FATIGUE FROM CAST-TO-SHAPE NOTCHES IN STEELS

Previous work has reported on initiation and propagation of fatigue cracks from machined notches in cast steels. That work is extended here to notches of 12.5 and 25.4 mm radii with sand-cast surfaces. The comparison of initiation lives of machined and cast notches allows calculation of the effective notch radius arising from the cast surfaces. This effective radius is, in all cases, significantly less than the macroscopic notch radius and is a practical and important factor in the design of steel castings facing fatigue service conditions.

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  Metals Society

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• Authors:
  • Holder, R
  • Barnby, J T
• Publication Date: 1977-1

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 11-15
• Serial:
  • Metal Science
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Metals Society
  • ISSN: 4E

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Casting; Cracking; Fatigue (Physiological condition); Fatigue cracking; Steel; Steel castings
• Uncontrolled Terms: Crack propagation
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00157583
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 4 1977 12:00AM