Abstract
Crack initiation and propagation behaviors in the intermetallic layers of galvanized coatings subjected to bending loads are characterized and numerically simulated. Coating structure of galvanized steel prepared by hot dipping at 450°C is a laminate composite consisting of δ, ζ, and η phases, with an infinitesimal layer between the coating and steel article speculatively representing a Γ phase. The specimens were deformed in a four-point bending configuration, and the evolution of cracks was investigated as a function of bending angles. Through-cracks were found to develop in the δ layer of the coatings after thermal cooling due to thermal stresses and propagate toward the outer surface under increments of bending loads. Finite element simulations of galvanized steels were subsequently developed with an initial crack tip located in the δ layer to determine the controlling parameters of the crack propagation and to assess the coatings' fracture parameter, critical far field stress, and stress distributions. The analysis highlights the enhancement of fracture resistance of the galvanized coatings owing to the presence of the ζ layer.
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