Fractographic evaluation of gigacycle fatigue crack nucleation and propagation of a high Cr alloyed cold work tool steel

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2191-2199

  Sohar, Christian R ^a   Betzwar Kotas, Agnieszka ^b   Gierl, Christian ^a   Weiss, Brigitte ^b   Danninger, Herbert ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Carbide clusters; Fractography; Gigacycle fatigue; Tool steels; Ultrasonic fatigue testing

Indexed keywords

CARBIDES; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CHROMIUM; CRACK DETECTION; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKING (CHEMICAL); EPITAXIAL GROWTH; FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FATIGUE TESTING; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE TESTING; HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT; TOOL STEEL;

AISI D2; CARBIDE CLUSTERS; COLD WORKS; FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH; FISH-EYE; FRACTOGRAPHY; FRACTURE SURFACES; GIGACYCLE FATIGUE; MACROSCOPICALLY; PRIMARY CARBIDES; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; SURFACE MORPHOLOGIES; TESTING METHODS; TOOL STEELS; ULTRASONIC FATIGUE TESTING; ULTRASONIC RESONANCES;

CRACKS;

EID: 50249182800     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2008.05.013     Document Type: Article

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