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Effect of surface finish on fatigue strength of titanium alloys RC 130B and TI 140A

Sinclair, G.M.; Corten, H.T.; Dolan, Thomas J.

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Title
Effect of surface finish on fatigue strength of titanium alloys RC 130B and TI 140A
Author(s)
  • Sinclair, G.M.
  • Corten, H.T.
  • Dolan, Thomas J.
Issue Date
1955-03
Keyword(s)
  • Titanium Alloys
  • Fatigue Strength
  • Mechanical Engineering
Abstract
An investigation was made of the effect of various surface finishing operations on the fatigue strength of two titanium alloys, RC 130B and Ti 140A. The types of finish studied included rough machined, machined and mechanically polished, cold rolled, electro-polished, and ground surfaces. Through the use of microhardness measuring techniques it was found that the different finishing methods introduced varying degrees and varying depths of cold work in the surface layers of the metal. Cold rolling produced the highest hardness in the surface layer while grinding gave the lowest value; in one case the ground surface appeared to be slightly softer than the inner core metal. In general, the fatigue strength for lifetimes exceeding 2 x 107 cycles was found to vary according to the hardness of the surface layer with the highest hardness corresponding to the greatest fatigue strength. Roughness of the surface was also found to influence fatigue strength but to a much lesser degree than hardness. As a first approximation the relationship between surface hardness, surface roughness, and fatigue strength could be expressed by an equation of the form Z=KX-ayb where Z is fatigue limit, X is surface roughness, Y is hardness, and K, a and b are constants of the material. Data from the present study were evaluated in terms of this equation and the results are presented in the form of a nomograph. Results of tests made on notched specimens appear to indicate that titanium is less notch sensitive in fatigue than was previously reported. Early reports of extreme notch sensitivity may have resulted from comparisons made between notched and smooth specimens having quite different surface preparations in the test section.
Publisher
Department of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. College of Engineering. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Series/Report Name or Number
  • TAM R 509
  • 1971-8547
ISSN
0073-5264
Type of Resource
text
Language
eng
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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/112246
Sponsor(s)/Grant Number(s)
General Electric Company Evendale Plant Lab 55/03
Copyright and License Information
Copyright 1955 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

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