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Indexed by:Journal Papers

Date of Publication:2015-11-01

Journal:METALS AND MATERIALS INTERNATIONAL

Included Journals:SCIE、Scopus

Volume:21

Issue:6

Page Number:1006-1012

ISSN No.:1598-9623

Key Words:intermetallics; embrittlement; fatigue; scanning electron microscopy (SEM); Sn

Abstract: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)Sn-2 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)Sn-2 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.