Experimental estimation of crack initiation lives and fatigue limit in subsurface fracture of a high carbon chromium steel

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1540-1546

  Nakajima, Masaki ^a   Kamiya, Nami ^b   Itoga, Hisatake ^c   Tokaji, Keiro ^d   Ko, Haeng Nam ^c  

^a TOYOTA NATIONAL COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b HITACHI LTD   (Japan)

^c Nakanihon Automotive College   (Japan)

^d GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fatigue limit; Fish eye; Giga cycle fatigue; Granular area; Subsurface crack initiation; Two step variable amplitude loading tests

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CHROMIUM; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FRACTURE; NUCLEATION; STEEL;

FISH-EYE; GIGA CYCLE FATIGUE; GRANULAR AREA; SUBSURFACE CRACK INITIATION; TWO-STEP VARIABLE AMPLITUDE LOADING TESTS;

CRACK INITIATION;

EID: 33746344981     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2005.05.017     Document Type: Article

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