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High cycle fatigue and fatigue crack propagation behaviors of β-annealed Ti-6Al-4V alloy
Abstract
Background: The effect of β annealing on high cycle fatigue (HCF) and fatigue crack propagation (FCP) behaviors of
Ti64 alloy were examined, and the results were compared to those of mill-annealed counterpart.
Methods: The tensile tests, stress-controlled HCF tests, and FCP tests were conducted, and the fractographic and
micrographic analyses were performed before and after the tests.
Results: The β-annealed Ti64 specimen showed inferior HCF properties as compared to the mill-annealed counterpart,
as a result of lower yield strength. On the other hand the resistance to FCP of β-annealed Ti64 specimen was higher
than that of mill-annealed counterpart in low and intermediate ΔK regime.
Conclusions: Relatively easy fatigue crack initiation at the colony boundaries of β-annealed Ti64 specimen reduce the
resistance to HCF. The resistance to FCP of β-annealed Ti64 specimen increased significantly particularly in low ΔK
regime along with severe crack branching and deflection.
Keywords: High cycle fatigue, Fatigue crack propagation, Ti-6Al-4 V, Microstructure, Fatigue, β-annealing
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