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Ultra-high Cycle Fatigue Characterization and Ultra-slow Crack Growth of Titanium Alloys

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19F19730
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section外国
Review Section Basic Section 18010:Mechanics of materials and materials-related
Research InstitutionKyushu University

Principal Investigator

陳 強  九州大学, 工学研究院, 教授 (30264451)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) YANG KUN  九州大学, 工学(系)研究科(研究院), 外国人特別研究員
Project Period (FY) 2019-07-24 – 2021-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2020)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000)
KeywordsTitanium Alloy / Ultra-High Cycle Fatigue / Crack Initiation / Crack Growth / Bimodal Structure / Fatigue / Titanium Alloys / Bimodal Microstructure / Ultrasonic Fatigue
Outline of Research at the Start

In the current research, we will investigate very high cycle fatigue strength and fracture mechanism of Titanium alloys that have found increasing structural applications to secure reliability design and ultra-long fatigue lives. The initiation mechanism and ultra-slow crack growth behavior will be deeply studied.

Outline of Annual Research Achievements

In ultra-high cycle fatigue failure, ultra-slow crack growth of small cracks has great contribution to fatigue life. Micron-sized notches were prefabricated on the specimen surface by focused ion beam (FIB) technology. Ultrasonic fatigue tests (20 kHz) were suspended at specific life intervals and field emission scanning electron microscope (SEM) was used to carefully observe the fatigue crack growth behavior at end of the notches. Two types of bimodal microstructures and different cyclic stress amplitudes were employed to investigate the ultra-slow crack growth behavior of the alloys. The path of small fatigue cracks is relatively straight at the primary alpha grain, whilst it is more tortuous at the colony. The colony has a higher resistant to the growth of small fatigue cracks than the primary alpha grain in the bimodal microstructure. If small fatigue cracks pass through very few colonies, fatigue crack growth rate will be higher, even if a lower cyclic stress was applied. Owing to the difference in local microstructure characteristics, the growth rate data of small fatigue cracks show obvious dispersity. The higher volume fraction of colonies should be beneficial to improve the growth resistance of small fatigue cracks. In addition, we also found that deformation twins that were induced by the laser shock peening, can retard the growth of small fatigue cracks. These results may provide insightful ideas for the anti-fatigue microstructure design of titanium alloys.

Research Progress Status

令和2年度が最終年度であるため、記入しない。

Strategy for Future Research Activity

令和2年度が最終年度であるため、記入しない。

Report

(2 results)
  • 2020 Annual Research Report
  • 2019 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (7 results)

All 2021 2020 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (2 results) Journal Article (4 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 4 results,  Peer Reviewed: 4 results) Presentation (1 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Invited: 1 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] Sichuan university/Chengdu university(中国)

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Sichuan University/Chengdu University/Shanghai Jiao Tong University(中国)

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Vacuum retarding and air accelerating effect on the high-cycle and very-high-cycle fatigue behavior of a ZK60 magnesium alloy2021

    • Author(s)
      Liu Yongjie、Chen Yao、He Chao、Liu Fulin、Yang Kun、Li Lang、Zhang Hong、Wang Chong、Wang Qingyuan
    • Journal Title

      Materials & Design

      Volume: 198 Pages: 109310-109310

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.matdes.2020.109310

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Enhanced extra-long life fatigue resistance of a bimodal titanium alloy by laser shock peening2020

    • Author(s)
      Yang Kun、Huang Qi、Zhong Bin、Wang Qingyuan、Chen Qiang、Chen Yao、Su Ning、Liu Hanqing
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Fatigue

      Volume: 141 Pages: 105868-105868

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2020.105868

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Competing crack initiation behaviors of a laser additively manufactured nickel-based superalloy in high and very high cycle fatigue regimes2020

    • Author(s)
      Yang Kun、Huang Qi、Wang Qingyuan、Chen Qiang
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Fatigue

      Volume: 136 Pages: 105580-105580

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2020.105580

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Microstructure evolution difference in Mg96.5Gd2.5Zn1 alloys extruded from as-cast and solution-treated states2020

    • Author(s)
      Su Ning、Wu Yujuan、Zhang Yu、Cheng Xiaowei、Peng Liming、Yang Kun、Chen Qiang
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Materials Processing Technology

      Volume: 282 Pages: 116666-116666

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2020.116666

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Ultra-high cycle fatigue crack initiation and growth in titanium alloy2021

    • Author(s)
      Kun Yang, Qiang Chen, Qing-Yuan Wang
    • Organizer
      Advanced Materials Wed Congress
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited

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Published: 2019-07-30   Modified: 2024-03-26  

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