High- temperature fatigue property of 18CrNbTi ferritic stainless steel

In order to determine the influence of dwell time and atmosphere environment on high- temperature fatigue properties of 18CrNbTi ferritic stainless steel, the high- temperature fatigue behaviors of 18CrNbTi steel with 10s dwell time at maximum stress in argon and simulated automobile exhaust gas were investigated under axial tension- tension stress- controlled mode at 800??, and compared with its high- temperature fatigue behavior in air without dwell time. The fracture surfaces of fatigued specimens were observed with scanning electron microscope. The results show that: the fatigue limit of 18CrNbTi steel in air is 25MPa; the fatigue resistance and fatigue life of 18CrNbTi steel significantly reduce after introducing 10s dwell time; in comparison with those in argon, the fatigue resistance and fatigue life have a further decrease in the simulated automobile exhaust gas; the fatigue cracks both initiate and propagate in a transgranular mode under all testing conditions.