Published August 2002 | Version v1
Journal article

Characteristics of fatigue crack initiation and fatigue strength of nitrided 1Cr-1Mo-0.25V turbine rotor steels

  • 1. Kyungpook National Univ., Taegu (Korea, Republic of)
  • 2. Tokushima Univ., Tokushima (Japan)

Description

To investigate the effect of nitriding layer on both fatigue crack initiation and fatigue life, turbine rotor steel (1Cr-1Mo-0.25V steel) specimens were nitrided by the nitemper method and then put to a rotary bending fatigue test at room and elevated temperatures. In nitriding, temperature and time were controlled to obtain a different nitrided thickness. Microstructure analysis, micro-Vickers hardness test, and scanning electron microscope observation were carried out for evaluating experiments. In results, the fatigue cracks of nitrided specimens were initiated at inclusion near the interface between nitrided layer and substrate, which showed fish-eye appearance in fractography. The fatigue life of nitrided specimens at every temperature was prolonged compared to that of the non-nitrided. However, there was not observable improvement in fatigue characteristics with the increase of a nitrided thickness

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
KSME International Journal
Journal Volume
16
Journal Issue
8
Series
15 refs, 10 figs, 2 tabs
Journal Page Range
p. 1109-1116
ISSN
1226-4865

INIS

Country of Publication
Korea, Republic of
Country of Input or Organization
Korea, Republic of
INIS RN
36106255
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Descriptors DEI
CARBON; CRACKS; FATIGUE; HARDNESS; NITRIDES; RESIDUAL STRESSES; ROTORS; STEELS; TURBINES
Descriptors DEC
ALLOYS; CARBON ADDITIONS; ELEMENTS; EQUIPMENT; IRON ALLOYS; IRON BASE ALLOYS; MACHINERY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; NONMETALS; PNICTIDES; STRESSES; TRANSITION ELEMENT ALLOYS; TURBOMACHINERY