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Effects of inclusion size and stress ratio on the very-high-cycle fatigue behavior of pearlitic steel

Tao Cong, Guian Qian, Guanzhen Zhang, Si Wu, Xiangnan Pan, Leiming Du, Xiaolong Liu

Abstract

Abstract The effects of inclusion size and stress ratio (R) on the very-high-cycle fatigue (VHCF) behavior of pearlitic steel were experimentally assessed. The S–N curve under rotating bending loading exhibited a horizontal asymptote shape and a clear fatigue limit. In contrast, the S–N curve under ultrasonic axial loading exhibited a continuously descending shape, and the fatigue limit disappeared at a fatigue life of 107 cycles. The fine granular area (FGA) within nanograins formed in the crack initiation region only for the samples subjected to VHCF at R = −1. All instances of interior crack initiation were caused by the MnS inclusions.
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OpenAlex topics: Fatigue and fracture mechanics · Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels · Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals

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