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Enhanced fatigue performance and surface mechanical properties of AISI 304 stainless steel induced by electropulsing-assisted ultrasonic surface rolling process

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 September 2018

Hai-bo Wang ,
Xin-hua Yang ,
He Li ,
Guo-lin Song  and
Guo-yi Tang
Hai-bo Wang
Affiliation:
Advanced Materials Institute, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, People’s Republic of China
Xin-hua Yang
Affiliation:
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Dalian Jiaotong University, Dalian 116028, People’s Republic of China
He Li
Affiliation:
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Dalian Jiaotong University, Dalian 116028, People’s Republic of China
Guo-lin Song
Affiliation:
Advanced Materials Institute, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, People’s Republic of China
Guo-yi Tang*
Affiliation:
Advanced Materials Institute, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, People’s Republic of China
*
a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: tanggy@sz.tsinghua.edu.cn
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Abstract

The evolution of fatigue performance and surface mechanical properties of AISI 304 stainless steel induced by the electropulsing-assisted ultrasonic surface rolling process (EP-USRP) was systematically investigated by integrating instrumented indentation, scanning electron microscopy with electron backscatter diffraction, and transmission electron microscopy. The results indicate that higher hardness, greater strength, finer ultra-refined grains, and higher residual compressive stress are formed within the strengthened layer compared with the original ultrasonic surface rolling process (USRP). EP-USRP with the optimized experimental parameters can produce a higher average rotating bending fatigue strength for AISI 304 stainless steel than USRP. Anomalously and noteworthily, all fatigue specimens treated by EP-USRP showed an incomplete fracture, revealing a higher reservation of safety in practical engineering applications. The further modified structure strengthening and stress strengthening induced by EP-USRP are likely the primary intrinsic reasons for the observed phenomena. Furthermore, the influence mechanism of EP-USRP was discussed scrupulously.

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AISI 304 stainless steelelectropulsing-assisted ultrasonic surface rolling processfatigue performanceultra-refined grainresidual compressive stressmartensitic transformation
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 33 , Issue 22 , 28 November 2018 , pp. 3827 - 3840
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2018 

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