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This article presents the results of a combined experimental and theoretical study of the effects of loading rate (1, 10, and 100 MPa√m · s−1) on the resistance-curve behavior and toughening in cast lamellar gamma-based titanium aluminides (Ti-48Al-2Cr-2Nb, Ti-45Al-2Mn-2Nb + 0.8 vol pct TiB2, and Ti-47Al-2Mn-2Nb + 0.8 vol pct TiB2). Note that compositions are quoted in at. pct unless stated otherwise. The fracture-initiation toughness and resistance-curve behavior in Ti-48Al-2Cr-2Nb are shown to be similar at the three loading rates examined. In the case of the Mn-containing alloys, stronger resistance-curve behavior is observed as the loading rate increases from 1 to 10 MPa√m · s−1. However, the fracture-initiation toughness and resistance-curve behavior of the Mn-containing alloys are similar at loading rates of 10 and 100 MPa√m · s−1. The observed resistance-curve behavior is attributed largely to the role of ligament bridging and, to a lesser extent, to the effects of cracktip plasticity. Small- and large-scale bridging models are also shown to predict the measured resistance curves when the observed/measured bridging parameters and material properties are used in the micromechanical modeling of crack bridging. The implications of the results are also discussed for the design of damage-tolerant gamma alloys and microstructures.
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Lou, J., Soboyejo, W.O. An investigation of the effects of loading rate on resistance-curve behavior and toughening in cast lamellar gamma-based titanium aluminides. Metall Mater Trans A 32, 325–337 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-001-0264-x
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