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Low-Cycle fatigue properties of a SiC Whisker-reinforced 2124 aluminum alloy

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Low-cycle fatigue microcracking leading to failure of smooth specimens of a powder metallurgy (PM) 2124 aluminum alloy reinforced with 20 vol pct SiC whiskers was studied. The crack size near the onset of unstable growth was inferred to be 50 to 70 µm in the stress amplitude range of the present study (400 to 600 MPa,R = −1) from observations of the fracture surfaces of the specimens. This corresponds to stress intensities between 1/3 to 1/2 typical values ofK 1c or 1/4 to 1/9 the critical length predicted fromK 1c values of 12 to 14 MPa√m. The microcrack size distributions and growth data were obtained from the low-cycle fatigue specimens at various stages of fatigue, using a surface replica technique. During continued cycling, microcracks formed and were lost through linkage with other cracks. At the same time, the fraction of small cracks (<5 µm) decreased, while that of larger cracks (>5 µm) increased. The total number of cracks increased with increasing numbers of cycles. Typical microcrack growth rates were determined to bedb/dn = (3.57 to 6.11) × 10−10 (Δ/K)2.2to2.48 in the lateral direction of the crack, andda/dn = (5.83 to 13.0) × 10−11 (ΔK)1.54 to 1.60 in the depth direction of the crack.

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  1. Nippon Metal Industry Company, Ltd., 229, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan

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  2. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, 60208, Evanston, IL

    L. Lawson (Postdoctoral Research Associate) & M. Meshii (John Evans Professor of Materials Science and Engineering)

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Sasaki, M., Lawson, L. & Meshii, M. Low-Cycle fatigue properties of a SiC Whisker-reinforced 2124 aluminum alloy. Metall Mater Trans A 25, 2265–2274 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02652326

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