Cassius Olívio Figueiredo Terra Ruchert

Failure Analysis and Prevention of Fatigue Fracture in an Automotive Connecting Rod with Surface Decarburization

Abstract This paper presents a failure analysis of an automotive connecting rod removed from a three-cylinder, 998 cm 3 engine after an abrupt interruption of engine operation during service. Three connecting rods from the same engine were investigated: one fractured, one plastic...