Fatigue of an Al-Si gravity die casting alloy
Fatigue of an Al-Si gravity die casting alloy
Fatigue crack initiation, short crack and long crack growth studies were performed on a high performance cast piston type alloy (Al-Si-Cu-Ni-Mg). Crack initiation was mainly associated with large blocky Si particles although a few cracks were initiated at clusters of FeNiAls intermetallics. Classical short crack growth was shown with crack arrest for up to 15000 fatigue cycles at second phase particles. Long crack growth showed no evidence of Stage I like facets near threshold or ductile striations in the mid Delta K region. A large number of fractured Si particles were, however, observed on the fracture sur faces and crack profiles the incidence of which increased with Delta K. The findings of this study suggest this alloy is brittle in nature with the Si particle content generally controlling fatigue crack initiation and growth.
Al-Si alloy, fatigue crack initiation and growth, long crack growth, micromechanisms
0878498532
1457-1462
Trans Tech Publications Ltd
Styles, C.M.
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Reed, P.A.S.
8b79d87f-3288-4167-bcfc-c1de4b93ce17
2000
Styles, C.M.
3e0c9b1c-4126-40f5-abfa-808e1f81b086
Reed, P.A.S.
8b79d87f-3288-4167-bcfc-c1de4b93ce17
Styles, C.M. and Reed, P.A.S.
(2000)
Fatigue of an Al-Si gravity die casting alloy.
In,
Starke, Jr., E.A., Sanders, T.H. and Cassada, W.A.
(eds.)
Aluminium Alloys: Their Physical and Mechanical Properties.
(Materials Science Forum, 331-337)
7th International Conference ICAA7 (09/04/00 - 14/04/00)
Switzerland.
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Fatigue crack initiation, short crack and long crack growth studies were performed on a high performance cast piston type alloy (Al-Si-Cu-Ni-Mg). Crack initiation was mainly associated with large blocky Si particles although a few cracks were initiated at clusters of FeNiAls intermetallics. Classical short crack growth was shown with crack arrest for up to 15000 fatigue cycles at second phase particles. Long crack growth showed no evidence of Stage I like facets near threshold or ductile striations in the mid Delta K region. A large number of fractured Si particles were, however, observed on the fracture sur faces and crack profiles the incidence of which increased with Delta K. The findings of this study suggest this alloy is brittle in nature with the Si particle content generally controlling fatigue crack initiation and growth.
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Published date: 2000
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7th International Conference ICAA7, Charlottesville, Virginia, 2000-04-09 - 2000-04-14
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Al-Si alloy, fatigue crack initiation and growth, long crack growth, micromechanisms
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ISBN: 0878498532
ISSN: 0255-5476
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C.M. Styles
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E.A. Starke, Jr.
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T.H. Sanders
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W.A. Cassada
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