Fatigue Fracture of a Fan Blade
-
Published:1993
Abstract
A blade from the engine cooling fan of a pickup truck fractured unexpectedly. The blade was made from type 301 stainless steel in the extra full hard tempered condition with a hardness of 47 HRC. Failure analysis indicated that the blade fractured in three modes: crack initiation, fatigue crack propagation, and final rapid fracture in a ductile manner The fatigue crack originated near a rivet hole.
Robert A. McCoy, Fatigue Fracture of a Fan Blade, Handbook of Case Histories in Failure Analysis, Vol 2, Edited By Khlefa A. Esaklul, ASM International, 1993, p 301–303, https://doi.org/10.31399/asm.fach.v02.c9001360
Download citation file:
Join Failure Analysis Society
The ASM Failure Analysis Society (FAS) is a community where failure analysis professionals from all over the world can learn and grow in their field.
