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Role of intermetallics on fatigue behaviuor of stainless steel adhered by Sn

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The fatigue property of 304 stainless steel (SS) adhered by Fe-Sn intermetallics was investigated. The microstructure of crack nucleation and crack propagation was observed, and the influence of Fe-Sn intermetallics on fatigue failure was analyzed. Fatigue tests at stress ratio of R = −1 were performed using a sine waveform at 20 Hz frequency under load control. In addition, the morphology and microfractography of the Fe-Sn intermetallics were examined under a scanning electron microscope. Results demonstrated that the adherence of the interfacial (Fe, Cr)Sn2 layer reduced the fatigue life of the 304 SS substrates. The fatigue cracks also exhibited the intergranular fracture characteristics of the intermetallics. The brittle (Fe, Cr)Sn2 intermetallics were apt to fatigue crack nucleation. The interfacial metallurgical bonding, which was caused by diffusion reaction between Fe and Sn atoms, led to crack propagation into the SS substrate.

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  1. School of Mechanical Engineering, Liaoning Shihua University, Fushun, 113001, China

    Jianjun Guan, Yan Zhao & Feng Liu

  2. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116085, China

    Jie Zhao

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Guan, J., Zhao, Y., Liu, F. et al. Role of intermetallics on fatigue behaviuor of stainless steel adhered by Sn. Met. Mater. Int. 21, 1006–1012 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12540-015-5053-y

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