[HTML][HTML] Microstructural effects on fatigue crack initiation mechanisms in a near-alpha titanium alloy

C Liu, X Xu, T Sun, R Thomas, JQ da Fonseca… - Acta Materialia, 2023 - Elsevier
The role of different microstructural constituents on crack initiation in two-phase titanium
alloys is still an area of great controversy. The present study investigates the effects of …

Strain localization and fatigue crack formation at (0001) twist boundaries in titanium alloys

S Hémery, JC Stinville, F Wang, MA Charpagne… - Acta Materialia, 2021 - Elsevier
The process of crack initiation has been investigated in three widely used titanium alloys
with different microstructures and loading conditions. Using low-cycle fatigue tests, a unique …

Development of strength-hardness relationships in additively manufactured titanium alloys

JS Keist, TA Palmer - Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2017 - Elsevier
A major concern for additively manufactured (AM) Ti-6Al-4V components is how AM
processing parameters and post-process heat treatments impact the resulting mechanical …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-dimensional study of the effect of early slip activity on fatigue crack initiation in a near-α titanium alloy

C Liu, R Thomas, T Sun, J Donoghue, X Zhang… - Acta Materialia, 2022 - Elsevier
During service of gas turbine engines, high cycle fatigue of titanium is a leading cause of
component failure highlighting the need for better understanding of the crack initiation …

On the mechanism of fatigue and dwell-fatigue crack initiation in Ti-6Al-4V

C Lavogiez, S Hémery, P Villechaise - Scripta Materialia, 2020 - Elsevier
In the present study, the mechanism of fatigue and dwell-fatigue crack initiation was
investigated in Ti-6Al-4V with a bi-modal microstructure. While substantial dwell-fatigue life …

[HTML][HTML] Oxidation behavior and microstructural decomposition of Ti-6Al-4V and Ti-6Al-4V-1B sheet

DA Brice, P Samimi, I Ghamarian, Y Liu, RM Brice… - Corrosion …, 2016 - Elsevier
A direct comparison between the oxidation behavior of Ti-6Al-4V and Ti-6Al-4V+ 1B has
been conducted to elucidate whether the addition of boron to Ti-6Al-4V impacts the …

Preferential fatigue cracking at basal twist grain boundary (BTGB) in bimodal Ti-5Al-4V alloy: Dislocation activities and crack initiation

Z Wu, H Kou, J Li, S Hémery, T Li, C Franke… - Journal of Materials …, 2025 - Elsevier
Abstract In recent years,(0001) twist grain boundaries (BTGBs) located in primary α grain
clusters were identified as fatigue crack nucleation sites in different Ti alloys. In the present …

Tribological properties and mechanisms of self-mated ultrafine-grained titanium

JE Mogonye, TW Scharf - Wear, 2017 - Elsevier
While titanium and its alloys have an excellent balance of properties, they continue to have
limited applications owing to their relatively poor wear resistance, in particular for …

Understanding the interdependencies between composition, microstructure, and continuum variables and their influence on the fracture toughness of α/β-processed Ti …

PC Collins, S Koduri, V Dixit, HL Fraser - Metallurgical and Materials …, 2018 - Springer
The fracture toughness of a material depends upon the material's composition and
microstructure, as well as other material properties operating at the continuum level. The …

Characteristic study of cold sprayed N06601 superalloy surface

H Singh, H Khosla, GS Walia, TS Sidhu… - Surface …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
The surface properties of metals and alloys are usually altered by spray coating techniques
for better performance in extreme conditions such as: erosive-corrosive and wear …