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Fatigue and fracture toughness of a Nb-Ti-Cr-Al-X single-phase alloy at ambient temperature

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The fatigue and fracture resistance of a commercially made, single-phase Nb-base alloy with 35 at. pct Ti, 5 at. pct Cr, 6 at. pct Al, and several elements to increase solid solution strengthening have been investigated. The threshold for fatigue crack growth was determined to be ≈7 MPa√m and fracture toughness ≈35 MPa√m. Crack growth was intermittent and sporadic; the fracture path was tortuous, crystallographic, and appeared to favor the {100} and {112} planes. Fatigue crack closure was measured directly at the crack tip. The fatigue and fracture properties of the commercial alloy are compared against those of Nb-Cr-Ti and Nb-Cr-Ti-Al alloys. The comparison indicated that Ti addition is beneficial for, but Al addition is detrimental to, both fracture toughness and fatigue crack resistance.

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Davidson, D.L., Chan, K.S., Loloee, R. et al. Fatigue and fracture toughness of a Nb-Ti-Cr-Al-X single-phase alloy at ambient temperature. Metall Mater Trans A 31, 1075–1084 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-000-0103-5

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