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Dong-Yul Kim1, Ji-Wook Kim2, Jin-Su Ha2
1Gyeongbuk Research Institute of Vehicle Embedded Technology, Yeongcheon-si 38822, Republic of Korea.
Abstract:
In this study, the characteristics of the SKD61 material used for the stem of an extruder were analyzed through structural analysis, tensile testing, and fatigue testing. The extruder works by pushing a cylindrical billet into a die with a stem to reduce its cross-sectional area and increase its length, and it is currently used to extrude complex and diverse shapes of products in the field of plastic deformation processes. Finite element analysis was used to determine the maximum stress on the stem, which was found to be 1152 MPa, lower than the yield strength of 1325 MPa obtained from tensile testing. Fatigue testing was conducted using the stress-life (S-N) method, considering the characteristics of the stem, and statistical fatigue testing was employed to create an S-N curve. The predicted minimum fatigue life of the stem at room temperature was 424,998 cycles at the location with the highest stress, and the fatigue life decreased with increasing temperature. Overall, this study provides useful information for predicting the fatigue life of extruder stems and improving their durability.
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