Maximum Inclusion Size Evaluation and Fatigue Strength Analysis of 40Cr Structural Steel

Abstract

Statistics of extreme values (SEV) and generalized Pareto distribution (GPD) are adopted to predict the maximum inclusion size in 40Cr structural steel, and the fatigue strength was estimated according to the obtained maximum inclusion size. The estimated results were compared with the experimental results obtained in rotating bending fatigue testing, where all failure-relevant inclusions of the present study were quantitatively analyzed with respect to area (square root of the projected inclusion area). Both the estimation results are consistent with the experimental results. Furthermore, a suitable maximum inclusion size equal to the prior austenite grain size is proposed for the material manufacturing process.