevent the fatigue fracture. However, a number of recent studies have demonstrated that the short crack can grow at a low applied stress level which are predicted from the threshold condition of large crack. In present study, the threshold condition for the propagation of short fatigue crack is examined with respect to the microstructure and cyclic loading history. Specimens employed in this study were decarburized eutectoid steels which have various decarburized ferrite volume fraction. Rotating bending fatigue test was carried out on these specimens with the special emphasis on the '||'&'||'quot;critical non-propagating crack length.'||'&'||'quot; It is found that the reduction of the endurance limit of their particular microstructures can be due to the increase of the length of critical non-propagating crack, and the quantitative relationship between the threshold stress .DELTA. .sigma. $_{th}$ and the critical non-propagating crack length Lc can be written as .DELTA. .sigma. $_{th}$, Lc=C where m, C is constant. Further experiments were carried out on the effect of pearlitic structure and cyclic loading history on the length of critical non-propagating crack. It is shown that the length of critical non-propagating crack is closely related to both pearlite interlamellar spacing and cyclic loading history.ory. cyclic loading history.

본 연구에서는 상술한 $\boxDr$한계정유길이$\boxUl$를 찾아내는 것을 주요수단으로 하여, 그 전파 하한계응력으로서의 피로한도와의 관계를 정량적으로 검토하고, 미소크랙전파 거동이 미시조직 또는 피로부하이력등에 민감함을 감안하여, 이들 인자가 미소크랙 전 파의 하한계조건에 미치는 영향에 관하여 검토하기로 하였다.