Effect of Austempering Temperature on High Cycle Fatigue Behavior of an Austempered Ductile Iron (ADI)

摘要

Ductile irons with chemical compositions of Fe-3.6%C-2.6%Si-0.50%Cu-0.51%Ni were cast into standard keel blocks. Austenitizing heat treatment was carried out on test pieces at 875°C followed by austempering at 320, 365 and 400°C for times within the austempering processing window in a salt bath furnace. Rotating bending fatigue tests were performed with Roell Amsler UBM 200™ equipment at 3500 rpm at room temperature. Metallography and X-ray diffraction techniques were used to evaluate the fatigue life. Results indicate an increase of 10, 20 and 24% in fatigue life for specimens austempered at temperatures of 320, 365 and 400°C respectively, compared to that of as cast samples. According to the XRD test results; there is an increase in volume fraction of high carbon austenite by increasing the austempering temperature.