Ultra-High Cycle Fatigue Behavior of DZ125 Superalloy Used in Turbine Blades

2015 ◽  
Vol 664 ◽  
pp. 96-103
Author(s):  
Yu Li Gu ◽  
Chun Hu Tao

The high temperature ultra-high cycle fatigue (UHCF) behaviors of DZ125 superalloy used in aero-engine turbine blades were systematically studied. The results show that the fatigue fracture still occurs above 108 at the frequency of 20kHz, R=-1 and 700°C. There is a negligible frequency effect for the DZ125 superalloy, therefore, it is proposed that the ultrasonic fatigue testing could be expected as an accelerated fatigue testing method. Fatigue cracks originate from the subsurface of the specimens, where have no metallurgy defects or “fish eye” character. The crystal orientation change of the alloy is very little after fatigue.The maximum value changed for the elastic modulus of the alloy is about 30GPa after fatigue compared with that before fatigue.

2011 ◽  
Vol 295-297 ◽  
pp. 2386-2389 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ren Hui Tian ◽  
Qiao Lin Ouyang ◽  
Qing Yuan Wang

In order to investigate the effect of plasma nitriding treatment on fatigue behavior of titanium alloys, very high cycle fatigue tests were carried out for Ti-6Al-4V alloy using an ultrasonic fatigue machine under load control conditions for stress ratios of R=-1 at frequency of ƒ=20KHz. Experiment results showed that plasma nitriding treatment played the principal role in the internal fatigue crack initiation. More importantly, plasma nitriding treatment had a detrimental effect on fatigue properties of the investigated Ti-6Al-4V alloy, and the fatigue strength of material after plasma nitriding treatment appeared to be significantly reduced about 17% over the untreated material.


Metals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 1200
Author(s):  
Ashutosh Sharma ◽  
Min Chul Oh ◽  
Byungmin Ahn

We reviewed the research and developments in the field of fatigue failure, focusing on very-high cycle fatigue (VHCF) of metals, alloys, and steels. We also discussed ultrasonic fatigue testing, historical relevance, major testing principles, and equipment. The VHCF behavior of Al, Mg, Ni, Ti, and various types of steels were analyzed. Furthermore, we highlighted the major defects, crack initiation sites, fatigue models, and simulation studies to understand the crack development in VHCF regimes. Finally, we reviewed the details regarding various issues and challenges in the field of VHCF for engineering metals and identified future directions in this area.


2012 ◽  
Vol 538-541 ◽  
pp. 1488-1491 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Zhao ◽  
Jian Jun Zhao

The present paper deals with experimental studies on the ultra-high cycle fatigue property of Q345 bridge steel. Using the ultrasonic fatigue testing technique, specimens of Q345 welded joint with hourglass shape were designed using an analytical method combining with the finite element method and then fatigue tested in air at room temperature under fully reversed cyclic loading conditions (R=-1). The results show that the S-N curves of welded joints and relative base material specimens show continuously decreasing tendency in the very high cycle regime (105-109 cycles). Fatigue property of welded joint is much lower than that of base material and the fatigue strength of welded joint is only 45.0% of base material. Fracture can still occur on welded joints beyond 5 106 cycles, which indicates the fatigue limit defined at lifetime of 5 106 cycles cannot guarantee a safe design.


2011 ◽  
Vol 105-107 ◽  
pp. 1731-1735
Author(s):  
Yan Zeng Wu ◽  
Qing Yuan Wang ◽  
Qiao Lin Ouyang

Using the ultrasonic fatigue test method, the influence of subjection to plasma nitriding surface modifications on the ultra-high cycle fatigue behavior of Ti-6Al-4V was investigated, then a comparison with corresponding behaviors of the normal Ti-6Al-4V was made. The results show the S-N curve of Ti-6Al-4V with plasma nitriding surface modifications still continuously declines, no conventional fatigue limit exists for Ti-6Al-4V. Plasma nitriding surface modifications enhance surface hardness, but they make the material fatigue strength decrease by about 17 %. The fractography of fatigue failure has been observed by scanning electron microscopy. The observation shows that fatigue failure initiates from internal of specimen after the fatigue life of 108cycles and fatigue cracks mainly initiate from the surface of specimen before the fatigue life of 108cycles.


2011 ◽  
Vol 295-297 ◽  
pp. 1911-1914
Author(s):  
Ling Ling Jin ◽  
Cai Yan Deng ◽  
Dong Po Wang ◽  
Rui Ying Tian

Fatigue property of 45 steel was studied in this paper with the method of ultrasonic fatigue testing, and SEM was used to analyze microscopic characteristics of the fatigue fracture. Fatigue test results show that: S-N curves descend continuously after 108 cycles, there is no fatigue limit as the traditional fatigue conception describes. Therefore, it is very dangerous to design welded structure working in the ultra-high cycle interval with the fatigue strength corresponding to 5×106 cycles. In the super-long life range, the fatigue property of welded joints is worse than the base metal. SEM analysis shows that: fatigue crack mainly initiates from the defects in the surface or sub-surface.


2017 ◽  
Vol 742 ◽  
pp. 621-628 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominic Weibel ◽  
Frank Balle ◽  
Daniel Backe

Structural aircraft components are often subjected to more than 108 loading cycles during their service life. Therefore the increasing use of carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRP) as primary lightweight structural materials leads to the demand of a precise knowledge of the fatigue behavior and the corresponding failure mechanisms in the very high cycle fatigue (VHCF) range. To realise fatigue investigations for more than 108 loading cycles in an economic reasonable time a novel ultrasonic fatigue testing facility (UTF) for cyclic three-point bending was developed and patented. To avoid critical internal heating due to viscoelastic damping and internal friction, the fatigue testing at 20 kHz is performed in resonance as well as in pulse-pause control resulting in an effective testing frequency of ~1 kHz and the capability of performing 109 loading cycles in less than twelve days. The fatigue behavior of carbon fiber twill 2/2 fabric reinforced polyphenylene sulfide (CF-PPS) and carbon fiber 4-H satin fabric reinforced epoxy resin (CF-EP) was investigated. To study the induced fatigue damage of CF-PPS and CF-EP in the VHCF regime in detail, the fatigue mechanisms and damage development were characterized by light optical and SEM investigations during interruptions of constant amplitude tests (CAT). Lifetime-oriented investigations showed a significant decrease of the bearable stress amplitudes of CF-PPS and CFEP in the range between 106 to 109 loading cycles. The ultrasonically fatigued thermoset matrix composite showed a significantly different VHCF behavior in comparison to the investigated thermoplastic matrix composite: No fiber-matrix debonding or transversal cracks were present on the specimen edges, but a sudden specimen failure along with carbon fiber breakage have been observed. The fatigue shear strength at 109 cycles for CF-PPS could be determined to τa, 13 = 4.2 MPa and to τa, 13 = 15.8 MPa for the thermoset material CF-EP.


2015 ◽  
Vol 664 ◽  
pp. 62-67
Author(s):  
Wen Jie Peng ◽  
Yue Wang ◽  
Huan Xue ◽  
Jia He

In the present paper, the characteristic and the application of ultrasonic fatigue testing technology is illuminated. The main problems i.e. the size effect, the thermal effect and frequency effect due to the high frequency are discussed. The results show that: 1. As there is a size effect, a uniform specimen size should be adopted in the very-high cycle fatigue standard and for special designed specimen the designed size should be noted along with the fatigue test results; 2.the heat generation attributes mainly to the low yield strength and the high applied stress, as a result, ultrasonic fatigue testing technology can be mainly applied to the ultra-high cycle fatigue test of high-strength steel; 3.the frequency effect is related to the crystal structure of metallic materials, however, ultrasonic fatigue testing technology can be applied to conduct the comparison of the fatigue properties of the same steel grade before and after the smelting process.


2015 ◽  
Vol 664 ◽  
pp. 168-174
Author(s):  
Zong Min Lv ◽  
Bo Lin He

With the increase of design fatigue life of many critical mechanical components and engineering structures, research on very high cycle fatigue (VHCF) has become a new topic for engineering components failure. This paper summarizes works of VHCF of high strength steel, such as the observations on fish-eye, which is one of the typical characteristics in VHCF regime; Characteristics of crack initiation and crack propagation are analyzed based on fracture surface; The present work also analyzes the fatigue mechanism and related models. Loading frequency effect on the VHCF behavior is also discussed. Some prospective aspects of future researches are proposed.


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