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    Examples of Steel Fractography

    Professor M Neil James

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    Department of Mechanical & Marine Engineering

    University of Plymouth

    Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA

    ENGLAND

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    Fatigue crack growth in moist air

    Fatigue crack growth in vacuum

    Crack growth by hydrogen embrittlement

    Low carbon interstitial-free steels

    Charpy impact fracture

    Fatigue in a high tensile bolt

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    Fatigue in Air

    Q1N Steel (HY 80)

    0.2C 2.5Ni 1.5Cr 0.5 Mo

    Quenched & Tempered - YS = 653 MPa Grain size 10m vestigial

    striations present

    Linear growth rate

    regime ~ 10-4

    mm/cycle

    Original

    magnification 2kx

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    Fatigue in Air

    Q1N Steel (HY 80)

    0.2C 2.5Ni 1.5Cr 0.5 Mo

    Quenched & Tempered - YS = 653 MPa Grain size 10m vestigial

    striations present

    Linear growth rate

    regime ~ 10-4

    mm/cycle

    Original

    magnification 5kx

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    Fatigue in Air

    Q1N Steel (HY 80)

    0.2C 2.5Ni 1.5Cr 0.5 Mo

    Quenched & Tempered - YS = 653 MPa Grain size 10m ductile

    transgranular with some evidence of underlying structure

    Threshold growth

    rate regime ~ 10-7

    mm/cycle

    Original

    magnification 2kx

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    Fatigue in Air

    Q1N Steel (HY 80)

    0.2C 2.5Ni 1.5Cr 0.5 Mo

    Quenched & Tempered - YS = 653 MPa Grain size 10m ductile

    transgranular with some evidence of underlying structure

    Threshold growth

    rate regime ~ 10-7

    mm/cycle

    Original

    magnification 5kx

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    Fatigue in Air

    Q1N Steel (HY 80)

    0.2C 2.5Ni 1.5Cr 0.5 Mo

    Quenched & Tempered - YS = 653 MPa Grain size 10m ductile

    transgranular

    Threshold growth

    rate regime ~ 10-7

    mm/cycle

    Original

    magnification 2kx

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    Fatigue in Air

    Q1N Steel (HY 80)

    0.2C 2.5Ni 1.5Cr 0.5 Mo

    Quenched & Tempered - YS = 653 MPa Grain size 10m ductile

    transgranular with some environment (moisture) induced IG facets

    'Knee' of growth rate

    regime ~ 10-6

    mm/cycle

    Original

    magnification 2kx

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    Fatigue in Air

    Q1N Steel (HY 80)

    0.2C 2.5Ni 1.5Cr 0.5 Mo

    Quenched & Tempered - YS = 653 MPa Grain size 10m ductile

    transgranular with some moisture-induced oxide build-up by fretting

    'Knee' of growth rate

    regime ~ 10-6

    mm/cycle

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    magnification 1.15kx

    Mechanism of oxide-

    induced fatigue

    crack closure

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    Fatigue in Air

    Q1N Steel (HY 80)

    0.2C 2.5Ni 1.5Cr 0.5 Mo

    Quenched & Tempered - YS = 653 MPa Grain size 10m ductile

    transgranular with some moisture-induced oxide build-up by fretting

    'Knee' of growth rate

    regime ~ 10-6

    mm/cycle

    Original

    magnification 7.6kx

    Mechanism of oxide-

    induced fatigue

    crack closure

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    Fatigue in Air

    Q1N Steel (HY 80)

    0.2C 2.5Ni 1.5Cr 0.5 Mo

    Q&T CGHAZ simulation Grain size 58m microstructure has bigger

    influence (e.g. bainite packets) clear IG facets

    Threshold growth

    rate regime < 10-6

    mm/cycle

    Original

    magnification 500x

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    Fatigue in Air

    Q1N Steel (HY 80)

    0.2C 2.5Ni 1.5Cr 0.5 Mo

    Q&T CGHAZ simulation Grain size 58m microstructure has bigger

    influence (e.g. bainite packets) clear IG facets

    Threshold growth

    rate regime < 10-6

    mm/cycle

    Original

    magnification 500x

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    Fatigue in Air

    Q1N Steel (HY 80)

    0.2C 2.5Ni 1.5Cr 0.5 Mo

    Q&T CGHAZ simulation Grain size 58m microstructure has bigger

    influence (e.g. bainite packets) ductile transgranular

    Threshold growth

    rate regime < 10-6

    mm/cycle

    Original

    magnification 2kx

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    Fatigue in Vacuum

    Q1N Steel (HY 80)

    0.2C 2.5Ni 1.5Cr 0.5 Mo

    Q&T CGHAZ simulation Grain size 58m no 'knee' in da/dN curve,

    implying no mechanism change over range of growth rate 10-4 to 10-7

    mm/cycle. No IG facets in absence of moist air

    Growth rate ~ 10-4

    mm/cycle

    Original

    magnification 500x

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    Fatigue in Vacuum

    Q1N Steel (HY 80)

    0.2C 2.5Ni 1.5Cr 0.5 Mo

    Q&T CGHAZ simulation Grain size 58m no 'knee' in da/dN curve,

    implying no mechanism change over range of growth rate 10-4 to 10-7

    mm/cycle. No IG facets in absence of moist air

    Growth rate ~ 10-4

    mm/cycle

    Original

    magnification 2kx

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    Fatigue in Vacuum

    Q1N Steel (HY 80)

    0.2C 2.5Ni 1.5Cr 0.5 Mo

    Q&T CGHAZ simulation Grain size 58m no 'knee' in da/dN curve,

    implying no mechanism change over range of growth rate 10-4 to 10-7

    mm/cycle. No IG facets in absence of moist air

    Growth rate ~ 10-7

    mm/cycle

    Original

    magnification 500x

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    Fatigue in Vacuum

    Q1N Steel (HY 80)

    0.2C 2.5Ni 1.5Cr 0.5 Mo

    Q&T CGHAZ simulation Grain size 58m no 'knee' in da/dN curve,

    implying no mechanism change over range of growth rate 10-4 to 10-7

    mm/cycle. No IG facets in absence of moist air

    Growth rate ~ 10-7

    mm/cycle

    Original

    magnification 2kx

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    Fatigue in Vacuum

    Q1N Steel (HY 80)

    0.2C 2.5Ni 1.5Cr 0.5 Mo

    Q&T - Grain size 10m no 'knee' in da/dN curve, implying no

    mechanism change over range of growth rate 10-4 to 10-7 mm/cycle. No

    IG facets in absence of moist air

    Growth rate ~ 10-7

    mm/cycle

    Original

    magnification 2kx

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    Fatigue in Vacuum

    Q1N Steel (HY 80)

    0.2C 2.5Ni 1.5Cr 0.5 Mo

    Q&T - Grain size 10m no 'knee' in da/dN curve, implying no

    mechanism change over range of growth rate 10-4 to 10-7 mm/cycle. No

    IG facets in absence of moist air

    Growth rate ~ 10-7

    mm/cycle

    Original

    magnification 5kx

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    Crack Growth by Hydrogen Embrittlement

    Q1N Steel (HY 80)

    0.2C 2.5Ni 1.5Cr 0.5 Mo

    Q&T - Grain size 10m Hydrogen can cause cleavage, quasi-cleavage,

    MVC or IG fracture, depending on crack tip stress, H2 concentration and

    its effect on plasticity

    Quasi-cleavage at

    initiation site

    changes to IG as

    crack tip stress

    decreases

    Bend loading + H2

    charging

    Original

    magnification given

    by micron bar

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    Crack Growth by Hydrogen Embrittlement

    Q1N Steel (HY 80)

    0.2C 2.5Ni 1.5Cr 0.5 Mo

    Q&T - Grain size 10m Hydrogen can cause cleavage, quasi-cleavage,

    MVC or IG fracture, depending on crack tip stress, H2 concentration and

    its effect on plasticity

    Quasi-cleavage at

    initiation site shown

    at higher

    magnification

    Bend loading + H2

    charging

    Original

    magnification given

    by micron bar

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    Crack Growth by Hydrogen Embrittlement

    Q1N Steel (HY 80)

    0.2C 2.5Ni 1.5Cr 0.5 Mo

    Q&T - Grain size 10m Hydrogen can cause cleavage, quasi-cleavage,

    MVC or IG fracture, depending on crack tip stress, H2 concentration and

    its effect on plasticity

    Quasi-cleavage at

    initiation site

    changes to IG as

    crack tip stress

    decreases

    Bend loading + H2

    charging

    Original

    magnification given

    by micron bar

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    Crack Growth by Hydrogen Embrittlement

    Q1N Steel (HY 80)

    0.2C 2.5Ni 1.5Cr 0.5 Mo

    Q&T - Grain size 10m Comparison between IG and cleavage (induced

    by fracture at cryogenic temperatures)

    IG region is on the

    left, and cleavage is

    on the right. Line

    demarcates the

    boundary.

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    magnification givenby micron bar

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    Low Carbon Interstitial-Free Steel

    Typically 0.002C 0.15Mn + Ti, Nb or B additions - YS = 160-200 MPa

    Some of these steels show IG fatigue at low levels of plasticity (e.g. during

    crack initiation, and at long lives)

    Nf

    = 1 196 172

    cycles

    Fatigue performance

    is no worse than

    grades that do not

    show IG fatigue

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    Low Carbon Interstitial-Free Steel

    Typically 0.002C 0.15Mn + Ti, Nb or B additions - YS = 160-200 MPa

    Some of these steels show IG fatigue at low levels of plasticity (e.g. during

    crack initiation, and at long lives)

    Nf

    = 1 196 172

    cycles

    Fatigue striations on

    an IG facet

    Original

    magnification given

    by micron bar

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    Low Carbon Interstitial-Free Steel

    Typically 0.002C 0.15Mn + Ti, Nb or B additions - YS = 160-200 MPa

    Some of these steels show IG fatigue at low levels of plasticity (e.g. during

    crack initiation, and at long lives)

    Nf

    = 1 196 172

    cycles

    Fatigue striations on

    IG facets

    Original

    magnification given

    by micron bar

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    Low Carbon Interstitial-Free Steel

    Typically 0.002C 0.15Mn + Ti, Nb or B additions - YS = 160-200 MPa

    Some of these steels show IG fatigue at low levels of plasticity (e.g. during

    crack initiation, and at long lives)

    Nf

    = 1 196 172

    cycles

    IG facets at crack

    initiation site

    Original

    magnification given

    by micron bar

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    Low Carbon Interstitial-Free Steel

    Typically 0.002C 0.15Mn + Ti, Nb or B additions - YS = 160-200 MPa

    Some of these steels show IG fatigue at low levels of plasticity (e.g. during

    crack initiation, and at long lives)

    Nf= 24 371 cycles

    IG facets at crack

    initiation site

    (although damaged

    by surface contact)

    Original

    magnification given

    by micron bar

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    Low Carbon Interstitial-Free Steel

    Typically 0.002C 0.15Mn + Ti, Nb or B additions - YS = 160-200 MPa

    Some of these steels show IG fatigue at low levels of plasticity (e.g. during

    crack initiation, and at long lives)

    Nf= 24 371 cycles

    Striation growth

    once crack is

    established and

    plasticity levels are

    higher at crack tip

    Original

    magnification givenby micron bar

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    Low Carbon Interstitial-Free Steel

    Typically 0.002C 0.15Mn + Ti, Nb or B additions - YS = 160-200 MPa

    Some of these steels show IG fatigue at low levels of plasticity (e.g. during

    crack initiation, and at long lives)

    Nf= 24 371 cycles

    Fatigue striations at

    higher magnification

    Original

    magnification given

    by micron bar

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    Low Carbon Interstitial-Free Steel

    Typically 0.002C 0.15Mn + Ti, Nb or B additions - YS = 160-200 MPa

    An extra-low carbon grade does not show IG fatigue

    Nf= 37 782 cycles

    No IG facets near

    crack initiation site

    Original

    magnification given

    by micron bar

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    Low Carbon Interstitial-Free Steel

    Typically 0.002C 0.15Mn + Ti, Nb or B additions - YS = 160-200 MPa

    An extra-low carbon grade does not show IG fatigue

    Nf= 37 782 cycles

    Higher magnification

    view of crack

    initiation site

    Original

    magnification given

    by micron bar

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    Charpy Impact Fracture

    Plain medium carbon steel (0.4%C) with a normalised microstructure

    Low temperature

    fracture showing

    cleavage

    Original

    magnification given

    by micron bar

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    Charpy Impact Fracture

    Plain medium carbon steel (0.4%C) with a normalised microstructure

    Low temperature

    fracture showing

    cleavage twist and

    tilt grain boundaries

    evident

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    magnification given

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    Charpy Impact Fracture

    Plain medium carbon steel (0.4%C) with a normalised microstructure

    Ductile fracture at

    room temperature

    showing MVC

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    Charpy Impact Fracture

    Plain medium carbon steel (0.4%C) with a normalised microstructure

    Room temperature

    fracture showing

    MVC and regions of

    brittle inter-pearlitic

    fracture

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    Charpy Impact Fracture

    Plain medium carbon steel (0.4%C) with a normalised microstructure

    Room temperature

    fracture showingMVC at high

    magnification with

    inclusion in hole

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    Charpy Impact Fracture

    Plain medium carbon steel (0.4%C) with a normalised microstructure

    Shear micro-voids

    can occur whereplastic constraint is

    lower, towards the

    specimen edges

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    Charpy Impact Fracture

    Plain medium carbon steel (0.4%C) with a normalised microstructure

    Smooth featureless

    shear can also occurat specimen edges

    Original

    magnification given

    by micron bar

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    Fatigue in a High Tensile Bolt

    High tensile bolt with Q&T microstructure

    Fatigue in bend with

    a slightly reversedcomponent

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    Fatigue in a High Tensile Bolt

    High tensile bolt with Q&T microstructure

    Clear striations are

    present in this lowcycle fatigue

    situation; this is the

    reversed bend area.

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    Fatigue in a High Tensile Bolt

    High tensile bolt with Q&T microstructure

    High magnification

    view of fatiguestriations in the main

    fatigue region.

    Original

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    by micron bar

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