Threaded fastener and method of improving the fatigue life thereof
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    Threaded fastener and method of improving the fatigue life thereof 失效
    螺纹紧固件和提高其疲劳寿命的方法

    公开(公告)号:US5700120A

    公开(公告)日:1997-12-23

    申请号:US691277

    申请日:1996-08-01

    CPC分类号: F16B31/06 Y10S411/916

    摘要: A threaded fastener and a method by which the fastener exhibits sufficiently enhanced fatigue strength so as to be suitable for use in gas compressors and turbines operating at relatively high service temperatures. The method entails a selective heat treatment to achieve a dramatic improvement in fatigue properties while not interfering with other required properties for the fastener. The heat treatment process preferentially develops a case-hardened region in those threads nearest a transition region between the threads and an unthreaded portion of the fastener. In contrast, the unthreaded portion and the threads furthest from the transition region need not be case-hardened. The hardening pattern in the threads yields a martensitic steel fastener that exhibits fatigue properties which are dramatically superior to otherwise identical fasteners.

    摘要翻译: 螺纹紧固件和紧固件显示足够增强的疲劳强度的方法,以便适用于在较高使用温度下运行的气体压缩机和涡轮机。 该方法需要进行选择性热处理以在不妨碍紧固件的其它所需性能的情况下实现疲劳特性的显着改善。 热处理过程优先在最靠近螺纹和紧固件的无螺纹部分之间的过渡区域的那些螺纹中形成壳体硬化区域。 相比之下,无转弯部分和离过渡区最远的螺纹不需要进行表面硬化。 螺纹中的硬化模式产生马氏体钢紧固件,其表现出显着优于其他相同紧固件的疲劳性能。