应变幅对H13热作模具钢等温疲劳行为的影响

Effect of strain amplitude on the isothermal fatigue behavior of H13 hot work die steel

  • 摘要: 对H13热作模具钢试样进行600 ℃等温疲劳实验,通过显微维氏硬度计、金相显微镜(OM)、超景深显微镜和扫描电子显微镜(SEM)等设备研究了0.7%,0.9%和1.1%三种不同应变幅对疲劳行为的影响。结果表明:应力应变滞后回线呈现对称性,应变幅越大,滞回环面积越大。H13钢在实验中呈现循环软化的特征,应变幅越大,疲劳寿命越短,1.1%应变幅试样寿命约为0.7%应变幅试样的61.2%。应变幅的增加对裂纹萌生和扩展起促进作用,1.1%应变幅试样裂纹扩展最明显。高温非真空实验条件下,材料表面产生的氧化物也会促进裂纹扩展。疲劳后试样微观组织发生明显的长大和粗化,较大应变幅对碳化物析出有更大的助力,还会加速材料软化。有应变幅试样显微硬度远低于无应变幅试样。

     

    Abstract: Thermal fatigue cracking is the main failure mode of hot work die steel during die casting and hot forging. Thermal fatigue cracking accounts for a large proportion of mold failures and seriously affects the service life of the mold. Because of the high maintenance and replacement costs, thermal fatigue failure will cause substantial financial losses to the enterprise. Therefore, analyzing the fatigue behavior of hot work die steel at high temperatures is of significance in scientific research and engineering applications. H13 hot work die steel is widely used in die casting and hot forging because of its excellent high-temperature performance and toughness. In this study, a 600 ℃ isothermal fatigue test was conducted on H13 hot work die steel samples. The effect of three different strain amplitudes of 0.7%, 0.9%, and 1.1% on the isothermal fatigue behavior was analyzed using a micro Vickers hardness tester, metallographic microscope, microscope with a superwide depth of field, and scanning electron microscope. Results show that the stress–strain hysteresis loop is symmetric. The larger the strain amplitude is, the larger the area of the hysteresis loop. H13 hot work die steel exhibits the cyclic softening behavior during the experiment. The larger the strain amplitude, shorter is the fatigue life. The fatigue life of the sample with the strain amplitude of 1.1% is approximately 61.2% of that of the sample with the strain amplitude of 0.7%. The increase in the strain amplitude promotes the initiation and propagation of cracks, and the propagation of cracks on the sample with the strain amplitude of 1.1% is the most obvious. Under high-temperature and non-vacuum experimental conditions, oxide on the surface of the material promotes crack growth. The microstructure of the sample under isothermal fatigue grows and coarsens. The large strain amplitude not only supports carbide precipitation but also accelerates cyclic softening of the material. The microhardness of samples with strain amplitude is lower than that of samples without strain amplitude.

     

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