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Failure Behavior Characterization of Mo-Modified Ti Surface by Impact Test and Finite Element Analysis

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Using the impact test and finite element simulation, the failure behavior of the Mo-modified layer on pure Ti was investigated. In the impact test, four loads of 100, 300, 500, and 700 N and 104 impacts were adopted. The three-dimensional residual impact dents were examined using an optical microscope (Olympus-DSX500i), indicating that the impact resistance of the Ti surface was improved. Two failure modes cohesive and wearing were elucidated by electron backscatter diffraction and energy-dispersive spectrometer performed in a field-emission scanning electron microscope. Through finite element forward analysis performed at a typical impact load of 300 N, stress-strain distributions in the Mo-modified Ti were quantitatively determined. In addition, the failure behavior of the Mo-modified layer was determined and an ideal failure model was proposed for high-load impact, based on the experimental and finite element forward analysis results.

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This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51171125) and (31300808), the Natural Science Foundation of Shanxi Province, China (2012021021-7), and the Research Project Supported by Shanxi Scholarship Council of China (2011-038). The authors also acknowledge the suggestions of Professor Daoxin Liu of Northwestern Polytechnical University and Jacques Francoise, former CEO of CSM Instruments SA.

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Ma, Y., Qin, J., Zhang, X. et al. Failure Behavior Characterization of Mo-Modified Ti Surface by Impact Test and Finite Element Analysis. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 24, 2678–2687 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-015-1556-4

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