ASM Failure Analysis Case Histories: Improper Maintenance, Repair, and Operating Conditions
Fatigue Fracture of a Rebuilt Exciter Shaft That Was Accelerated by Weld-Deposit Cracks
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Published:2019
Abstract
The shaft of an exciter that was used with a diesel-driven electric generator broke at a fillet after ten hours of service following resurfacing of the shaft by welding. The fracture surface contained a dull off-center region of final ductile fracture surrounded by regions of fatigue that had been subjected to appreciable rubbing. The fracture appeared to be typical of rotary bending fatigue under conditions of a low nominal stress with a severe stress concentration. It appeared that the fatigue cracks initiated in the surface-weld layer. The weld deposit in the original keyway displays a lack of fusion at...
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