Improvement of titanium alloy TA19 fatigue life by submerged abrasive waterjet peening:Correlation of its process parameters with surface integrity and fatigue performance

Submerged abrasive waterjet peening(SAWJP)is an effective anti-fatigue manufacturing technology that is widely used to strengthen aeroengine components.This study investigated the correlation of SAWJP process parameters on surface integrity and fatigue life of titanium alloy TA19.SAWJP with different water pressures and standoff distances(SoDs)was conducted on the TA19 specimens.The surface integrity of the specimens before and after SAWJP with different process parameters was experimentally studied,including microstructure,surface roughness,microhardness,and compressive residual stress(CRS).Finally,fatigue tests of the specimens before and after SAWJP treatment with different process parameters were carried out at room temperature.The results highlighted that the fatigue life of the TA19 specimen can be increased by 5.46,5.98,and 6.28 times under relatively optimal process parameters,which is mainly due to the improved surface integrity of the specimen after SAWJP treatment.However,the fatigue life of specimens treated with improper process parameters is decreased by 0.55 to 0.69 times owing to the terrible surface roughness caused by the material erosion.This work verifies that SAWJP can effectively improve the surface integrity and fatigue life of workpieces,and reveals the relationship between process parameters,surface integrity,and fatigue life,which provides support for the promotion of SAWJP in the manufacturing fields.

Dark-field line confocal imaging with point confocality and extended line field for bulk defects detection

Fabrication of high-quality optics puts a strong demand on high-throughput detection of macroscopic bulk defects in optical components.A dark-field line confocal imaging method is proposed with two distinct advantages:(ⅰ)a point-to-line confocal scheme formed by a columnar elliptical mirror and an optical fiber bundle breaks through the constraint on light collection angle and field of view in the traditional line confocal microscopy using an objective,allowing for an extended confocal line field of more than 100 mm while maintaining a light collection angle of 27°;(ⅱ)the bulk defects are independently illuminated as a function of time to eliminate the cross talk in the direction of the confocal slit,thus preserving point confocality and showing the optical section thicknesses to be 162μm in the axial direction,and 19 and 22μm in the orthogonal transverse directions.The experimental results verify that the method has a minimum detectable bulk defect of less than 5μm and an imaging efficiency of 400 mm2/s.The method shows great potential in high-throughput and highsensitivity bulk defects detection.