Retained austenite in part subject to impact loading
Retained austenite in part subject to impact loading
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We have strived to reduced RA below 10% all of our high stress alloy steel parts over the last couple years after the discovery of untempered martensite. We are producing a gear component from nickel-chromium-molybdenum steel that is subjected to impact loading following by cyclical loading. We currently carburize and harden per AMS 2759/7 class 1 to 15N 87-89. Case of .012-.017. Acceptable core is 32-45 Rc.
We used to produce the part out of 8620 without special heat treat controls. We ran into trouble with untempered martensite on some other shaft parts and applied experience to this part and we are now using a very detailed carburize and harden process to limit RA. Make a long story short we now experience more complete tensile failures due to impact loading than previous. Should we consider that we have reduced RA too far? Is that possible?
We used to produce the part out of 8620 without special heat treat controls. We ran into trouble with untempered martensite on some other shaft parts and applied experience to this part and we are now using a very detailed carburize and harden process to limit RA. Make a long story short we now experience more complete tensile failures due to impact loading than previous. Should we consider that we have reduced RA too far? Is that possible?





RE: Retained austenite in part subject to impact loading
RE: Retained austenite in part subject to impact loading
What is your current R/A level?
Rao Yallapragada
RE: Retained austenite in part subject to impact loading
RE: Retained austenite in part subject to impact loading
I have done the obligatory GOOGLE search but is there a good resource for some of the study information concerning this issue?
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Rao Yallapragada
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The Role of Nickel in Carburizing Steels, International Nickel (available from The Nickel Institute at http://www.nickelinstitute.org)
SAE 780772 Impact Properties of Selected Gear Steels
SAE 730142 The Effect of Impact Fatigue Prestressing on the High Cycle Fatigue Resistance of Carburized Gear Steels
SAE 821102 Improvement on the Fatigue Strength of Case Hardened Gears by a New Heat Treatment Process
SAE 860725 Improvement of Rolling Contact Fatigue Life of Carburized Tapered Roller Bearings.
SAE 750050 The Effect of Carburizing Variables on the Residual Stresses in Hardened Chromium Steel
SAE Technical Papers can be obtained from SAE International at http://www.sae.org
"Some Effects of Retained Austenite on the Fatigue Resistance of Carburized Steel", Metallurgical Transations A, Volume 6A, May 1975
"The Microstructure and Fracture of a Carburized Steel" Metallurgical Transactions A, Volume 9A, November 1978
Met Trans articles can be obtained from ASM International at http://www.asminternational.org
RE: Retained austenite in part subject to impact loading
RE: Retained austenite in part subject to impact loading
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