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Fracture Failure Analysis of a 30CrMnSiA Steel Shaft

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A shaft suddenly suffered fracture during the test of loading in three directions. The shaft was made from 30CrMnSiA steel. The failure cause was analyzed by visual, stereo, and scanning electron microscopic observations of appearance and fracture surface of the shaft, micro-area composition inspection, metallographic examination, and measurement of the hydrogen content. The results showed that the failure mechanism of the shaft was fatigue fracture resulting from hydrogen-induced intergranular microcracks. The hydrogen-induced cracks were mainly caused by abnormal pickling during production of the shaft.

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Hou, XQ., Li, Y., Liu, CK. et al. Fracture Failure Analysis of a 30CrMnSiA Steel Shaft. J Fail. Anal. and Preven. 12, 485–489 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11668-012-9594-9

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