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A356‐T6 wheels: Influence of casting defects on fatigue design
Author(s) -
Tebaldini M.,
Petrogalli C.,
Donzella G.,
Gelfi M.,
La Vecchia G.M.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
fatigue and fracture of engineering materials and structures
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.887
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1460-2695
pISSN - 8756-758X
DOI - 10.1111/ffe.12820
Subject(s) - casting , materials science , bending , stress (linguistics) , structural engineering , nucleation , fatigue limit , fatigue testing , engineering , metallurgy , composite material , physics , linguistics , philosophy , thermodynamics
Rotating bending fatigue tests were executed on A356‐T6 wheels. The tests were performed both on components containing only the casting defects and on wheels in which artificial holes were machined. Results show the detrimental effect of sub‐superficial porosities on fatigue endurance. A predictive model was proposed. It resulted in a useful tool for the designer because knowing the applied stress, it is possible to estimate the number of cycles for crack nucleation considering the size of the defect, whereas knowing the endurance target requested it is possible to find the maximum defect size acceptable considering the applied stress.