Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters) ›› 1999, Vol. 12 ›› Issue (4): 585-590.

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INVESTIGATION ON LCF PROPERTIES OF Ti2Al2 5Zr ALLOY TUBE AND ROD

Z.T.Yu1 ,2) , L.Zhou1),2) ,J.Deng2) and H.C.Gu1) 1) College of MaterialScience and Engineering ,Xi’an Jiaotong University ,Xi’an 710049 ,China 2) NorthwestInstitute for Nonferrous Metal Research ,P. O.Box 51 , Xi’an 710016 ,China   

  • Received:1999-08-25 Revised:1999-08-25 Online:1999-08-25 Published:2009-10-10

Abstract: Thelow cyclefatigue( LCF) propertiesof Ti 2 Al 2 5 Zralloytubeand rod specimens weredetermined at R.T. Thestress~strain curve equation under cyclic and monotonicloading andtherelation of totalstrain vsfatiguelife of Ti 2 Al 2 5Zr alloy were established. Theeffectsofstrain ratio R,strain amplitudeεaandspecimenshapeoncyclicdeformingbehavior and fatigueproperties were analyzed . The fatiguefracture features were also discussed ac cording as SEMobservation. The resultsshow , at R = 0 1 ,thecyclicstress straincurvesof Ti 2 Al 2 5Zr alloytube and rodspecimensappear ascyclesoftening. When Ris 1 ,itsrodspecimen behavesascyclesoftening;atlow εavalues; whereasitbehavesascyclehardeningat high εa values. The LCFproperties determined withtubespecimen islower apparentlythanthat withrod one. Thereare muchirregularrecrystallineconvexin LCFfracturesof Ti 2 Al 2 5Zr alloytubeand rodspecimens, and muchsecondarycracks,fatiguestriationsand holes alsoexistamongthem .

Key words: Ti 2 Al 2 5 Zralloy, low cyclefatigue properties, fracturefeatures