The invention discloses a cold work die steel three-point
bending fatigue life prediction method based on the subsurface
carbide size, which comprises the following steps: carrying out a three-point
bending fatigue test on a cold work die steel sample, and analyzing a fatigue fracture to obtain a subsurface
carbide size parameter; calculating a
stress intensity factor based on the stress amplitude and a subsurface
carbide size parameter; and constructing a fatigue life prediction formula, and predicting the three-point
bending fatigue life of the cold work die steel by combining the
stress intensity factor. According to the method, the
stress intensity factor is introduced, the external stress amplitude and the subsurface carbide size are coupled, the
stress concentration effect is quantified, the explicit relation with the fatigue life is established, and the cycle index is directly predicted. A
scanning electron microscope and an energy scattering spectrum are combined to optimize
model parameters, and fisheye morphology fracture is accurately predicted; only a three-point bending test and
SEM analysis are needed, the process is simplified, the cost is reduced, the prediction precision is improved, and the
engineering applicability is enhanced.