Failure analysis of an automotive component (cardan yoke) by scanning electron microscopy

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dc.contributor.authorCouto A.A.
dc.contributor.authorAndrade A.H.P.
dc.contributor.authorReis D.A.P.
dc.contributor.authorVatavuk J.
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-13T01:09:14Z
dc.date.available2024-03-13T01:09:14Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractTwo SAE 1541 (0.39%C; 1.44%Mn; 0.23%Si; 0.16%Ni; 0.16%Cr) carbon steel cardan yokes that were forged, machined, quenched and tempered, as part of the manufacturing process to ensure long term operation under specific loading conditions, failed during its manufacture. The cardan yokes ruptured in the bearing seat region while these were being straightened by bending. This study deals with fracture analysis that was carried out by visual inspection and scanning electron microscopic examination. The focus of this study was to investigate the fracture mechanism associated with the failures. Fractographs of the broken components indicated that the rupture initiated at the edges of the component, from preexisting cracks, due to the bending stresses during the straightening process. The initial stage of rupture was predominantly intergranular in the tempered martensite surface layer, revealing the brittle nature of the component. Cracks were observed at regions prone to stress concentration. Eventual rupture of the component probably initiated at these cracks. This behavior is probably related to metallurgical processing steps like quenching, that causes the formation of a banded structure and promotes circumferential and radial cracking before the tempering. The fracture surface revealed regions with micro dimples and a large smooth area with some elongated inclusions. The morphology of these inclusions was cellular and originated at the grain boundaries of the primary austenite. These inclusions are probably MnS with a dendrite structure, capable of causing brittle intergranular rupture. © (2012) Trans Tech Publications.
dc.description.firstpage187
dc.description.lastpage192
dc.description.volume326-328
dc.identifier.doi10.4028/www.scientific.net/DDF.326-328.187
dc.identifier.issn1662-9507
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.mackenzie.br/handle/10899/36874
dc.relation.ispartofDefect and Diffusion Forum
dc.rightsAcesso Restrito
dc.subject.otherlanguageAutomotive component
dc.subject.otherlanguageFailure analysis
dc.subject.otherlanguageFatigue
dc.subject.otherlanguageFracture
dc.titleFailure analysis of an automotive component (cardan yoke) by scanning electron microscopy
dc.typeArtigo de evento
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local.scopus.eid2-s2.0-84860821039
local.scopus.subjectAutomotive component
local.scopus.subjectDendrite structures
local.scopus.subjectIntergranular rupture
local.scopus.subjectManufacturing process
local.scopus.subjectMetallurgical processing
local.scopus.subjectScanning electron microscopic
local.scopus.subjectStraightening process
local.scopus.subjectTempered martensite
local.scopus.updated2024-05-01
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