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Fracture analysis of a castellated shaft

  • Y. J. Li*
  • , W. F. Zhang
  • , C. H. Tao
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Beijing Institute of Aeronautical Materials

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Abstract

In this paper, an in-service fracture of a castellated shaft was investigated. Visual inspection, SEM observation on the fracture surface, hardness test and microstructural analysis were performed to determine the cause for the fracture. The results showed that the immediate cause for such a failure was the overload impact and torsional deformation. However, deficient hardness of the hardening layer contributed to this failure as an additive factor.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)573-578
Number of pages6
JournalEngineering Failure Analysis
Volume14
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2007
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Castellated shaft
  • Fracture
  • Hardness layer
  • Impact
  • Torsional deformation

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