An Assessment for Fatigue Strength of Shaft Parts Manufactured from Two Phase Steel

Duplex stainless steel (Duplex) is a new material that has superior properties compared to other stainless steels in terms of avoiding corrosion stress and extremely good yield strength, high flow resistance and cheaper than austenite stainless steel series. However, fatigue strength that always leads to destruction occurs during the working process of axle-shaped machine parts under phase changes. In this paper, the evaluation of fatigue strength of Duplex steel to predict the longevity, maintenance plan for axial-shaped machine parts as well as the advanced mechanical heat treatment mode for Duplex steel are investigated. Samples are made from Duplex SAF 2205 (ISO 1143: 2009) to run fatigue tests by "Staircase" method to determine fatigue strength for Duplex 2205. In addition, this study also provides heat treatment mode for Duplex 2205: heating temperature 9500C, heat retention time of 15 minutes and cooling down in the same furnace. The results indicate that supplied-stage Duplex 2205 steel will not be destroyed by fatigue under load under phase changes with 360 MPa stress, which is about 50% higher than AISI 304 (240 MPa) stainless steel. Duplex 2205 steel after heat treatment is enhanced mechanical properties and better durability than Duplex 2205 steel in the supply state.