RESIDUAL STRESS RELAXATION IN INCONEL718 COLD EXPANDED HOLE UNDER LOADING AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURE

The cold expansion process is widely used in industry in order to introduce compressive residual stresses around fastener holes, up to 2 mm beneath the surface. These compressive residual stresses are beneficial since they will prevent crack initiation from the surface and decrease subsequent crack growth rates. However, residual stress relaxation may occur due to the thermomechanical loading of the area. This study aims to investigate residual stress relaxation under thermo-mecanical cyclic loads.
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FATIGUE LIMIT PREDICTION OF AISI4140 STEEL WITH COMPRESSIVE RESIDUAL STRESS CONSIDERING THE LOCAL YIELDING OF COMPRESSIVE RESIDUAL STRESS LAYER

The effect of compressive residual stress on the fatigue limit was investigated using fatigue tests on specimens with and without compressive residual stress. The results demonstrated that the fatigue limit of AISI4140 steel with compressive residual stress can be predicted using the fatigue limit diagram, considering the local yielding of the compressive residual stress layer.
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