Effect of Steel-Cutting Technology on Fatigue Strength of Steel Structures: Tests and Analyses
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This paper presents the results of comparative fatigue tests carried out on steel S355J2N specimens cut out using different cutting methods, i.e., plasma cutting, water jet cutting, and oxyacetylene cutting. All the specimens were subjected to cyclic loading from which appropriate S-N curves were obtained. Furthermore, face-of-cut hardness and roughness measurements were carried out to determine the effect of the cutting method on the fatigue strength of the tested steel. The fatigue strength results were compared with the standard S-N fatigue curves. The fatigue strength of the specimens cut out with oxyacetylene was found to be higher than that of the specimens cut out with plasma even though the surface roughness after cutting with plasma was smaller than in the case of the other cutting technology. This was due to the significant effect of material hardening in the heat-affected zones. The test results indicate that, in comparison with the effect of the cutting technology, the surface condition of the specimens has a relatively small effect on their fatigue strength.
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OpenAlex topics: Fatigue and fracture mechanics · Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis · Metal Alloys Wear and Properties
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Faculty of Civil Engineering, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland
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