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The Effect of Phase Angle on the Thermo-Mechanical Fatigue Life of a Titanium Metal Matrix Composite

Ashley Dyer, Jonathan Jones, Richard Cutts, Mark Whittaker Orcid Logo

Materials, Volume: 12, Issue: 6, Start page: 953

Swansea University Author: Mark Whittaker Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.3390/ma12060953

Abstract

The thermo-mechanical fatigue (TMF) behaviour of a Ti-6Al-4V matrix composite reinforced with SCS-6 silicon carbide fibres (140 μm longitudinal fibres, laid up hexagonally) has been investigated. In-phase and out-of-phase TMF cycles were utilized, cycling between 80–300 °C, with varying maximum stre...

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Published in: Materials
ISSN: 1996-1944
Published: MDPI AG 2019
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URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa49698
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Abstract: The thermo-mechanical fatigue (TMF) behaviour of a Ti-6Al-4V matrix composite reinforced with SCS-6 silicon carbide fibres (140 μm longitudinal fibres, laid up hexagonally) has been investigated. In-phase and out-of-phase TMF cycles were utilized, cycling between 80–300 °C, with varying maximum stress. The microstructure and fracture surfaces were studied using electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), profilometry, and optical microscopy. The results have shown the damaging effect of out-of-phase cycling with crack initiation occurring earlier than in in-phase tests and crack propagation rates being accelerated in out-of-phase cycles. Fatigue crack initiation has been shown to be sensitive to crystallographic texture in the cladding material and thermo-mechanical fatigue test results can be considered according to a previously proposed conceptual framework for the interpretation of metal matrix composite fatigue.
Keywords: titanium; silicon carbide; TMF; texture
College: Faculty of Science and Engineering
Issue: 6
Start Page: 953

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