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Elastic constants of a monocrystalline nickel-base superalloy

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The interest in using a monocrystalline superalloy for turbine blades makes it imperative to understand the elastic response of the monocrystalline superalloy under external stress. While the elastic response in the direction of loading is well known for monocrystals, the transverse response under longitudinal loading is not well characterized. The present work presents an experimental measurement and an analytical treatment for characterizing the transverse elastic response under longitudinal loading. The work indicates that the transverse elastic response, in general, is sinusoidal. The in-plane transverse direction, therefore, affects the elastic deformation in the transverse direction under unit longitudinal load, and a proper choice of the in-plane crystallographic direction minimizes the in-plane transverse strain. By fitting the experimental data to an analytical equation, the elastic constants can be obtained from a cylindrical monocrystal of arbitrary axial orientation.

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    S. W. Yang

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Formerly with Corporate R and D Center, General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY

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Yang, S.W. Elastic constants of a monocrystalline nickel-base superalloy. Metall Trans A 16, 661–665 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02814240

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