Fatigue Behavior of Alloy Steels Sintered from Pre-Alloyed and Diffusion-Bonding Alloyed Powders
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Effects of Porosity on Fatigue Strength
3.2. Effect of Phases on Fatigue Strength
3.3. Fracture Behavior of Fatigue
3.4. Quantitative Analysis of the Effects of Porosity and Phase Constitution on Fatigue Strength
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Alloy Steel | Cr (wt.%) | Mo (wt.%) | Cu (wt.%) | Ni (wt.%) | Fe (wt.%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Astaloy CrM | 3.0 | 0.5 | - | - | Bal. |
Distaloy AE | - | 0.5 | 1.5 | 4.0 | Bal. |
Sample | Average Roundness (µm) | ||
---|---|---|---|
CrM-1120 | 64.3 | 3892 | 2.1 |
CrM-1250 | 50.1 | 3940 | 1.8 |
AE-1120 | 77.5 | 4749 | 2.0 |
AE-1250 | 73.3 | 4242 | 1.8 |
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Tan, Z.; Liu, Y.; Huang, X.; Li, S. Fatigue Behavior of Alloy Steels Sintered from Pre-Alloyed and Diffusion-Bonding Alloyed Powders. Metals 2022, 12, 659. https://doi.org/10.3390/met12040659
Tan Z, Liu Y, Huang X, Li S. Fatigue Behavior of Alloy Steels Sintered from Pre-Alloyed and Diffusion-Bonding Alloyed Powders. Metals. 2022; 12(4):659. https://doi.org/10.3390/met12040659
Chicago/Turabian StyleTan, Zhaoqiang, Yong Liu, Xiaolin Huang, and Songlin Li. 2022. "Fatigue Behavior of Alloy Steels Sintered from Pre-Alloyed and Diffusion-Bonding Alloyed Powders" Metals 12, no. 4: 659. https://doi.org/10.3390/met12040659