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Creep deformation and damage in a continuous fiber-reinforced Ti-6Al-4V composite

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Mechanisms of longitudinal creep deformation and damage were studied in an eight-ply unidirectional-reinforced SCS-6/Ti-6Al-4V composite. The composite was creep tested in air under constant tensile load at temperatures from 427 °C to 650 °C and stresses from 621 to 1380 MPa.In situ acoustic emission (AE) monitoring and post-test metallographic evaluation were used to study fiber fracture and damage during creep. At low creep stresses, creep rates continuously decreased to near-zero values. This was attributed to a mechanism of matrix relaxation and the time-dependent redistribution of load from the ductile matrix to the elastic fibers. At higher stresses, progressive fiber overload occurred during creep loading. In this case, the composite exhibited a stage of decreasing creep rate (due primarily to matrix relaxation), followed by a secondary stage of nearly constant creep rate due to fiber fracture. The results indicate that interfacial oxidation damage and inefficient load transfer at elevated temperatures significantly decreased the capability of broken fibers to carry load. As a result, additional time-dependent stress redistribution occurred in the composite, which was responsible for the secondary creep stage.

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  2. the Graduate Materials Engineering Department, School of Engineering, University of Dayton, 45469-0240, Dayton, OH

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Schwenker, S.W., Eylon, D. Creep deformation and damage in a continuous fiber-reinforced Ti-6Al-4V composite. Metall Mater Trans A 27, 4193–4204 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02595667

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