Crack initiation is an essential stage of fatigue process due to its direct effect on fatigue failure.However,for titanium alloys in high-temperature high cycle fatigue(HCF),the crack initiation mechanisms remain uncl...Crack initiation is an essential stage of fatigue process due to its direct effect on fatigue failure.However,for titanium alloys in high-temperature high cycle fatigue(HCF),the crack initiation mechanisms remain unclear and the understanding for the defect sensitivity is also lacking.In this study,a series of fatigue tests and multi-scale microstructure characterizations were conducted to explore the high-temperature failure mechanism,and the coupled effect of temperature and defect on TC17 titanium alloy in HCF.It was found that an oxygen-rich layer(ORL)was produced at specimen surface at elevated temperatures,and brittle fracture of ORL at surface played a critical role for surface crack initiation in HCF.Besides,internal crack initiation with nanograins at high temperatures was a novel finding for the titanium alloy.Based on energy dispersive spectroscopy,electron backscatter diffraction and transmission electron microscope characterizations,the competition between surface and internal crack initiations at high temperatures was related to ORL at surface and dislocation resistance in inner microstructure.The fatigue strengths of smooth specimens decreased at elevated temperatures due to the lower dislocation resistance.While the fatigue strengths of the specimens with defect were not very sensitive to the temperatures.Finally,a fatigue strength model considering the coupled effect of temperature and defect was proposed for TC17titanium alloy.展开更多
Mechanical properties of TC17 titanium alloy undergo a significant reduction after linear friction welding(LFW),of which the strength and ductility are hard to be improved simultaneously by traditional aging heat trea...Mechanical properties of TC17 titanium alloy undergo a significant reduction after linear friction welding(LFW),of which the strength and ductility are hard to be improved simultaneously by traditional aging heat treatment(AHT),seriously limiting the application of LFW in the manufacturing of TC17 titanium alloy blisks.To this end,the present work proposes to use electric pulse treatment(EPT)to enhance the strength and ductility of TC17 LFW joints simultaneously by improving its microstructure.The results show that,in comparison to the uneven distribution ofαphases in the welding zone(WZ),heat-affected zone(HAZ),and base metal(BM)zone after AHT,EPT can selectively homogenize theαphase distribution of WZ and HAZ without impacting the BM.The selective effect of EPT is reflected as the synergistic influence of the local Joule heating effect and the electron wind effect,which promotes the diffusion ofβphase stabilizing element Mo and leads to a competitive precipitation ofβphase andαphase in theαphase transition temperature range.The ratio ofαphase toβphase in the WZ and HAZ finally approaches an equilibrium point which is similar to that of BM,leading to a uniform distribution ofαphase and realizing the synergy of strength-ductility of LFW joint:the maximum strength increase observed is 12.9%,accompanied by a corresponding elongation increase of 122%(by AHT&EPT),and the maximum plasticity improvement is 185%,accompanied by a corresponding strength increase of 4.3%(by EPT for 1 h).This study provides essential insights for improving the strength and ductility of LFW TC17 titanium alloy blisks and enhancing the applications of LFW in aeroengine components.展开更多
Using high-resolution transmission Kikuchi diffraction(TKD)and transmission electron microscopy(TEM),we examined the hierarchical clusters that form in situ in the heat-affected zone(HAZ),which are com-monly referred ...Using high-resolution transmission Kikuchi diffraction(TKD)and transmission electron microscopy(TEM),we examined the hierarchical clusters that form in situ in the heat-affected zone(HAZ),which are com-monly referred to as“ghost”structures,of bimodal titanium alloy Ti-5Al-2Sn-2Zr-4Mo-4Cr(wt%,TC17).The ghost structures are enriched with Al elements but poor in Mo and Cr compared to the surroundingβmatrix.TKD results show that the ghost structure in middle-HAZ mainly consists ofα_(L)laths with a high-angle grain boundary,which exhibits the classic Burgers orientation relationship(BOR)with the host matrix,while it encircles theα_(P)grains in far-HAZ.And the ghost structure is evidenced to form via in-complete martensitic transformation.TEM results further confirm that the ghost structure is composed ofαL and tinyβ_(L)laths with BOR,with the former being enriched with Al and poor with Cr and Mo,while the latter is the opposite.Interestingly,twoα_(L)variant clusters with a check-mark morphology are fre-quently observed viewed along[0001]_(αL)//[110]_(βL)directions,which are dominated by the crystallographic and geometrical relationships betweenαandβphases.Based on the microstructural characterization,it is hypothesized that the ghost structure is transformed from the initialα_(P)phase,due to the coupling ef-fect of high thermal stress(which induces the formation of a large number of dislocations)and element diffusion caused by sudden temperature increase and plunge cooling in the HAZ during the welding pro-cess.展开更多
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.91860112)the International Postdoctoral Exchange Fellowship Program(China)。
文摘Crack initiation is an essential stage of fatigue process due to its direct effect on fatigue failure.However,for titanium alloys in high-temperature high cycle fatigue(HCF),the crack initiation mechanisms remain unclear and the understanding for the defect sensitivity is also lacking.In this study,a series of fatigue tests and multi-scale microstructure characterizations were conducted to explore the high-temperature failure mechanism,and the coupled effect of temperature and defect on TC17 titanium alloy in HCF.It was found that an oxygen-rich layer(ORL)was produced at specimen surface at elevated temperatures,and brittle fracture of ORL at surface played a critical role for surface crack initiation in HCF.Besides,internal crack initiation with nanograins at high temperatures was a novel finding for the titanium alloy.Based on energy dispersive spectroscopy,electron backscatter diffraction and transmission electron microscope characterizations,the competition between surface and internal crack initiations at high temperatures was related to ORL at surface and dislocation resistance in inner microstructure.The fatigue strengths of smooth specimens decreased at elevated temperatures due to the lower dislocation resistance.While the fatigue strengths of the specimens with defect were not very sensitive to the temperatures.Finally,a fatigue strength model considering the coupled effect of temperature and defect was proposed for TC17titanium alloy.
基金the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars(No.52225505)the National Sci-ence and Technology Major Project(No.J2019-VII-0014-0154)+1 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52005412)the Open Research Fund of State Key Laboratory of Precision Man-ufacturing for Extreme Service Performance(No.Kfkt2023-12)for financial supports given to this research.
文摘Mechanical properties of TC17 titanium alloy undergo a significant reduction after linear friction welding(LFW),of which the strength and ductility are hard to be improved simultaneously by traditional aging heat treatment(AHT),seriously limiting the application of LFW in the manufacturing of TC17 titanium alloy blisks.To this end,the present work proposes to use electric pulse treatment(EPT)to enhance the strength and ductility of TC17 LFW joints simultaneously by improving its microstructure.The results show that,in comparison to the uneven distribution ofαphases in the welding zone(WZ),heat-affected zone(HAZ),and base metal(BM)zone after AHT,EPT can selectively homogenize theαphase distribution of WZ and HAZ without impacting the BM.The selective effect of EPT is reflected as the synergistic influence of the local Joule heating effect and the electron wind effect,which promotes the diffusion ofβphase stabilizing element Mo and leads to a competitive precipitation ofβphase andαphase in theαphase transition temperature range.The ratio ofαphase toβphase in the WZ and HAZ finally approaches an equilibrium point which is similar to that of BM,leading to a uniform distribution ofαphase and realizing the synergy of strength-ductility of LFW joint:the maximum strength increase observed is 12.9%,accompanied by a corresponding elongation increase of 122%(by AHT&EPT),and the maximum plasticity improvement is 185%,accompanied by a corresponding strength increase of 4.3%(by EPT for 1 h).This study provides essential insights for improving the strength and ductility of LFW TC17 titanium alloy blisks and enhancing the applications of LFW in aeroengine components.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foun-dation of China(Grant Nos.51871222 and 52171021)Japan Soci-ety for the Promotion of Science(No.P20737)Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province(No.2023-MS-018).
文摘Using high-resolution transmission Kikuchi diffraction(TKD)and transmission electron microscopy(TEM),we examined the hierarchical clusters that form in situ in the heat-affected zone(HAZ),which are com-monly referred to as“ghost”structures,of bimodal titanium alloy Ti-5Al-2Sn-2Zr-4Mo-4Cr(wt%,TC17).The ghost structures are enriched with Al elements but poor in Mo and Cr compared to the surroundingβmatrix.TKD results show that the ghost structure in middle-HAZ mainly consists ofα_(L)laths with a high-angle grain boundary,which exhibits the classic Burgers orientation relationship(BOR)with the host matrix,while it encircles theα_(P)grains in far-HAZ.And the ghost structure is evidenced to form via in-complete martensitic transformation.TEM results further confirm that the ghost structure is composed ofαL and tinyβ_(L)laths with BOR,with the former being enriched with Al and poor with Cr and Mo,while the latter is the opposite.Interestingly,twoα_(L)variant clusters with a check-mark morphology are fre-quently observed viewed along[0001]_(αL)//[110]_(βL)directions,which are dominated by the crystallographic and geometrical relationships betweenαandβphases.Based on the microstructural characterization,it is hypothesized that the ghost structure is transformed from the initialα_(P)phase,due to the coupling ef-fect of high thermal stress(which induces the formation of a large number of dislocations)and element diffusion caused by sudden temperature increase and plunge cooling in the HAZ during the welding pro-cess.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51975596)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of Central South University, China (No. CX20220285)。
