Carbonitriding Effect on Fatigue Behaviour and Mechanical Properties of Steel Beam

Abstract

This work deals with the influence of carbonitriding on the fatigue behavior of notched beam (v-notch) with a depth of 1mm and an angle of 45° is studded. The experimental work include mechanical tests, heat treatments and fatigue test. The heat treatment is done by using carbonitriding at a constant temperature of 800 °C, and soaking time variation 30, 60, and 90 minutes, then followed after treatment by quenching of water and tempering process. The experimental fatigue test results of this work affected by soaking time. The fatigue test has been performed on a cantilever rotating-bending samples. The result shows that the fatigue strength and lifetime increased with increasing soaking time. It is found that The Fatigue Life Improvement Factor (FLIF) at time 30, 60 and 90 minutes for notched beam (v-notch) was increasing by 11.3%, 18.6% and 20.2% respectively with respect to un-treat specimens.