Surface processing to improve the fatigue resistance of advanced bar steels for automotive applications

Materials Research

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 453-459

  Matlock, David K ^a   Alogab, Khaled A ^a   Richards, Mark D ^a   Speer, John G ^a  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Carburized steels; Deep rolling; Niobium additions

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; CARBURIZING; COMPRESSION TESTING; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; DEFORMATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; NIOBIUM; RESIDUAL STRESSES; ROLLING; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TENSILE TESTING;

BAR STEELS; FATIGUE RESISTANCE; MICROALLOYING;

STEEL;

EID: 33644538234     PISSN: 15161439     EISSN: 15161439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-14392005000400017     Document Type: Review

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