Investigation of the fatigue crack behavior of 304 stainless steels using synchrotron X-ray tomography and diffraction: Influence of the martensite fraction and role of inclusions

Schoell, Ryan; Xi, Li; West, Harvey; Hosemann, Peter; Park, Jun-Sang; Kenesei, Peter; Almer, Jonathan; Shayer, Zeev; Kaoumi, Djamel

doi:10.1016/j.matchar.2022.111903

Investigation of the fatigue crack behavior of 304 stainless steels using synchrotron X-ray tomography and diffraction: Influence of the martensite fraction and role of inclusions

Journal Article · Mon Apr 18 00:00:00 EDT 2022 · Materials Characterization

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2022.111903· OSTI ID:1906385

Schoell, Ryan ^[1]; Xi, Li ^[1]; West, Harvey ^[1]; Hosemann, Peter ^[2]; Park, Jun-Sang ^[3]; Kenesei, Peter ^[3]; Almer, Jonathan ^[3]; Shayer, Zeev ^[4]; Kaoumi, Djamel ^[1]

North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC (United States)
Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)
Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO (United States)

Here, the effect of fatigue on the microstructure of four-point bend specimens of three variations of 304 stainless steels (Commercial 304, 304H, and 304 L) was investigated using synchrotron x-ray tomography and diffraction. X-ray tomography revealed the formation of the fatigue-induced microvoids and crack while the diffraction data was used to quantify the amount of deformation-induced martensite found after fatigue in all samples. Transmission electron microscopy evidenced the role of the precipitates/inclusions on the microvoid formation. It was found to depend on their chemical nature. The shape of the precipitates/inclusions was also found to have an effect on the microvoid shape.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357; NE0008442

OSTI ID:: 1906385

Journal Information:: Materials Characterization, Journal Name: Materials Characterization Vol. 188; ISSN 1044-5803

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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