On the Recovery and Fatigue Life Extension of Stainless Steel 316 Metals by Means of Recovery Heat Treatment
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Fatigue Test
2.2. Material and Specimen Preparation
2.3. Impulse Excitation Technique (IET)
2.4. Experimental Procedure
3. Results
3.1. Case I. RHT at Half-life
3.2. Case II. RHT Close to the Crack Initiation
3.3. Case III. RHT after Crack Initiation
3.4. Recovery Heat Treatment at 400 °C
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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C | Cr | Cu | Mn | Mo | N | Ni | P | S | Fe | Yield Strength | Ultimate Strength | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SS 316 | 0.015% | 16.7695% | 0.4915% | 1.6285% | 2.033% | 0.0486% | 10.015% | 0.0345% | 0.0158% | Bal. | 290 MPa | 616 MPa |
Condition | Comments | |
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Case I | 600 °C, 2 h | RHT at half-life (50 k) |
Case II | 600 °C, 2 h | RHT close to the crack initiation (70 k) |
Case III | 600 °C, 2 h | RHT after crack initiation (90 k) |
Condition | Comments | Expected Fatigue Life (Average) | Actual Fatigue Life | Fatigue Life Extension | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Case I | 400 °C 2 h | RHT at half-life (50 k) | 100,500 | 116,500 | 16% |
Case II | 400 °C 2 h | RHT close to the crack initiation (70 k) | 100,500 | 122,300 | 22% |
Case III | 400 °C 2 h | RHT after crack initiation (90 k) | 100,500 | 106,700 | 6% |
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Haghshenas, A.; Khonsari, M.M. On the Recovery and Fatigue Life Extension of Stainless Steel 316 Metals by Means of Recovery Heat Treatment. Metals 2020, 10, 1290. https://doi.org/10.3390/met10101290
Haghshenas A, Khonsari MM. On the Recovery and Fatigue Life Extension of Stainless Steel 316 Metals by Means of Recovery Heat Treatment. Metals. 2020; 10(10):1290. https://doi.org/10.3390/met10101290
Chicago/Turabian StyleHaghshenas, Ali, and M. M. Khonsari. 2020. "On the Recovery and Fatigue Life Extension of Stainless Steel 316 Metals by Means of Recovery Heat Treatment" Metals 10, no. 10: 1290. https://doi.org/10.3390/met10101290