In order to enhance the fatigue properties of metallic materials,a feasible rationale is to delay or prevent the interior and surface fatigue crack initiation.Based on this rationale,the study investigates the approac...In order to enhance the fatigue properties of metallic materials,a feasible rationale is to delay or prevent the interior and surface fatigue crack initiation.Based on this rationale,the study investigates the approach of improving the very high cycle fatigue properties of TC6 titanium alloys through near-βforging coupled with shot peening,conducted at 930℃and ambient temperature,respectively.To unveil the associated mechanisms,microstructure,microhardness,residual stress,and fatigue properties are thoroughly analyzed after each process.Results indicate a considerable refinement in microstructure and significant mitigation of the initially existed strong texture post near-βforging and annealing,efficiently delaying crack initiation and propagation.As a result,the very high cycle fatigue property of TC6 achieves remarkable enhancement after forging.Compared to near-βforging,shot peening might not necessarily improve the very high cycle fatigue performance,particularly beyond 10^(6)cycles.展开更多
In this study,typical microstructural characteristics of a metastableβTi alloy(Ti–5Al–5Mo–5V–3Cr–1Fe)forged in a dual-phase region(strain of 54%at 820℃)were investigated in detail by the combined use of X-ray d...In this study,typical microstructural characteristics of a metastableβTi alloy(Ti–5Al–5Mo–5V–3Cr–1Fe)forged in a dual-phase region(strain of 54%at 820℃)were investigated in detail by the combined use of X-ray diff raction,energy dispersive spectroscopy,electron channeling contrast imaging and electron backscatter diff raction techniques.Results show that the microstructure of the forged alloy is composed of bulkαgrains,αplates andβmatrix.The bulkαgrains correspond to retained primaryαphase(αp,average grain size^2.4μm),while theαplates are secondaryαphase(αs,width^70 nm)precipitated from theβmatrix during air cooling.During forging,theβmatrix experiences dynamic recovery with many subgrains and signifi cant orientation gradients formed.Analyses of the orientation relationship between theαandβphases show that the Burgers orientation relationship is not maintained between someα_p andβphases,which should be related to thermal deformation-induced changes of their orientations.In contrast,all of theαs plates are found to maintain well the Burgers orientation relationship with theβphase.展开更多
基金financial support from the National Science and Technology Major Project(Grant No.J2019-IV-0010-0078)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12172139 and 11972012)funding from the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant No.2019kfyXJJS141).
文摘In order to enhance the fatigue properties of metallic materials,a feasible rationale is to delay or prevent the interior and surface fatigue crack initiation.Based on this rationale,the study investigates the approach of improving the very high cycle fatigue properties of TC6 titanium alloys through near-βforging coupled with shot peening,conducted at 930℃and ambient temperature,respectively.To unveil the associated mechanisms,microstructure,microhardness,residual stress,and fatigue properties are thoroughly analyzed after each process.Results indicate a considerable refinement in microstructure and significant mitigation of the initially existed strong texture post near-βforging and annealing,efficiently delaying crack initiation and propagation.As a result,the very high cycle fatigue property of TC6 achieves remarkable enhancement after forging.Compared to near-βforging,shot peening might not necessarily improve the very high cycle fatigue performance,particularly beyond 10^(6)cycles.
基金financially supported by the Technology Innovation and Application Demonstration Project of Chongqing(Grant No.cstc2018jszx-cyzdX0080)the Fundamental and Cutting-Edge Research Plan of Chongqing(Grant No.cstc2018jcyjAX0299)。
文摘In this study,typical microstructural characteristics of a metastableβTi alloy(Ti–5Al–5Mo–5V–3Cr–1Fe)forged in a dual-phase region(strain of 54%at 820℃)were investigated in detail by the combined use of X-ray diff raction,energy dispersive spectroscopy,electron channeling contrast imaging and electron backscatter diff raction techniques.Results show that the microstructure of the forged alloy is composed of bulkαgrains,αplates andβmatrix.The bulkαgrains correspond to retained primaryαphase(αp,average grain size^2.4μm),while theαplates are secondaryαphase(αs,width^70 nm)precipitated from theβmatrix during air cooling.During forging,theβmatrix experiences dynamic recovery with many subgrains and signifi cant orientation gradients formed.Analyses of the orientation relationship between theαandβphases show that the Burgers orientation relationship is not maintained between someα_p andβphases,which should be related to thermal deformation-induced changes of their orientations.In contrast,all of theαs plates are found to maintain well the Burgers orientation relationship with theβphase.
