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Dynamic Fracture Initiation Toughness at Elevated Temperatures With Application to the New Generation of Titanium Aluminide AlloysRecently, a new generation of titanium aluminide alloy, named Gamma-Met PX, has been developed with better rolling and post-rolling characteristics. I'revious work on this alloy has shown the material to have higher strengths at room and elevated temperatures when compared with other gamma titanium aluminides. In particular, this new alloy has shown increased ductility at elevated temperatures under both quasi-static and high strain rate uniaxial compressive loading. However, its high strain rate tensile ductility at room and elevated temperatures is limited to approx. 1%. In the present chapter, results of a study to investigate the effects of loading rate and test temperature on the dynamic fracture initiation toughness in Gamma-Met PX are presented. Modified split Hopkinson pressure bar was used along with high-speed photography to determine the crack initiation time. Three-point bend dynamic fracture experiments were conducted at impact speeds of approx. 1 m/s and tests temperatures of up-to 1200 C. The results show that thc dynamic fracture initiation toughness decreases with increasing test temperatures beyond 600 C. Furthermore, thc effect of long time high temperature air exposure on the fracture toughness was investigated. The dynamic fracture initiation toughness was found to decrease with increasing exposure time. The reasons behind this drop are analyzed and discussed.
Document ID
20070018030
Acquisition Source
Glenn Research Center
Document Type
Book
Authors
Shazly, Mostafa
(Case Western Reserve Univ. Cleveland, OH, United States)
Prakash, Vikas
(Case Western Reserve Univ. Cleveland, OH, United States)
Draper, Susan
(NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Shukla, Arun
(Rhode Island Univ. RI, United States)
Date Acquired
August 23, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2006
Publication Information
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co., Inc.
ISBN: 981-256-840-9
Subject Category
Mechanical Engineering
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSF CMS-99-08189
WBS: WBS 599489.02.07.03.06
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAG3-2677
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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