Abstract
TiAl inter-metallic compound is considered to be an effective material for high temperature structural materials. Since, this material is considered to be a creep brittle like material, it is necessary to construct the prediction law for the life of creep crack growth. The introduction of a fatigue pre-crack was found to be difficult due to material structure. Therefore, the validity of using a sharp-notched specimen (machined or EDM) instead of a fatigue pre-cracked specimen to perform creep crack growth rate test (CCGR test) has been proposed. In this paper, creep crack growth tests were conducted for this material using CT specimens with a sharp notch. On the basis of a thermally activated process, CCGR of TiAl inter-metallic compound with full lamellar microstructure was characterized in terms of temperature and stress component and Q* parameter for this material is derived. Furthermore, the algorithm of predicting the life of creep crack growth based on the Q* parameter was derived. This equation was found to well predict the life of creep crack growth.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 757-764 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping |
| Volume | 78 |
| Issue number | 11-12 |
| Publication status | Published - 2001 Dec 1 |
Keywords
- Creep crack growth rate
- Full lamellar structure
- Sharp-notched specimen
- The life of creep crack growth
- TiAl inter-metallic compound
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Materials Science(all)
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering