Elevated temperature fatigue of Al-Si piston alloys
Joyce, M.R., Styles, C.M. and Reed, P.A.S. (2002) Elevated temperature fatigue of Al-Si piston alloys. In, Gregson, P.J. and Harris, S. (eds.) Aluminium Alloys 2002: Their Physical and Mechanical Properties. 8th International Conference ICAA8 Switzerland, Trans Tech, 1261-1266. (Materials Science Forum 396-402).
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Long crack fatigue tests were carried out on two cast Al-Si alloys used in the manufacture of pistons for small automotive engines. These were performed at a frequency of 15Hz at room temperature, 200 degreesC and 350 degreesC, in addition further tests were performed at 50Hz at the highest temperature. The fatigue performance of both alloys was found to improve with increasing temperature. This was linked to a change in fatigue crack propagation mechanism in both alloys with respect to the primary Si phase. It was seen that the transition between a given Si phase decohering or fracturing ahead of a fatigue crack occurred at a temperature and strain rate dependent critical stress intensity factor. The relation between critical stress intensity factor, temperature and strain rate differentiated the two materials studied.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Additional Information: | Series ISSN 0255-5476 |
| ISBNs: | 0878498990 (hardback) |
| ISSNs: | 0255-5476 (print) |
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| Keywords: | long fatigue crack growth, micro-mechanisms, Al-Si alloy, high temperature |
| Subjects: | T Technology > TN Mining engineering. Metallurgy T Technology > TL Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Engineering Sciences > Engineering Materials & Surface Engineering |
| Item ID: | 43073 |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Jan 2007 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Mar 2012 12:29 |
| Contributors: | Joyce, M.R. (Author) Styles, C.M. (Author) Reed, P.A.S. (Author) Gregson, P.J. (Editor) Harris, S. (Editor) |
| Date: | 2002 |
| Additional Information: | Series ISSN 0255-5476 |
| Status: | Published |
| Publisher: | Trans Tech |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/43073 |
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