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Cryogenic S–N Fatigue and Fatigue Crack Propagation Behaviors of High Manganese Austenitic Steels

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In the current study, the S–N fatigue and the fatigue crack propagation (FCP) behaviors of high manganese austenitic steels, including Fe24Mn and Fe22Mn, were studied, and the results were compared with STS304 (Fe-1Si-2Mn-20Cr-10Ni). The S–N fatigue tests were conducted at 298 K and 110 K (25 °C and −163 °C), respectively, and at an R ratio of 0.1 under a uniaxial loading condition. The FCP tests were conducted at 298 K and 110 K (25 °C and −163°C), respectively, and at R ratios of 0.1 and 0.5, respectively, using compact tension specimens. The resistance to S–N fatigue of each specimen increased greatly with decreasing temperature from 298 K to 110 K (25 °C to −163 °C) and showed a strong dependency on the flow stress. The FCP behaviors of the austenitic steels currently studied substantially varied depending on testing temperature, applied ΔK (stress intensity factor range), and R ratio. The enhanced FCP resistance was observed for the Fe24Mn and the Fe22Mn specimens particularly in the near-threshold ΔK regime, while the enhancement was significant over the entire ΔK regimes for the STS304 specimen, with decreasing temperature from 298 K to 110 K (25 °C to −163 °C). The S–N fatigue and the FCP behaviors of high manganese austenitic steels are compared with STS304 and discussed based on the fractographic and the micrographic observations.

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The current study has been supported by the Engineering Research Center (ERC) Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (2012-0009451). This research was also supported by the Development of Drill Riser System Project (13-9220) and the Basic Research Project “development of optimum technologies of exploration geophysics and mining for the ore deposit targeting” of the KIGAM funded by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy of Korea.

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  1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Gyeongsang National University, Chinju, 660-701, South Korea

    Dae-Ho Jeong (Graduate Student) & Sangshik Kim (Professor)

  2. Plate Research Group, POSCO, Pohang, 790-785, South Korea

    Soon-Gi Lee (Senior Researcher), Woo-Kil Jang (Senior Researcher) & Jong-Kyo Choi (Principal Researcher)

  3. Mineral Resources Research Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience & Mineral Resources, Daejeon, 305-350, South Korea

    Young-Ju Kim (Senior Researcher)

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Jeong, DH., Lee, SG., Jang, WK. et al. Cryogenic S–N Fatigue and Fatigue Crack Propagation Behaviors of High Manganese Austenitic Steels. Metall Mater Trans A 44, 4601–4612 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-013-1809-5

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