Abstract
In rolling contact fatigue (RCF), cracks initiate and propagate from inclusions beneath the surface. In the present study, crack propagation behavior under RCF was observed by synchrotron radiation computed laminography (SRCL), which is suitable for thin plates, in SPring-8 (Super Photon Ring-8 GeV). Specially fabricated inclusion-rich steel (modified JIS SUJ2) plate specimen, which includes extended inclusions distributed in depth direction, was employed in the experiments. Specimen with surface crack from inclusion and after the occurrence of flaking was observed by SRCL, and flaking defect and crack under the surface was successfully detected. It was found that the tensile-type vertical crack, which was perpendicular to the rolling contact surface, was formed from a cylindrical inclusion. After the vertical crack propagated along inclusion, the shear-type horizontal crack, which was parallel to the rolling contact surface, was found to initiate and then flaking occurred as the result of the propagation of the shear-type crack. It is considered that the vertical crack is an important factor of flaking process and crack propagation behavior under RCF from inclusions is clarified by SRCL.
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