Corresponding to the demand for light and strong connecting rods for passenger cars, the authors started the project on development of a high strength free machining microalloyed steel and the application to new light steel connecting rods. To meet the demand that the new steel has high strength and good machinability, the influence of alloying elements such as C, Mn, Cr, V, S, Pb, and Ca on fatigue strength and machinability was investigated. 1.1%Mn-0.5%Cr is the best combination to obtain the high fatigue strength. Lowering the carbon content down to 0.33% and increasing the vanadium content to control the hardness gives the high toughness which improves the fatigue strength of free machining grades with S and Pb. The finally obtained chemical composition is 0.33%C-1.05%Mn-0.5%Cr-0.12%V-0.055%S-0.20%Pb-Ca. The steel has a fatigue strength 26% higher than a conventional high strength type of microalloyed forging steel (0.39%C-1.05%Mn-0.11%V).Based on the fundamental data of the newly developed steel, a new connecting rod was designed and examined. The weight of the connecting rod is about 15% lower then the conventional one.


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    Title :

    Development of High Fatigue Strength Free Machining Microalloyed Steel for Connecting Rods


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    International Congress & Exposition ; 1993



    Publication date :

    1993-03-01




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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