The Growth of Corner Cracks Under the Conjoint Action of High and Low Cycle Fatigue.

Abstract

Fatigue crack propagation rates have been measured fo Ti-6A1-4V and Ti-5331S aeroengine disc materials using compact tension and corner notched tensile test-pieces. The loadings used simulate both the start-stop operations of aeroengines which lead to low cycle fatigue and the in-flight vibrations which may cause high cycle fatigue. It is suggested that the different fatigue crack growth behavior of Ti-5331S, relative to that of Ti-6A1-4V, arises largely from the greater proportion of crack closure and short crack growth occurring in this alloy. Keywords: Fatigue crack growth, Low/High cycle fatigue, Titanium, aluminum, Vanadium, Minor cycles, Major minor cycling.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA190510

Entities

People

  • B. E. Powell
  • I. Henderson
  • R. F. Hall

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Alloys
  • Command And Control
  • Crack Propagation
  • Dynamic Loads
  • Fatigue Tests (Mechanics)
  • Fracture (Mechanics)
  • Frequency
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Testing
  • Measurement
  • Mechanics
  • Stresses
  • Test Facilities
  • Test Methods

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Materials Science (Mechanical Engineering).