Effects of Pitting Corrosion on the Fatigue Behavior of Q235 Steel

摘要

In order to analyze the distribution and characterizations of corrosion pits on the corroded surface,the steel surface data was measured. Based on the method of the interacting pits,the types of pits corresponding to different exposure time were observed and categorized for completely understanding the effects on the fatigue behavior. The results showed that the conditions for estimating whether the pits interfere with each other should not be ignored; exposure time with 2 years was a critical time. The exposure time and the interacting pits can observably reduce the fatigue life of corroded steel. From these conclusions,the method of fatigue crack growth rate with the multi-pits interaction(FCGR-MPI) was developed and used to predict the fatigue behavior of corroded steel affected with the interacting pits. The predicted lives were also well agreed with the experimental results.