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On the role of water vapor and oxygen on the fatigue crack propagation behavior at 550 °C of a Ti6242 alloy

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The influence of gaseous atmosphere on the fatigue crack propagation behavior of a Ti6242 alloy is studied at 550 °C. The aim of this paper is to obtain reference data in controlled environments at the atmospheric pressure in view of a further evaluation of the corrosion-fatigue resistance of this alloy in super-critical water medium for a new process for hydrothermal treatment of organic effluents. Tests were conducted in ambient air, high vacuum, and humidified gaseous atmospheres (80 pct RH) including pure argon, 80 pct argon + 20 pct oxygen, and 80 pct nitrogen + 20 pct oxygen. The loading specimen was triangular at a frequency of 0.05 Hz. Some additional tests were performed at frequencies ranging from 0.001 to 35 Hz. The crack propagation rate is shown to be highly sensitive to the environment, with a predominant detrimental influence of water vapor. A crack growth model is proposed accounting for the influence of partial pressures of water vapor, oxygen, test, and frequency.

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Sarrazin-Baudoux, C., Loubat, F. & Potiron, S. On the role of water vapor and oxygen on the fatigue crack propagation behavior at 550 °C of a Ti6242 alloy. Metall Mater Trans A 37, 1201–1209 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-006-1071-1

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