WANG Jianwei, HE Jia, ZHAO Tao, et al. Cracking Failure Analysis on the Cast Crank Arm of High Voltage Apparatus[J]. High voltageapparatus, 2015, 51(4): 200-204.
WANG Jianwei, HE Jia, ZHAO Tao, et al. Cracking Failure Analysis on the Cast Crank Arm of High Voltage Apparatus[J]. High voltageapparatus, 2015, 51(4): 200-204. DOI: 10.13296/j.1001-1609.hva.2015.04.036.
Cracking Failure Analysis on the Cast Crank Arm of High Voltage Apparatus
The fracture reason of a cast crank arm in experiment is analyzed by means of chemical analysis
metallographic examination
scanning electron microscopy and energy spectrum analysis
after cracking abnormally in use. The results show that nonmetallic inclusion is the source place of crack initiation
crack extension continuously
then turn eventually led to the ductile iron arm fracture failure.Crank arm fracture mechanism is cleavage mixed with fracture along grain boundaries. Continuous distribution of subcutaneous blowhole are reasons of arm fracture.