Abstract
The low cycle fatigue behaviour of 316(N) weld metals and 316L(N)/316(N) weld joints have been investigated in the temperature range of 300–873 K, at a strain amplitude of ±0·6% and a strain rate 3 6 10–3 s–1, to study the influence of dynamic strain aging (DSA). The 316(N) weld metal exhibited better fatigue life than the weld joint, though the weld metal has shown higher cyclic stress response and higher plastic strain accumulation than the weld joint. Significant features observed in the temperature regime of 300–873 K include the maximum in fatigue life at 573 K and DSA in the range of 673–873 K. Occurrence of DSA has been manifested through drastic reduction in fatigue life in the range of 673–873 K, associated with anomalous stress response. Dominant DSA effects have been observed at about 773 K in the weld joint and at 823 K in the weld metal. However, the effect of DSA is found to be nominal beyond 823 K where the reduction in fatigue life is attributed to the combined effects of oxidation and DSA. Secondary crack density measurements (in the range of 300–873 K) in the weld joint specimens revealed the severity of the heat affected zone (HAZ) in inducing fatigue damage. Parameters have been identified to determine the temperature corresponding to dominant DSA effects.
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