Fractographic Study on Naturally Initiated Short Fatigue Cracks in a Near-Lamellar TiAl Alloy at Room Temperature

Short crack phenomena are considered important for lamellar structures in γ-TiAl alloys and have been thoroughly investigated in the past. However, the short cracks in the previous studies were nearly all introduced artificially. No particular investigations have looked into the initiation...

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Main Authors: Shiyuan Wang, Yingzi Xi, Hangyue Li, Paul Bowen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-10-01
Series:Metals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/9/10/1101