Effects of mechanical strain amplitude on the isothermal fatigue behavior of H13

Zeng, Yan Ping; Pengpeng, Zuo; Wu, Xiaochun; Xia, Shu-wen

doi:10.1007/s12613-017-1489-z

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“…Hence, these steels are extensively used for manufacturing forging dies, pressure die casting tools, and extrusion tools [ 4 ]. However, in spite of their outstanding mechanical properties, these steel tools suffer from severe damage when they are subjected to thermal [ 5 ], mechanical [ 6 ], and tribological [ 7 ] fatigue loads, which cause the initiation and propagation of cracks and eventually the fracture of these tools [ 8 ]. The fracture of hot forging tools is a crucial issue for many industrial sectors since it requires large annual investment in maintenance and tool replacement [ 9 ].…”

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An Experimental Analysis of the High-Cycle Fatigue Fracture of H13 Hot Forging Tool Steels

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In this study, the axial fatigue behaviour of hot forging tool steels at room temperature was investigated. Fatigue tests were performed on two steels within the same H13 specification. The fatigue tests were carried out in the high-cycle fatigue domain under normal conditions. These tests were also performed on specimens in contact with a corrosive medium, applying stress values that led to the high-cycle fatigue domain under normal conditions for the sake of comparison. Both materials showed similar fatigue strengths when they were tested under normal conditions. In contrast, corrosion fatigue lives were much lower than in normal tests and differed significantly between the two steels. Crack initiation was triggered by microstructural and surface defects in the normal tests, whereas the formation of corrosion pits caused crack initiation in the corrosion fatigue tests. Moreover, a fracture surface analysis revealed dissimilar crack propagation areas between both steels, which suggested that both steels had different fracture toughness. These results were in line with the differences observed between the carbide and grain sizes of both of the material microstructures.

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