Research Article

Damage and Fatigue Life Evaluation for Laser Cladding Remanufactured Wheel

Table 2

Parameters of the wheel’s rolling contact fatigue damage function.

Damage function parametersValues for matrix wheelValues for remanufactured wheel

Crack initiation value (N)2032
Crack speed (r/N)2.6 × 10−65.6 × 10−4
The starting value of wear (N)100285
Wear rate (r/N)−5.4 × 10−6−1.9 × 10−6