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Variability in Fatigue Life of Near-α Titanium Alloy IMI 834

Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals volume 74, pages 979–989 (2021)Cite this article

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Most aero-engine components and structures are subjected to life critical fatigue loads during service. Near-α titanium alloy IMI 834 is one candidate aero-engine material that is used as high-pressure compressor discs due to its superior fatigue strength and creep resistance. The effect of heat treatment on the microstructure and high-cycle fatigue behaviour of the material has been studied and reported here. The alloy was solution-heat-treated at 1060 °C and subsequently quenched in different media. A strong effect of quench media (cooling rate) on high-cycle fatigue life has been observed. Fractographic investigations were performed to correlate the fracture micro-mechanism with heat treatment. Further, a generalized stress-life model has been deduced from the fatigue data and integrated with finite element analysis to develop a fatigue model for the alloy.

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Acknowledgements

The constant support and encouragement from Dr. G. Madhusudan Reddy, Director and Dr. T. K. Nandy, Associate Director, DMRL, is gratefully acknowledged. Technical discussions on Ti alloys with Dr. S. Banumathy, DMRL, are also acknowledged. Mr. S. Ahmad, DMRL and his team is acknowledged for timely availability of fatigue specimens for testing. Thanks are also due to Dr. Vikas Kumar (Former Director, DMRL) and Dr. D.V.V. Satyanarayana, Sc ‘G’, Head, Mechanical Behaviour Group, DMRL, for their guidance and support in executing this study. The authors would also like to thank DRDO, India, for funding this research.

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Bhandari, L., Kumar, J., Balasundar, I. et al. Variability in Fatigue Life of Near-α Titanium Alloy IMI 834. Trans Indian Inst Met 74, 979–989 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12666-021-02210-z

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Keywords

  • IMI 834
  • Heat treatment
  • High-cycle fatigue
  • Stress-life model