Fatigue Crack Growth Behavior of Metastable Austenitic Stainless Steel in Cryogenic High Magnetic Field Environments

摘要

This article studies the fatigue crack growth in a metastable austenitic stainless steel in cryogenic high magnetic field environments. Fatigue crack growth tests were performed with the compact tension (CT) specimens at liquid helium temperature (4 K) in magnetic fields of 0 and 6 T, and the crack growth rate data were expressed in terms of the J-integral range during fatigue loading. The J-integral range values were evaluated using an elastic-plastic finite element analysis. The measurement of martensite phase in the test specimens and the fractographic examination were also carried out. The high magnetic field effect on the fatigue crack growth rate properties at 4 K is discussed in detail.