Residual stress measurements in forced convective quenched steel bars by means of neutron diffraction
- Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver (Canada); and others
The residual stress distributions in 38.1 mm-dia., forced convective quenched bars of interstitial-free (IF), 1045 carbon, and alloyed steels were determined by neutron diffraction. The IF and 1045 carbon steel quenched bars exhibited compressive axial and circumferential (hoop) residual stresses near the surface and tensile values at the center. The radial residual stresses were tensile at all radial positions, decreasing towards zero near the surface. In contrast, the measured axial and circumferential components of the residual stress tensor in the alloyed eutectoid steel quenched bar were tensile near the surface and decreased to compressive values at the center. The radial component showed a maximum compressive value at the center and approached zero close to the surface. Metallographic analysis and hardness testing of the three steel specimens, revealed that the IF steel had transformed completely to ferrite, while the 1045 carbon steel bar transformed to martensite near the surface and a mixture of pearlite, ferrite and martensite at the center. On the other hand, the alloyed eutectoid steel specimen transformed entirely to martensite with small amounts of bainite near the center of the rod. The observed differences in the residual stress distributions in the three steels were explained based on the sequence of phase transformations that took place during quenching.
- OSTI ID:
- 484263
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-961140-; TRN: 97:000168-0025
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 2. international conference on quenching and the control of distortion, Cleveland, OH (United States), 4-7 Nov 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of 2nd International conference on quenching and the control of distortion; Totten, G.E.; Howes, M.A.H.; Sjoestrom, S.J.; Funatani, Kiyoshi [eds.]; PB: 652 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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