FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF NOTCH SENSITIVITY OF REFRACTORY METALS.

Abstract

The effects of commercially available coatings on the fracture toughness of a columbium alloy, D43, and a molybdenum alloy, TZM, were studied in Phase I. The 30-mil sheet alloys TZM and D43 were coated with Chromalloy W-3 and TRW (Cr-Ti-Si), respectively. Test results on as-coated specimens and specimens that were coated and exposed in air at elevated temperature revealed that there was no serious deterioration in notch strength or fracture toughness. The notch sensitivity and brittleness of molybdenum sheet were studied in Phase II by the following related investigations: (1) the effect of strain rate on the flow and fracture of molybdenum; (2) determination of the limiting temperature for the propagation of a brittle crack, by use of a modified Robertson 'crack arrest' test; and (3) application of the Moire technique to study local strains at the root of a notch. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0475016

Entities

People

  • A. Gilbert
  • B. A. Wilcox
  • C. W. Marschall
  • F. C. Holden

Organizations

  • Battelle Memorial Institute

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alloys
  • Brittleness
  • Elements
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Metals
  • Molybdenum
  • Molybdenum Alloys
  • Niobium
  • Notch Sensitivity
  • Refractory Metals
  • Sensitivity
  • Strain Rate
  • Toughness

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Materials Science (Mechanical Engineering).
  • Surface Engineering/Surface Coating Technology.