Handbook of Case Histories in Failure Analysis
Failed Bolts From an Army Tank Recoil Mechanism
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Published:1993
Abstract
The heads of two AISI 8740 steel bolts severed while being installed into an Army tank recoil mechanism. Both broke into two pieces at the head-to-shank radius and the required torque value had not been attained nor exceeded prior to the failure. A total of 69 bolts from inventory and the field were tested by magnetic particle inspection. One inventory bolt failed because of a transverse crack near the head-to-shank radius. It was deduced that either a 100% magnetic particle inspection had not been conducted during bolt manufacturing, or the crack went undetected during the original inspection. Optical and...
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Member Sign InVictor K. Champagne, Failed Bolts From an Army Tank Recoil Mechanism, Handbook of Case Histories in Failure Analysis, Vol 2, Edited By Khlefa A. Esaklul, ASM International, 1993, p 384–387, https://doi.org/10.31399/asm.fach.v02.c9001379
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