Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters) ›› 2017, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (7): 630-640.DOI: 10.1007/s40195-017-0555-x

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Effect of Surface Polishing Treatment on the Fatigue Performance of Shot-Peened Ti-6Al-4V Alloy

Z.G. Liu1, T.I. Wong2, W. Huang1, N. Sridhar1, S.J. Wang2()   

  1. 1 Institute of High Performance Computing, A*STAR, 1 Fusionopolis Way, Singapore 138632, Singapore
    2 Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, A*STAR, 2 Fusionopolis Way, Singapore 138634, Singapore
  • Received:2016-10-05 Revised:2016-11-24 Online:2017-07-20 Published:2017-08-22
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    These authors contributed equally to this work.

Abstract:

In this study, shot peening is applied to the titanium alloy Ti-6Al-4V, and the surface treatment effect on fatigue life of shot-peened specimens under high cycle loading is investigated. The induced residual stress is measured by using the orbital hole-drilling method. Surface profilometer and optical microscopy are employed to characterize the surface roughness and morphology. The deformed microstructure layers of the shot-peened specimens are investigated by using scanning electron microscopy. Experiments reveal that the fatigue life of Ti-6Al-4V is improved by the shot peening process, and the surface pre-peening polishing. The combination of pre- and post-peening polishing treatments further improves fatigue life of Ti-6Al-4V specimens. The present work provides useful guidelines for developing more efficient shot peening strategies.

Key words: Shot peening, Surface polishing treatment, Fatigue, Residual stress, Ti-6Al-4V alloy