Influence of laser cutting on the fatigue limit of two high strenght steels

Laser cutting is widely used in the metal industry, particularly when components of high strength steel sheets are produced. However, the roughness of cut edges produced by laser differs from that obtained by other methods, such as mechanical blanking, and this fact influences the fatigue performanc...

ver descrição completa

Detalhes bibliográficos
Autores: Mateo García, Antonio Manuel|||0000-0001-8336-6128, Fargas Ribas, Gemma|||0000-0002-5106-1220, Calvo Muñoz, Jessica|||0000-0002-5786-207X, Roa Rovira, Joan Josep|||0000-0002-7440-0766
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/84035
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/84035
https://dx.doi.org/10.3139/120.110686
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Steel alloys--Heat treatment
Acer d'alta resistència
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria dels materials
Descrição
Resumo:Laser cutting is widely used in the metal industry, particularly when components of high strength steel sheets are produced. However, the roughness of cut edges produced by laser differs from that obtained by other methods, such as mechanical blanking, and this fact influences the fatigue performance. In the present investigation, specimens of two grades of high strength austenitic steels, i. e. AISI 301LN and TWIP17Mn, were cut by laser and tested in the high cycle fatigue regime to determine their corresponding fatigue limits. A series of fatigue specimens were tested without polishing and other series after a careful polishing of the cut edges, in order to assess the influence of the cut edges condition. Results indicate a significant influence of the edge roughness, more distinctive for AISI 301LN than for TWIP steel