Vacuum Levels Needed to Simulate Internal Fatigue Crack Growth in Titanium Alloys and Nickel-base Superalloys: Thermaodynamic Considerations (preprint)
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Prior studies have examined fatigue growth of surface cracks in vacuum to simulate sub-surface growth in Ti-alloys and Ni-base superalloys. Even with the highest vacuum level attained using “state-of-the-art” pumps, it is unclear if conditions of internal crack growth are truly simulated. We consider thermodynamics of the oxidation process to help answer this question. This consideration helps explain a previously reported anomalous behavior of longer life in air than in vacuum under certain material/ test conditions.
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Vacuum Levels Needed to Simulate Internal Fatigue Crack Growth in Titanium Alloys and Nickel-base Superalloys: Thermodynamic Considerations (preprint)
Prior studies have examined fatigue growth of surface cracks in vacuum to simulate sub-surface growth in Ti-alloys and Ni-base superalloys. Even with the highest vacuum level attained using “state-of-the-art” pumps, it is unclear if conditions of internal crack growth are truly simulated. We consider thermodynamics of the oxidation process to help answer this question. This consideration helps ...
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