The thermal fatigue behavior of 441 ferritic stainless steel was investigated in air and synthetic automotive exhaust gas by the cyclic tests under 100℃-800℃ and 900℃ conditions.After the fracture failure,the micro...The thermal fatigue behavior of 441 ferritic stainless steel was investigated in air and synthetic automotive exhaust gas by the cyclic tests under 100℃-800℃ and 900℃ conditions.After the fracture failure,the microstructure,oxide film,and precipitated phases were analyzed using optical microscopy,X-ray diffraction,scanning electron microscopy,and transmission electron microscopy.In both atmospheres,increasing the maximum temperature from 800℃ to 900℃ results in lower strength and fatigue life and higher elongation and grain size.At the same maximum temperature,the thermal fatigue life of the specimen is lower in the synthetic exhaust gas than in the air.Both the higher maximum temperature and the synthetic exhaust gas facilitate fatigue failure.The failure mechanism is discussed according to the grain size,thermal stress,high-temperature oxidation rate,and the precipitation of secondary phases.Some precipitated carbides play an important role in the rapid fatigue failure of specimens in the synthetic exhaust gas.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and Baowu Steel Group Co.,Ltd.(Grant No.U1660205)。
文摘The thermal fatigue behavior of 441 ferritic stainless steel was investigated in air and synthetic automotive exhaust gas by the cyclic tests under 100℃-800℃ and 900℃ conditions.After the fracture failure,the microstructure,oxide film,and precipitated phases were analyzed using optical microscopy,X-ray diffraction,scanning electron microscopy,and transmission electron microscopy.In both atmospheres,increasing the maximum temperature from 800℃ to 900℃ results in lower strength and fatigue life and higher elongation and grain size.At the same maximum temperature,the thermal fatigue life of the specimen is lower in the synthetic exhaust gas than in the air.Both the higher maximum temperature and the synthetic exhaust gas facilitate fatigue failure.The failure mechanism is discussed according to the grain size,thermal stress,high-temperature oxidation rate,and the precipitation of secondary phases.Some precipitated carbides play an important role in the rapid fatigue failure of specimens in the synthetic exhaust gas.