Fatigue Damage of Heat-Treated 0.45%C Steel Smooth Specimens Under Two-Step Loading

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In order to clarify the fatigue damage of smooth specimens under complex loading, it is important to investigate the effect of stress change through the behavior of a small crack because the fatigue life of specimens is occupied mainly by the propagation life of a small crack. However, such studies made in heat-treated carbon steels are few. In this research, fatigue tests on heat-treated carbon steel smooth specimens under two-step loading were carried out, and the effect of stress change on the behavior of a small crack was investigated. Results show that the value of the cumulative cycle ratio Σ(n/N_f) is smaller than unity when the first stress levelσ_1 is higher than the second oneσ_2; however,Σ(n/N_f) is about unity when σ_1 is lower than σ_2. This difference in the value of the cumulative cycle ratio is explained by the behavior of a small crack after stress change. Moreover, by using the results of annealed and prestrained steels, the effect of material properties on the fatigue damage under two-step loading is also examined.
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1990-04-15