A gear of an aerial system broke during the unfolding test. A series of test results show that the metallurgical structure, the chemical composition, and the mechanical properties of the material all meet the demands of related standards. Via scanning electron microscope, the micro appearance of the fracture has been observed. Evident fatigue strips were found in the crack characters. Combined with test process of the aerial system, it is concluded that the failure mechanism is that the fatigue broken of individual teeth caused the plastic overload fracture of other teeth and finally lead to the failure of the whole link connection. |