Effect of microstructure on appearance of near-threshold fatigue fracture in Cr–Mo–V steel
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Near-threshold fatigue crack growth behavior in 25Cr2NiMo1V steel with different microstructures was investigated by utilizing the load-shedding technique at ambient temperature. Crack surface morphology was observed by SEM with special emphases on the incidence of intergranular fracture and the influence on crack growth rates. Results show that the maximum intergranularity occurs at the ΔK corresponding to the cyclic plastic zone size being equivalent to the prior austenitic grain size. Two types of crack growth mode were observed in the near-threshold regime, i.e., the crystallographic mode of crack growth and the striation mode of crack advance. The incidence of faceted fracture was mainly rationalized by comparing the cyclic plastic zone size with the grain size. It is concluded that, in the crystallographic mode, lower crack growth rates in samples with higher heat treatment temperatures are caused by a greater degree of roughness-induced crack closure (RICC), faceted fracture induced crack closure (FFICC), and oxide-induced crack closure (OICC). The faceted fracture shows negligible influence on crack growth rates when cracks grow in a striation controlled mode.
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OpenAlex topics: Fatigue and fracture mechanics · Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals · High Temperature Alloys and Creep
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