镍基单晶高温合金热机疲劳断裂特征

为了进一步提高镍基单晶高温合金的热机疲劳性能,通过微观结构解析研究了合金热机疲劳断裂特征.通过金相和扫描电子显微镜研究了热机疲劳断裂的断口特征和微观结构.研究表明:裂纹起源于形变孪晶与试样外表面的交截处,过程中的氧化有助于裂纹的长大;裂纹尖端的应力场诱发出大量形变孪晶,而形变孪晶的存在为裂纹进一步沿着孪晶界扩展提供了便利条件;镍基单晶高温合金的疲劳断裂主要是由于形变孪晶的形成以及裂纹沿孪晶界的扩展造成的.形变孪晶与高温合金疲劳断裂密切相关.     

驻留滑移带与晶界和孪晶界的交互作用

对含有退火孪晶的多晶铜进行了不同塑性应变幅下的应变疲劳实验，利用扫描电镜及其电子通道衬度技术（SEM-ECC）观察了表面滑移形貌、疲劳裂纹和位错组态，研究了驻留滑移带与晶界和孪晶界的交互作用．结果表明，在晶界附近和远离晶界处观察到位错组态分布的不均匀现象．这种不均匀性导致多晶铜中疲劳裂纹首先沿着普通大角晶界开裂，在孪晶界处由于应变相容性较好而难以产生疲劳裂纹．     

Inconel718合金高温低周疲劳裂纹萌生机制的研究

本文研究了不同组织形态Inconel 718合金在650℃高温低周疲劳过程中的裂纹萌生。实验结果表明:晶粒粗大并伴有部分长片状δ相沿孪晶界析出的合金,断口表面疲劳源处有明显的无任何特性的平的解理面,这些解理平面是孪晶面和孪晶界两侧的晶面,并发现疲劳裂纹很容易沿着这些晶面产生。这是由于粗晶组织合金中孪晶界上析出的长片状δ相阻碍晶体滑移,在δ相与孪晶的界面处造成了应力集中,降低了界面强度以及孪晶界两侧形成的无强化相析出带减弱了裂纹萌生抗力。晶粒细小,短片状δ相沿晶界析出的合金,断口表面疲劳源特性不明显,表面裂纹不易萌生。     

Ti单晶[0001]位向循环变形的SEM观察

用区域熔炼高纯Ｔｉ经应变退火获得单晶，定向切割出的［０００１］位向单晶试样在ＳＥＭ上观察循环变形时表面形貌变化。结果表明，循环应变几乎全部是｛１０１２｝，｛１１２２｝和｛１１２４｝孪晶组成的循环孪晶带的贡献，疲劳裂纹在孪晶带部沿｛１０１２｝孪晶和｛１１２２｝孪晶效界萌生。     

高氮奥氏体钢低温脆断中的三种断裂刻面

用扫描电镜对18Cr-18Mn-0.7N高氮奥氏体钢低温脆断中裂纹的形成、扩展及断面进行了分析.结果表明,低温脆断中,首先沿退火孪晶界及晶界形成微裂纹,微裂纹穿晶连接使裂纹扩展,其结果导致断口上形成三种断裂刻面,即光滑平面状退火孪晶界断裂刻面、光滑曲面状沿晶断裂刻面及粗糙不平的穿晶断裂刻面.     

Mg-0.4Zn镁合金挤压板拉伸变形组织的演变

用电子背散射衍射(EBSD)技术结合原位拉伸,研究了在0%~20%应变条件下,Mg-0.4%Zn二元镁合金晶界、织构和裂纹的变化。结果表明,在拉伸应变从0%增加到20%的过程中,随着应变量的增大材料微观组织中的孪晶逐渐增加。孪晶的类型以{10-12}拉伸孪晶为主;这种孪生使材料的组织织构类型发生了显著的变化,随着应变量的增大(0001)//TD面的新织构组分的强度提高;微观裂纹优先在原始晶界和孪晶尖处萌生并在部分晶粒出现穿晶裂纹,随着应力的增大微裂纹进一步扩展并相互连接最终使材料断裂。     

锻造变形量对FeNi基奥氏体合金力学性能的影响

研究了最后一火锻造变形量对FeNi基合金微观组织和性能的影响.结果表明,变形量为10%时合金中出现孪晶,其数量随着变形量的增大而增多.随着最后一火锻造变形量的增大,室温拉伸强度因晶粒细化而提高;但是,变形量大于15%后,室温塑性因孪晶对晶内滑移的阻碍作用和晶界碳化物对晶界结合力的削弱而降低;变形量大于10%时高温强度和塑性下降,其原因是孪晶与晶界相交阻碍了晶界滑动,相交部分在外力作用下易产生应力集中导致裂纹萌生并沿晶界扩展.     

轧制组织对镁合金AM60疲劳性能的影响

研究了AM60轧制后挤压镁合金的组织对其机械性能和疲劳裂纹扩展性能的影响。实验表明:轧制使晶粒细化,强度显著提高。沿纵轴轧制方向出现大量等轴李晶组织,而在横向原来的孪晶组织消失。对于存在大量孪晶组织的方向,其抗拉强度明显低于其它方向。轧制AM60的横向疲劳裂纹扩展速度(FCPR)明显地高于纵向。当疲劳裂纹尖端塑性区的尺寸与组织的晶粒度接近时,挤压AM60组织中晶粒大小的不均匀引起裂纹分叉,裂纹分叉和粗糙度诱发的裂纹闭合对疲劳裂纹扩展产生严重的阻滞作用在挤压镁合金AM60的疲劳裂纹扩展速度(da/dN)与应力强度因子范围(△K)的关系曲线上出现拐点(△K=64～7.5 MPa·m~(1/2))。疲劳裂纹扩展为沿晶和穿晶混合方式。     

TC17钛合金盘件的低周疲劳行为

研究了p锻TC17钛合金压气机盘件的应变控制低周疲劳性能及疲劳裂纹扩展途径.结果表明,当应变量△ε/2在0.5%～2.0%范围内,应变比R=-1和循环超过10次后,材料基本上表现为轻度的循环软化.疲劳裂纹萌生于试样表面.当疲劳裂纹与片状α或晶界α之间的夹角小于45°,裂纹沿片状α或晶界α的界面扩展;否则,疲劳裂纹将以穿过片状α或晶界α的方式增长.     

柱状多晶Mg-Gd-Y合金形变组织演变及形变硬化机制

利用定向凝固技术制备了生长取向集中于■、基面〈a〉滑移取向因子(Schmidfactor, SF)大于0.4的柱状多晶Mg-6.38Gd-0.45Y合金,并研究了实验合金室温拉伸形变行为。结果表明,形变初期,软取向柱状晶内首先启动■拉伸孪生协调应变。形变过程中■,拉伸孪晶界快速、大范围扩展,吞噬基体并使基体取向逐渐转为■,于是启动■压缩孪生和■双孪生协调应变。压缩孪晶和双孪晶易形成压缩孪晶带群,并贯穿整个晶粒,滑移或扩展的位错及拉伸孪晶界与压缩孪晶带群交织在一起,产生形变硬化,提高合金强度的同时也形成应力高度集中分布区域,成为微裂纹形成之地。     

MICROSTRUCTURAL STUDY OF CYCLIC STRAIN HARDENING BEHAVIOUR IN BIAXIAL STRESS STATES AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURE

This paper describes the cyclic strain hardening behaviour and dislocation structures of material in biaxial low cycle fatigue at elevated temperatures. In this study, push-pull, reversed torsion and combined push-pull/reversed torsion tests were carried out using a type 304 stainless steel in air. While there was no significant difference between the cyclic stress amplitudes in the push-pull and reversed torsion tests on a von Mises' base, combination tests exhibited a 40% increase in stress amplitude. Most of the dislocations in the first two types of test adopted ladder or maze structures, while in the later case cells were found. Changing the loading mode at a certain cycle, for example, from push-pull to reversed torsion, revealed that stress amplitude depended mainly on the concurrent applied strain mode and furthermore, that the strain mode before the interchange had little or no effect on the stress amplitude after the interchange. Tests were also performed in order to examine how prestrained material hardened in the three different loading modes, with the following results: prestrained material in push-pull or in reversed torsion exhibited an anisotropic stress response, while the material in the combined tests exhibited an isotropic response. These cyclic responses are discussed in connection with the dislocation structure.     

Effect of annealing twins on crack initiation under high cycle fatigue conditions

Several experimental studies have shown that fatigue cracks in Ni-based superalloys preferentially form in the vicinity of favorably oriented annealing twin boundaries. However, this increase in the probability of crack nucleation has not been quantified in detail since 3 material modeling has not typically considered twins. The present work employs finite element simulations and a continuum crystal plasticity constitutive model for RR1000 Ni-based superalloy to assess the potential enhancement of nonlocal fatigue indicator parameters (FIPs) incurred by the presence of Σ3 twins. Two cases are analyzed: single crystals with twins of different widths subjected to single slip cyclic shear deformation aligned with the twin plane and polycrystals with 20 % of the grains half-twinned. Simulations with and without twins are compared in both cases. The results demonstrate the detrimental effect of twins in shifting the upper tail of the FIP distribution to higher values; this shift is more pronounced with an increase of twin thickness.     

TORSIONAL FATIGUE OF A MEDIUM CARBON STEEL CONTAINING AN INITIAL SMALL SURFACE CRACK INTRODUCED BY TENSION–COMPRESSION FATIGUE: CRACK BRANCHING,NON-PROPAGATION AND FATIGUE LIMIT

In order to examine the threshold condition for the fatigue limit of materials containing a small crack under cyclic torsion, reversed torsional fatigue tests were carried out on 0.47% C steel specimens containing an initial small crack. Initial small semi-elliptical cracks ranging from 200 to 1000 μm in length were introduced by the preliminary tension–compression fatigue tests using specimens containing holes of 40 μm diameter. The threshold condition for the fatigue limit of the specimens containing artificial small defects under rotating bending and cyclic torsion are also reviewed. Crack growth behaviour from an initial crack was investigated. The torsional fatigue limit for a semi-elliptical small crack is determined by the threshold condition for non-propagation of Mode I branched cracks. The torsional fatigue limit of specimens containing an initial small crack can be successfully predicted by the extended application of the √area parameter model in combination with the σ_θmax criterion.     

调质42CrMo钢的弯曲微动疲劳实验研究

针对循环软化材料调质42CrMo钢进行了常规弯曲疲劳实验和弯曲微动疲劳实验,分析了常规弯曲疲劳和弯曲微动疲劳之间的差异,并讨论了循环弯曲载荷对疲劳寿命的影响。通过分析不同弯曲载荷下弯曲微动疲劳试样断口的形貌和不同循环次数下微动损伤的情况,揭示调质42CrMo钢弯曲微动疲劳过程中的损伤特性。研究结果表明:同一循环载荷作用下,弯曲微动疲劳的寿命明显低于常规弯曲疲劳的寿命;随着循环弯曲载荷的增大,弯曲微动疲劳的寿命降低更明显;微动引起的局部接触疲劳和局部塑形变形促进了弯曲微动疲劳裂纹的萌生和进一步扩展。     

Fatigue crack initiation prediction of cope hole details in orthotropic steel deck using the theory of critical distances

Orthotropic steel decks are vulnerable to fatigue cracking in welded connections and complex geometrical details. A total of three fatigue tests were conducted on segments of orthotropic steel deck to evaluate the fatigue performance of trough‐to‐crossbeam connections with various cut‐out configurations. In the tests, the specimens were subjected to cyclic three‐point bending load and the fatigue cracks were more likely to initiate from the cope holes in the crossbeam web rather than the trough‐to‐crossbeam fillet welds. Three‐dimensional finite element models (FEM) of the specimens were built and validated by the measured deflections and stresses. Using the validated FEM, the characteristic stresses based on the theory of critical distances (TCD) were calculated for the stress concentrations along the cope holes. The fatigue crack initiation life, predicted by the TCD‐based stress combined with the plain material S–N curve, agreed reasonably with the fatigue test results. The TCD method could further form a basis of fatigue crack propagation analysis using the fracture mechanics approaches.     

Cyclic fatigue of ceramics

The fatigue behaviour of alumina, zirconia-toughened alumina (ZTA) and tetragonal zirconia (TZP) have been investigated using three different techniques. Direct push-pull testing has been used to generate both static and cyclic fatigue data. The results clearly show that all the materials studied are susceptible to both static and cyclic fatigue, and that the times to failure under cyclic loading are considerably shorter than under static loads. The fatigue failure origins have been identified and the influence of surface condition on fatigue life has been assessed. The slow propagation of cracks subject to cyclic tensile and compressive loads has been studied using compact tension specimens and tapered double cantilever beam specimens. These investigations have confirmed the existence of cyclic fatigue effects in coarse-grained alumina and have shown the crack increment per cycle (da/dN) to have a power-law dependence on the peak stress intensity factor. A technique, based on repeated indentation, has been used to investigate the propagation of sub-surface cracks subjected to cyclic loading in both fine-grained alumina and ZTA. The results of the investigation suggest that compressive or closure loads on the crack faces are factors which affect the cyclic fatigue crack growth in ceramics. Based on those observations, an explanation is proposed for the mechanical cyclic fatigue effects in the ceramics investigated.     

Grain boundary effects on cyclic deformation and fatigue damage

The cyclic deformation behaviors of single- and polycrystals were well documented in the past three decades. It has been recognized that there existed great difference in the fatigue damage mechanisms between single- and polycrystals, which can be mainly attributed to the effects of grain boundaries (GBs) and the crystallographic orientations. In the present work, a series of research work mainly on copper bicrystals with various GBs and different component crystals have been systematically investigated, including the macroscopic cyclic stress-strain responses and fatigue damage mechanisms in micro-scale. Firstly, direct evidence is offered to show the obvious strengthening effect caused by the large-angle GBs during cyclic deformation. The data of cyclic stress-strain responses will be presented to show the effects of the GBs and the crystallographic orientations in the macro-scale. Next, the influence of various GBs on fatigue cracking behavior will be considered for the crystalline materials. Clear evidences are shown that the interactions of persistent slip bands (PSBs) with various GBs play a decisive role in the intergranular fatigue cracking during cyclic deformation. It is suggested that the intergranular fatigue cracking strongly depends on the interactions of PSBs with GBs in fatigued crystals, rather than the GB structure itself. The underlying fatigue damage mechanisms were further discussed in terms of the different interactions between PSBs and three types of GBs.     

Fatigue growth behavior for surface crack in welding joints under combined compressive and bending stresses

It has been demonstrated by experiments that crack can grow under cyclic compressive loading. However, it is difficult to observe and describe accurately by mathematical methods. In addition, cracks may close under compressive loading, which also increases the complexity of the problem. The fatigue growth behavior for surface cracks under biaxial loadings was studied by fatigue tests of HTS-A steel. According to experimental evidences, it is concluded that the transverse compressive stress not only changes the fracture morphology but also affect crack propagation life. Considering the influence of the compressive stress, this paper proposed an equivalent SIF and crack growth model subjected to compressive and bending stresses on the basis of McEvily formula. Finally, comparisons are made between prediction results and experimental data.     

STATISTICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE BEHAVIOUR OF SMALL CRACKS AND FATIGUE LIFE IN CARBON STEELS WITH DIFFERENT FERRITE GRAIN SIZES

Abstract— In order to study the relation between the scatter characteristics of small crack growth behaviour and fatigue life, rotatory bending fatigue tests of smooth specimens were carried out using 0.21% carbon steels of different ferrite grain sizes. Fifteen to eighteen specimens were fatigued at each stress amplitude, and the initiation and propagation behaviour of the cracks which led to the final fractures were examined for all the specimens. The physical basis of scatter in fatigue life was investigated, based on the successive observation of fatigue damage on the surface using the plastic replica technique, followed by an analysis of the data assuming a Weibull distribution. A statistical investigation of the physical basis of scatter in relation to the ferrite grain size was performed, i.e. the distributions for crack initiation life, crack propagation life, fatigue life and growth rate of small cracks. Finally, the fluctuation of crack growth rate was studied in relation to the application of a crack growth law for microstructurally small cracks.