Evaluation of corrosion fatigue and life prediction of lower arm for automotive suspension component

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• 作者：Yong-Sang Kim ; Jung-Gu Kim
• 关键词：metals ; welding ; fatigue ; scanning electron microscopy (SEM) ; Miner’s rule
• 刊名：Metals and Materials International
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：23
• 期：1
• 页码：98-105
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• 刊物类别：Chemistry and Materials Science
• 刊物主题：Metallic Materials; Operating Procedures, Materials Treatment; Magnetism, Magnetic Materials; Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Continuu
• 出版者：The Korean Institute of Metals and Materials
• ISSN：2005-4149
• 卷排序：23

文摘

Lower arm is one of the suspension components of automobile. It is suffered from driving vibration and corrosive environment, namely corrosion fatigue. In this study, corrosion fatigue property of lower arm was investigated, and a modified model based on Palmgren-Miner rule was developed to predict the lifetimes of corrosion fatigue. The corrosion fatigue life of lower arm was about 1/6 times shorter than fatigue life. Based on the results of corrosion fatigue tests and meteorological data in Seoul and Halifax, the corrosion fatigue life of lower arm was predicted. The satisfaction of 10-year and 300,000 km warranty was dominated by the climate of automobile driving. This prediction indicates that the weather condition or driving condition influences the life of automotive parts. Therefore, to determine the warranty of automotive parts, the driving condition has to be carefully considered.