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    Einfluss von Eigenspannungen auf die Ermüdungsschädigungsentwicklung des martensitischen Federstahls 54SiCr6 im HCF-Bereich
    (2024)
    This work contributes to the elucidation of the influence of residual stresses on the fatigue damage evolution of the martensitic spring steel 54SiCr6 in the high cycle fatigue range. The results of the fatigue tests performed show that the fatigue damage evolution starts with the formation of parallel slip bands, whose orientation follow the slip planes with the highest Schmid factors. As fatigue progresses, crack networks form on the sample surface and their crack density rises with increasing number of cycles and the level of the applied stress amplitude. In this process, higher crack densities can be observed under cyclic torsional loading compared to uniaxial cyclic loading. Initiation of fatal cracks occurs exclusively intergranularly along prior austenite grain boundaries with subsequent intergranular and/or transgranular short crack propagation. The short crack propagation represents the dominating phase of the fatigue life and shows an oscillating crack propagation rate, which is due to a barrier effect of prior austenite grain boundaries and grain boundary triple points. In the case of cyclic torsional loading, the comparatively higher crack density leads to a frequently occurring crack coalescence, which is also reflected in the oscillation of the crack propagation rate. Generally, residual stresses lead to a higher fatigue life and crack initiation at the sample surface is inhibited, resulting in lower crack densities. Furthermore, under uniaxial cyclic loading, the initiation of the fatal crack shifts to the sample interior, where the crack propagation rate is reduced due to vacuum conditions. The cyclic torsion tests on shot peened samples provide evidence that the transition from shear stress controlled short crack propagation to normal stress controlled long crack propagation is impeded due to compressive residual stresses, which probably leads to the higher fatigue life in the case of shot peened samples.
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    Influence of residual stresses on the crack initiation and short crack propagation in a martensitic spring steel
    The crack initiation and short crack propagation in a martensitic spring steel were investigated by means of in-situ fatigue testing. Shot peened samples as well as untreated samples were exposed to uniaxial alternating stress to analyze the impact of compressive residual stresses. The early fatigue damage started in both sample conditions with the formation of slip bands, which subsequently served as crack initiation sites. Most of the slip bands and, correspondingly, most of the short fatigue cracks initiated at or close to prior austenite grain boundaries. The observed crack density of the emerging network of short cracks increased with the number of cycles and with increasing applied stress amplitudes. Furthermore, the prior austenite grain boundaries acted as obstacles to short crack propagation in both sample conditions. Compressive residual stresses enhanced the fatigue strength, and it is assumed that this beneficial effect was due to a delayed transition from short crack propagation to long crack propagation and a shift of the crack initiation site from the sample surface to the sample interior.
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    X-ray diffraction with micrometre spatial resolution for highly absorbing samples
    X-ray diffraction with high spatial resolution is commonly used to characterize (poly)crystalline samples with, for example, respect to local strain, residual stress, grain boundaries and texture. However, the investigation of highly absorbing samples or the simultaneous assessment of high-Z materials by X-ray fluorescence have been limited due to the utilization of low photon energies. Here, a goniometer-based setup implemented at the P06 beamline of PETRA III that allows for micrometre spatial resolution with a photon energy of 35 keV and above is reported. A highly focused beam was achieved by using compound refractive lenses, and high-precision sample manipulation was enabled by a goniometer that allows up to 5D scans (three rotations and two translations). As experimental examples, the determination of local strain variations in martensitic steel samples with micrometre spatial resolution, as well as the simultaneous elemental distribution for high-Z materials in a thin-film solar cell, are demonstrated. The proposed approach allows users from the materialsscience community to determine micro-structural properties even in highly absorbing samples.
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