In-situ investigation on the fatigue crack propagation behavior in ferrite-pearlite and dual-phase ferrite-bainite low carbon steels

Science China Technological Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 71-79

  Guan, Mingfei ^a   Yu, Hao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BEIJING   (China)

Author keywords

fatigue crack propagation behavior; ferrite bainite microstructures; grain boundaries; in situ SEM

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; BAINITE; CRACKS; CRYSTAL LATTICES; DUAL PHASE STEEL; FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FATIGUE TESTING; FERRITE; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; PEARLITE; RAILS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE ANALYSIS;

COINCIDENCE SITE LATTICES; ELECTRON BACKSCATTERING DIFFRACTION; FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION BEHAVIOR; FATIGUE FRACTURE SURFACES; FERRITE-BAINITE MICROSTRUCTURES; IN-SITU SEM; INTERMEDIATE HEAT TREATMENT; SITU SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPIES (SEM);

LOW CARBON STEEL;

EID: 84872613230     PISSN: 16747321     EISSN: 18691900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11431-012-5047-7     Document Type: Article

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