{"title":"三柱塞高压海水泵17-4PH曲轴失效分析","authors":"Weican Wang, Qiyun Mo, Cong Xue, Jiefu Liu, Jize Jiang, Yinshui Liu, Defa Wu","doi":"10.1016/j.engfailanal.2025.109632","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study investigates the fatigue failure of a 17-4PH stainless steel crankshaft in a three-plunger high-pressure seawater pump after 241 h of operation, combining experimental and numerical analyses. First, chemical composition analysis, mechanical property testing, and fracture surface microstructure characterization are conducted on the broken crankshaft to explore the relationship between material properties and heat treatment processes. Next, a three-dimensional transient finite element model is developed to analyze the stress concentration characteristics of the crankshaft under dynamic loading conditions. The results reveal that the failure mode of the fractured crankshaft is high-cycle fatigue, with crack initiation occurring at the crankpin and the crank transition fillet (radius of only 1 mm), where the stress amplitude reaches 184 MPa—significantly higher than in other areas. Material testing shows that while the yield strength (1038 MPa) and tensile strength (1221 MPa) of 17-4PH stainless steel meet technical standards, the post-fracture elongation (5.0 %) and reduction of area (8 %) are far below the design values (≥13 % and ≥45 %, respectively). This suggests that inadequate heat treatment results in insufficient material toughness, accelerating fatigue crack propagation. Further numerical simulations demonstrate that optimizing the heat treatment process can significantly increase the residual austenite content and toughness, improving the safety factor of the critical section from 0.59 to 1.649 and extending the fatigue life into the theoretically infinite life range. This study presents a fatigue life prediction method integrating transient stress field analysis with material performance optimization. It provides a theoretical basis and practical guidance for the design optimization, heat treatment process control, and reliability assessment of crankshafts in deep-sea high-pressure environments.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":11677,"journal":{"name":"Engineering Failure Analysis","volume":"176 ","pages":"Article 109632"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4000,"publicationDate":"2025-04-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"Failure analysis of 17-4PH crankshaft in three-plunger high-pressure seawater pump\",\"authors\":\"Weican Wang, Qiyun Mo, Cong Xue, Jiefu Liu, Jize Jiang, Yinshui Liu, Defa Wu\",\"doi\":\"10.1016/j.engfailanal.2025.109632\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"<div><div>This study investigates the fatigue failure of a 17-4PH stainless steel crankshaft in a three-plunger high-pressure seawater pump after 241 h of operation, combining experimental and numerical analyses. 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Failure analysis of 17-4PH crankshaft in three-plunger high-pressure seawater pump
This study investigates the fatigue failure of a 17-4PH stainless steel crankshaft in a three-plunger high-pressure seawater pump after 241 h of operation, combining experimental and numerical analyses. First, chemical composition analysis, mechanical property testing, and fracture surface microstructure characterization are conducted on the broken crankshaft to explore the relationship between material properties and heat treatment processes. Next, a three-dimensional transient finite element model is developed to analyze the stress concentration characteristics of the crankshaft under dynamic loading conditions. The results reveal that the failure mode of the fractured crankshaft is high-cycle fatigue, with crack initiation occurring at the crankpin and the crank transition fillet (radius of only 1 mm), where the stress amplitude reaches 184 MPa—significantly higher than in other areas. Material testing shows that while the yield strength (1038 MPa) and tensile strength (1221 MPa) of 17-4PH stainless steel meet technical standards, the post-fracture elongation (5.0 %) and reduction of area (8 %) are far below the design values (≥13 % and ≥45 %, respectively). This suggests that inadequate heat treatment results in insufficient material toughness, accelerating fatigue crack propagation. Further numerical simulations demonstrate that optimizing the heat treatment process can significantly increase the residual austenite content and toughness, improving the safety factor of the critical section from 0.59 to 1.649 and extending the fatigue life into the theoretically infinite life range. This study presents a fatigue life prediction method integrating transient stress field analysis with material performance optimization. It provides a theoretical basis and practical guidance for the design optimization, heat treatment process control, and reliability assessment of crankshafts in deep-sea high-pressure environments.
期刊介绍:
Engineering Failure Analysis publishes research papers describing the analysis of engineering failures and related studies.
Papers relating to the structure, properties and behaviour of engineering materials are encouraged, particularly those which also involve the detailed application of materials parameters to problems in engineering structures, components and design. In addition to the area of materials engineering, the interacting fields of mechanical, manufacturing, aeronautical, civil, chemical, corrosion and design engineering are considered relevant. Activity should be directed at analysing engineering failures and carrying out research to help reduce the incidences of failures and to extend the operating horizons of engineering materials.
Emphasis is placed on the mechanical properties of materials and their behaviour when influenced by structure, process and environment. Metallic, polymeric, ceramic and natural materials are all included and the application of these materials to real engineering situations should be emphasised. The use of a case-study based approach is also encouraged.
Engineering Failure Analysis provides essential reference material and critical feedback into the design process thereby contributing to the prevention of engineering failures in the future. All submissions will be subject to peer review from leading experts in the field.