Effect of strain rate on the high-temperature low-cycle fatigue properties of a nimonic PE-16 superalloy


Autoria(s): Valsan, M; Sastry, DH; Rao, KBS; Mannan, SL
Data(s)

01/01/1994

Resumo

Strain-rate effects on the low-cycle fatigue (LCF) behavior of a NIMONIC PE-16 superalloy have been evaluated in the temperature range of 523 to 923 K. Total-strain-controlled fatigue tests were per-formed at a strain amplitude of +/-0.6 pct on samples possessing two different prior microstructures: microstructure A, in the solution-annealed condition (free of gamma' and carbides); and microstructure B, in a double-aged condition with gamma' of 18-nm diameter and M23C6 carbides. The cyclic stress response behavior of the alloy was found to depend on the prior microstructure, testing temperature, and strain rate. A softening regime was found to be associated with shearing of ordered gamma' that were either formed during testing or present in the prior microstructure. Various manifestations of dynamic strain aging (DSA) included negative strain rate-stress response, serrations on the stress-strain hysteresis loops, and increased work-hardening rate. The calculated activation energy matched well with that for self-diffusion of Al and Ti in the matrix. Fatigue life increased with an increase in strain rate from 3 x 10(-5) to 3 x 10(-3) s-1, but decreased with further increases in strain rate. At 723 and 823 K and low strain rates, DSA influenced the deformation and fracture behavior of the alloy. Dynamic strain aging increased the strain localization in planar slip bands, and impingement of these bands caused internal grain-boundary cracks and reduced fatigue life. However, at 923 K and low strain rates, fatigue crack initiation and propagation were accelerated by high-temperature oxidation, and the reduced fatigue life was attributed to oxidation-fatigue interaction. Fatigue life was maximum at the intermediate strain rates, where strain localization was lower. Strain localization as a function of strain rate and temperature was quantified by optical and scanning electron microscopy and correlated with fatigue life.

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http://eprints.iisc.ernet.in/36432/1/Effect_of_Strain.pdf

Valsan, M and Sastry, DH and Rao, KBS and Mannan, SL (1994) Effect of strain rate on the high-temperature low-cycle fatigue properties of a nimonic PE-16 superalloy. In: Metallurgical and materials transactions a, 25 (1). pp. 159-171.

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The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society

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http://www.springerlink.com/content/k7752q120h710383/

http://eprints.iisc.ernet.in/36432/

Palavras-Chave #Materials Engineering (formerly Metallurgy)
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Journal Article

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