The present work describes the microstructural features of alloy Ti-6Al-4V during constant stress creep at ambient temperature. Samples tested at 800 and 900 MPa stress levels exhibit the presence of etch-pits and/or voids. The ambient creep strain increases with an increase in applied stress due to higher strain rate sensitivity at higher stresses. A high density of low-angle grain boundaries is noticed in and around etch-pits in the creep-tested specimens due to occurrence of slip. The inverse pole figure obtained by EBSD indicates prismatic texture as the main deformation component in the creep-tested specimens. © 2016, The Minerals, Metals &amp; Materials Society and ASM International.

S. Ganesh Sundara Raman

Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Jalaj Kumar

A. K. Singh

Vikas Kumar

Aluminum

Creep

Grain boundaries

Microstructural evolution

Strain rate

Applied stress

CONSTANT STRESS

DEFORMATION COMPONENT

INVERSE POLE FIGURES

Low angle grain boundaries

Microstructural features

Strain rate sensitivity

Ti-6Al-4V alloy

Titanium alloys

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Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science

Aeroengine titanium alloys such as Ti-6Al-4V experience creep-fatigue loading conditions during the critical fighter aircraft operations. To ensure and enhance the reliable application of such alloys, mechanical behaviour across multiple length scales need renewed attention. Hence, in the present investigation, an attempt has been made to study creep-fatigue damage across multiple length scales (microstructure to component level) using damage mechanics methodology for Ti-6Al-4V alloy. This involves ambient creep, fatigue and creep-fatigue experimentation; identification of various parameters for creep and fatigue models; developing a creep-fatigue model and finally application of this model for damage simulation at specimen, component and microstructure levels. At specimen level, creep-fatigue damage has been obtained from simulations and compared with experimental values. A very good comparison has been observed for the applied maximum peak stress range of 925–975 MPa. The creep-fatigue model has also been successful in mapping damage and identifying critical damage locations in component as well as in the microstructure. © 2018 Elsevier Ltd

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Creep-fatigue damage simulation at multiple length scales for an aeroengine titanium alloy

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