Research Progress on Fatigue Damage Behavior and Performance Improvement of High Strength Steel Materials at High Temperature

Yikun Zhu

doi:10.6919/ICJE.202607_12(7).0001

Authors

Yikun Zhu College of grass industry, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi, 830052, China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6919/ICJE.202607_12(7).0001

Keywords:

High Strength Steel; High Temperature Fatigue; Micromechanism; Life Prediction; Performance Optimization.

Abstract

The fatigue failure of high-strength steel in high temperature environment is a bottleneck problem restricting the reliability of key equipment such as nuclear power and aero-engine. In this paper, the microscopic mechanism of high temperature fatigue damage, life prediction models and performance improvement strategies are reviewed, with emphasis on cyclic softening/hardening behavior, martensite slab coarsening and crack initiation mechanisms. The applicability of macroscopic phenomenological model, crystal plasticity model and defect fracture mechanics model is compared and analyzed. The ways of performance optimization are discussed from three aspects: alloy design, surface strengthening and heat treatment technology, which provide theoretical reference for anti-fatigue design of high strength steel.

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