Effects of Ballistic Impact Damage on Fatigue Crack Initiation in Ti-6Al-4V Simulated Engine Blades

Abstract

This study characterizes damage caused by ballistically impacting spherical glass beads on leading edges of simulated engine blades and correlates it to their high cycle fatigue strength.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA387870

Entities

People

  • Christine M. Martinez

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Compressor Rotors
  • Detectors
  • Fatigue Life
  • Foreign Object Damage
  • Geometry
  • Heat Treatment
  • Leading Edges
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • Residual Stress
  • Shot Peening
  • Tensile Properties
  • Titanium Alloys
  • Turbines

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Powder metallurgy of Titanium alloys.
  • ballistics.