ASM Failure Analysis Case Histories: Improper Maintenance, Repair, and Operating Conditions
Failure of an Oil Engine Connecting Rod Arising from a Deposit of Weld Metal
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Published:2019
Abstract
One of the connecting rods of a vertical, four-cylinder engine with a cylinder diameter of 5 in. failed by fatigue cracking just below the gudgeon-pin boss. Failure took place in line with the lower edge of a deposit of weld metal. The fracture surface was smooth, conchoidal, and characteristic of that resulting from fatigue. The origin of the major crack was associated with a crescent-shaped area immediately below the weld deposit. This showed brittle fracture characteristics and appeared to be an initial crack that occurred at the time of welding and from which the fatigue crack subsequently developed. The...
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