OXIDATION AND FATIGUE-LIFE OF AN AISI-D3 STEEL MACHINED BY ELECTRODISCHARGE

Authors
BEJAR MA SCHNAKE W GALLARDO J
Citation
Ma. Bejar et al., OXIDATION AND FATIGUE-LIFE OF AN AISI-D3 STEEL MACHINED BY ELECTRODISCHARGE, Journal of materials processing technology, 65(1-3), 1997, pp. 179-182
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Material Science
Journal title
Journal of materials processing technology → ACNP
ISSN journal
09240136
Volume
65
Issue
1-3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
179 - 182
Database
ISI
SICI code
0924-0136(1997)65:1-3<179:OAFOAA>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
In this work, the influence of oxidation during austenitizing heating in air, before quenching, on the fatigue-life of an AISI-D3 steel prev iously machined by electrodischarge machining, is studied. It has been determined that the fatigue-life depends on the penetration of the ox idation into the steel. The maximum fatigue-life was attained for an o xidation penetration similar to the maximum length of the cracks. Thus , controlled oxidation becomes a very simple and effective method for improving the fatigue-life of pieces machined by electrodischarge mach ining. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science S.A.