Effect of surface roughness on step-wise S-N characteristics in high strength steel

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 379-385

  Itoga, H ^a   Tokaji, K ^b   Nakajima, M ^c   Ko, H N ^a  

^a Nakanihon Automotive College   (Japan)

^b GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOYOTA NATIONAL COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fish eye; High strength steel; Step wise S N curve; Subsurface crack initiation; Surface roughness; Transition stress

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CRACK INITIATION; FATIGUE TESTING; MORPHOLOGY; RESIDUAL STRESSES; STEEL; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

FATIGUE LIMITS;

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS;

EID: 0037406134     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-1123(02)00166-4     Document Type: Article

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