Abstract
A novel X-ray synchrotron radiation approach is described for real-time imaging of the initiation and growth of fatigue cracks during ultrasonic fatigue (f=20 kHz). We report here on new insights on single crystal nickel-base superalloys gained with this approach. A portable ultrasonic fatigue instrument has been designed that can be installed at a high-brilliance X-ray beamline. With a load line and fatigue specimen configuration, this instrument produces stable fatigue crack propagation for specimens as thin as 150 μm. The in situ cyclic loading/imaging system has been used initially to image real-time crystallographic fatigue and crack growth under positive mean axial stress in the turbine blade alloy CMSX-4.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 210081-210086 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology |
| Volume | 130 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| Publication status | Published - Apr 2008 |
| Externally published | Yes |