Although Electron Beam Melting (EBM) is an innovative technology, the fatigue properties of materials manufactured by EBM may be lower than those of casted and wrought materials due to defects and surface roughness. I...Although Electron Beam Melting (EBM) is an innovative technology, the fatigue properties of materials manufactured by EBM may be lower than those of casted and wrought materials due to defects and surface roughness. In order to enhance the fatigue life of components or structures manufactured by EBM, a mechanical surface treatment technology, e.g., peening, would be effective because peening introduces high compressive residual stress at the surface which can extend the fatigue life considerably. In the present study, specimens were manufactured by EBM using titanium alloy Ti-6Al-4V powder. Two types of specimens were prepared: as-built and as-machined specimens. Specimens of each type were treated by cavitation peening or shot peening. The fatigue lives of the specimens were evaluated by a plate bending fatigue tester. The residual stress and surface roughness were also evaluated. The results obtained showed that the fatigue strength of as-built specimens can be improved by 21% by cavitation peening or shot peening, and the fatigue life under particular applied stresses can also be extended by 178% by cavitation peening.展开更多
To overcome the disadvantages of inhomogeneous microstructures and poor mechanical properties of additively manufactured Ti-6Al-4V alloys,a novel technique of hybrid deposition and synchronous micro-rolling is propose...To overcome the disadvantages of inhomogeneous microstructures and poor mechanical properties of additively manufactured Ti-6Al-4V alloys,a novel technique of hybrid deposition and synchronous micro-rolling is proposed.The micro-rolling leads to equiaxed prior β grains,thin discontinuous intergranular α,and equiaxed primary α,in contrast to the coarse columnar prior β grains without the application of micro-rolling.The recrystallization by micro-rolling results in discontinuous intergranular α via the mechanism of strain and interface-induced grain boundary migration.The evolution of α globularization,driven by a solute concentration gradient,starts from the sub-boundary until the formation of equiaxed primary α.Simultaneous strengthening and toughening are achieved,which means an increase in yield strength,ultimate tensile strength,fracture elongation,and work hardening rate.The formation of α recrystallization leads to more fine grain boundaries to strengthen the yield strength,and the improvement of ductility is due to the better-coordinated deformation ability of discontinuous intergranular α and equiaxed primary α.As a result,the fracture mode in micro-rolling changes from intergranular type to transgranular type.展开更多
Different components of deep-sea submersibles,such as the pressure hull,are usually subjected to intermittent loading,dwell loading,and unloading during service.Therefore,for the design and reliability assessment of s...Different components of deep-sea submersibles,such as the pressure hull,are usually subjected to intermittent loading,dwell loading,and unloading during service.Therefore,for the design and reliability assessment of structural parts under dwell fatigue loading,understanding the effects of intermittent loading time on dwell fatigue behavior of the alloys is essential.In this study,the effects of the intermittent loading time and stress ratio on dwell fatigue behavior of the titanium alloy Ti-6 Al-4 V ELI were investigated.Results suggest that the dwell fatigue failure modes of Ti-6 Al-4 V ELI can be classified into three types,i.e.,fatigue failure mode,ductile failure mode,and mixed failure mode.The intermittent loading time does not affect the dwell fatigue behavior,whereas the stress ratio significantly affects the dwell fatigue life and dwell fatigue mechanism.The dwell fatigue life increases with an increase in the stress ratio for the same maximum stress,and specimens with a negative stress ratio tend to undergo ductile failure.The mechanism of dwell fatigue of titanium alloys is attribute to an increase in the plastic strain caused by the part of the dwell loading,thereby resulting in an increase in the actual stress of the specimens during the subsequent loading cycles and aiding the growth of the formed crack or damage,along with the local plastic strain or damage induced by the part of the fatigue load promoting the cumulative plastic strain during the dwell fatigue process.The interaction between dwell loading and fatigue loading accelerates specimen failure,in contrast to the case for individual creep or fatigue loading alone.The dwell fatigue life and cumulative maximum strain during the first loading cycle could be correlated by a linear relationship on the log–log scale.This relationship can be used to evaluate the dwell fatigue life of Ti alloys with the maximum stress dwell.展开更多
文摘Although Electron Beam Melting (EBM) is an innovative technology, the fatigue properties of materials manufactured by EBM may be lower than those of casted and wrought materials due to defects and surface roughness. In order to enhance the fatigue life of components or structures manufactured by EBM, a mechanical surface treatment technology, e.g., peening, would be effective because peening introduces high compressive residual stress at the surface which can extend the fatigue life considerably. In the present study, specimens were manufactured by EBM using titanium alloy Ti-6Al-4V powder. Two types of specimens were prepared: as-built and as-machined specimens. Specimens of each type were treated by cavitation peening or shot peening. The fatigue lives of the specimens were evaluated by a plate bending fatigue tester. The residual stress and surface roughness were also evaluated. The results obtained showed that the fatigue strength of as-built specimens can be improved by 21% by cavitation peening or shot peening, and the fatigue life under particular applied stresses can also be extended by 178% by cavitation peening.
基金the support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.51971099)the Analytical and Testing Center, HUST。
文摘To overcome the disadvantages of inhomogeneous microstructures and poor mechanical properties of additively manufactured Ti-6Al-4V alloys,a novel technique of hybrid deposition and synchronous micro-rolling is proposed.The micro-rolling leads to equiaxed prior β grains,thin discontinuous intergranular α,and equiaxed primary α,in contrast to the coarse columnar prior β grains without the application of micro-rolling.The recrystallization by micro-rolling results in discontinuous intergranular α via the mechanism of strain and interface-induced grain boundary migration.The evolution of α globularization,driven by a solute concentration gradient,starts from the sub-boundary until the formation of equiaxed primary α.Simultaneous strengthening and toughening are achieved,which means an increase in yield strength,ultimate tensile strength,fracture elongation,and work hardening rate.The formation of α recrystallization leads to more fine grain boundaries to strengthen the yield strength,and the improvement of ductility is due to the better-coordinated deformation ability of discontinuous intergranular α and equiaxed primary α.As a result,the fracture mode in micro-rolling changes from intergranular type to transgranular type.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51674187)the International Joint Research Center for Value-added Metallurgy and Processing of Non-ferrous Metals,China(No.2019SD0010)the Key Industry Chain(Group)-Industrial Field in Shaanxi Province,China(No.2019ZDLGY05-03)。
基金the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2017YFC0305500)。
文摘Different components of deep-sea submersibles,such as the pressure hull,are usually subjected to intermittent loading,dwell loading,and unloading during service.Therefore,for the design and reliability assessment of structural parts under dwell fatigue loading,understanding the effects of intermittent loading time on dwell fatigue behavior of the alloys is essential.In this study,the effects of the intermittent loading time and stress ratio on dwell fatigue behavior of the titanium alloy Ti-6 Al-4 V ELI were investigated.Results suggest that the dwell fatigue failure modes of Ti-6 Al-4 V ELI can be classified into three types,i.e.,fatigue failure mode,ductile failure mode,and mixed failure mode.The intermittent loading time does not affect the dwell fatigue behavior,whereas the stress ratio significantly affects the dwell fatigue life and dwell fatigue mechanism.The dwell fatigue life increases with an increase in the stress ratio for the same maximum stress,and specimens with a negative stress ratio tend to undergo ductile failure.The mechanism of dwell fatigue of titanium alloys is attribute to an increase in the plastic strain caused by the part of the dwell loading,thereby resulting in an increase in the actual stress of the specimens during the subsequent loading cycles and aiding the growth of the formed crack or damage,along with the local plastic strain or damage induced by the part of the fatigue load promoting the cumulative plastic strain during the dwell fatigue process.The interaction between dwell loading and fatigue loading accelerates specimen failure,in contrast to the case for individual creep or fatigue loading alone.The dwell fatigue life and cumulative maximum strain during the first loading cycle could be correlated by a linear relationship on the log–log scale.This relationship can be used to evaluate the dwell fatigue life of Ti alloys with the maximum stress dwell.
