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Effect of martensite volume fraction on low cycle fatigue behaviour of dual phase steels: Experimental and microstructural investigation
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posted on 2015-06-25, 00:00 authored by Surajit Kumar Paul, N Stanford, Tim HilditchTim HilditchThe low cycle fatigue (LCF) behaviour of a dual phase (DP) steel with different martensite volume fractions has been investigated, with particular focus on fatigue life, cyclic hardening/softening behaviour and microstructural evolution. DP steels with martensite volume fractions between 13% and 88% were produced and their monotonic and cyclic deformation behaviours evaluated. The LCF life has been examined in depth and compared with published literature. It has been concluded that, once normalised for plastic strain amplitude, the fatigue life was found to be significantly reduced by an increase in the martensite volume fraction. All alloys were observed to show some initial cyclic hardening followed by cyclic softening. Clear sub-cell formation occurred in ferrite grains irrespective of the martensite volume fraction, and it is suggested that this cell formation and martensite softening are responsible for the cyclic softening behaviour.
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Journal
Materials science and engineering AVolume
638Pagination
296 - 304Publisher
ElsevierLocation
Amsterdam, The NetherlandsPublisher DOI
ISSN
0921-5093Language
engPublication classification
C Journal article; C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2015, ElsevierUsage metrics
Keywords
Cyclic hardening and softeningDual phase steelLow cycle fatigueMartensite volume fractionSub-cell formationScience & TechnologyTechnologyNanoscience & NanotechnologyMaterials Science, MultidisciplinaryMetallurgy & Metallurgical EngineeringScience & Technology - Other TopicsMaterials ScienceFERRITIC STEELDEFORMATION-BEHAVIORPLASTIC-DEFORMATIONEVOLUTIONMechanical Engineering
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