Influence of casting defects on fatigue behaviour of A356 aluminium alloy |
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| Authors: | X B Cao J Zhao J H Fan M H Zhang G J Shao |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Materials Science and EngineeringShanghai University, Shanghai, China;2. Kolbenschmidt Pierburg Shanghai Nonferrous Components Co., Ltd, Shanghai, China;3. College of Mechanical EngineeringDonghua University, Shanghai, China |
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| Abstract: | AbstractThe fatigue behaviour of A356 cast aluminium alloy under 104 cycles was investigated by a servo-hydraulic machine at the temperature of 150°C. The specimens for the fully reversible tension compression tests were cut from cylinder head castings of automobile engines. The testing data were treated by S–N curve and the staircase method and the mean values of fatigue property coincided with each other by these two methods, though the data scattered with different casting defects. The fracture surfaces of fatigue specimens were examined by OM, SEM and EDS. It was found that in most of the specimens two or more fatigue crack initiations appeared at a fracture surface. Compared with casting defects such as oxide film, inclusion and blowhole, shrinkage porosity is more detrimental to the fatigue behaviour of aluminium alloy castings. |
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| Keywords: | Aluminium alloy Casting defect Fatigue behaviour Cylinder head |
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