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Simulation of Metallurgical Failure of a Maraging Steel Tension Rod

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The present work deals with the ultra-high strength maraging steels, which are exotic materials used for high tech applications in aerospace and nuclear fields. Masking of a fabrication defect in a critical component by filling it with cheap mildsteel weldment to avoid rejection on visual inspection may lead to catastrophic failure when put into service. This paper is aimed to simulate formation of such a defect in a maraging steel rod and to analyse the probable metallurgical reasons leading to its premature failure using optical and scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive spectroscopy.

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Acknowledgments

The authors wish to express their deep gratitude to Dr. P. Ramesh Narayanan, Head, Material Characterisation Division, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Trivandrum for his invaluable and timely support to complete this work. They are also grateful to the lab staff of Mechanical Engineering Department, Amal Jyothi College of Engineering (AJCE) for their assistance in the experimental work. The authors are indebted to Prof. Mathew Joseph and Dr. Jippu Jacob, HOD, Department of Mechanical Engineering, AJCE for their technical guidance and encouragement during the course of the investigation. Thanks are also due to Rev. Fr. (Dr.) Jose Kannampuzha, Principal, AJCE for granting permission to publish this work.

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  1. Mechanical Engineering Department, Amal Jyothi College of Engineering, Koovappally P.O, Kanjirappally, Kottayam, 686518, Kerala, India

    Reju Mathew Reji, Manu Mohan, U. Harikrishnan, Vinu Thomas Joseph, K. Sreekumar & Tony Varghese

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Reji, R.M., Mohan, M., Harikrishnan, U. et al. Simulation of Metallurgical Failure of a Maraging Steel Tension Rod. Trans Indian Inst Met 68 (Suppl 1), 35–40 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12666-015-0599-4

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