THE INITIATION AND PROPAGATION BEHAVIOUR OF SHORT FATIGUE CRACKS IN WASPALOY SUBJECTED TO BENDING |
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| Authors: | J R Yates W Zhang K J Miller |
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| Affiliation: | SIRIUS, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, University of Sheffield, Mappin Street, Sheffield S1 3JD, U.K. |
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| Abstract: | The fatigue crack growth behaviour of a nickel base superalloy, Waspaloy, has been studied using four point bending specimens in laboratory air. Two groups of tests, for which the span/width ratios were 1 and 2.5, were conducted and the results compared. Surface crack lengths were measured from plastic replicas of the surface. Equations which describe both short and long cracks have been derived and used to predict the fatigue life for the Waspaloy specimens. From plastic replication studies and scanning electron microscope examinations, a physical understanding of the relationship between crack growth and microstructural features was enhanced. |
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