Creep-fatigue behavior of a new generation Ni-base superalloy for aeroengine usage

Procedia Engineering

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1865-1875

  Silva, J M ^a   Claudio R A ^b   Branco, C Moura ^c   Ferreira, J Martins ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE SETÚBAL   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Crack propagation; Creep fatigue; Ni base superalloys; Shot peening; Stress intensity factor

Indexed keywords

AERO-ENGINE; AERO-ENGINE COMPONENTS; COMPRESSIVE RESIDUAL STRESS; COMPRESSOR DISKS; COMPUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; CRACK FRONT GEOMETRY; CRACK FRONTS; CREEP-FATIGUE; CRITICAL DIMENSION; DIFFERENT GEOMETRY; FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH CURVES; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GEOMETRICAL FEATURES; HIGH STRESS; HIGH TEMPERATURE CREEP; HIGH-TEMPERATURE FATIGUE; INITIAL DAMAGE; LOADING FREQUENCIES; LONG CRACKS; NI-BASE SUPERALLOYS; SHORT CRACK PROPAGATION; SPECIMEN GEOMETRY; STRESS INTENSITY; STRESS RAISERS; SURFACE CONDITIONS;

AIRCRAFT ENGINES; ASPHALT PAVEMENTS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; CREEP; FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FATIGUE TESTING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; RESIDUAL STRESSES; SHOT PEENING; STANDARDIZATION; STRESS CONCENTRATION; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; SUPERALLOYS; SURFACE TESTING;

CRACKS;

EID: 77954107904     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18777058     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.proeng.2010.03.201     Document Type: Conference Paper

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