Ultrasonic fatigue of a nickel-base turbine disk alloy at room and elevated temperatures

A. Shyam, C. J. Torbet, C. J. Szczepanski, S. K. Jha, M. J. Caton, T. M. Pollock

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Abstract

Understanding the relationship between fatigue damage and the underlying microstructure is of paramount importance to predict the response of a turbine disk alloy under service conditions. The recent development of ultrasonic fatigue techniques allows rapid determination of microstructural neighborhoods that are responsible for initiation of fatigue damage. An ultrasonic fatigue testing system capable of testing at temperatures as high as 800°C and at positive mean stresses will be described. The characterization of ultrasonic (20 kHz) fatigue behavior of the nickel-base superalloy Rene' 88 DT in the lifetime regime of 105 to 109 at 20 and 593°C with a stress-ratio of 0.05 is described. The crack initiation sites in this alloy were favorably oriented large grains and inclusions. Small crack growth behavior obtained by initiating cracks from micronotches machined with femtosecond pulsed lasers was studied.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMaterials Damage Prognosis - Proceedings of a Symposium sponsored by the Structural Materials Division of the TMS held during the Materials Science and Technology 2004 Conference
EditorsJ.M. Larsen, L. Christodoulou, J.R. Calcaterra, M.L. Dent, M.M. Derriso, W.J. Hardman, J. Wayne Jones, S.M. Rusa
Pages247-252
Number of pages6
StatePublished - 2005
Externally publishedYes
EventMaterials Damage Prognosis - a Symposium of the Materials Science and Technology 2004 Conference - New Orleans, LA, United States
Duration: Sep 26 2004Sep 30 2004

Publication series

NameMaterials Damage Prognosis - Proceedings of a Symposium of the Materials Science and Technology 2004 Conference

Conference

ConferenceMaterials Damage Prognosis - a Symposium of the Materials Science and Technology 2004 Conference
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNew Orleans, LA
Period09/26/0409/30/04

Keywords

  • Crack Initiation
  • Crack Propagation
  • Small Fatigue Cracks
  • Ultrasonic Fatigue

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