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Microscale Fracture Toughness Testing of TiAl PST Crystals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Daisuke Miyaguchi ,
Masaaki Otsu ,
Kazuki Takashima  and
Masao Takeyama
Daisuke Miyaguchi
Affiliation:
080d8427@st.kumamoto-u.ac.jp, Kumamoto University, Materials Science & Engineering, Kumamoto, Japan
Masaaki Otsu
Affiliation:
otsu@alpha.msre.kumamoto-u.ac.jp, Kumamoto University, Materials Science & Engineering, Kumamoto, Japan
Kazuki Takashima
Affiliation:
takashik@gpo.kumamoto-u.ac.jp, Kumamoto University, Materials Science & Engineering, Kumamoto, Japan
Masao Takeyama
Affiliation:
takeyama@mtl.titech.ac.jp, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Department of Metallurgy & Ceramics Science, Tokyo, Japan
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Abstract

A microscale fracture testing technique has been applied to examine the fracture properties of lamellar in TiAl PST crystals. Micro-sized cantilever specimens with a size ˜ 10×20×50 μm3 were prepared from Ti-48Al two-phase single crystals (PST) lamellar by focused ion beam (FIB) machining. Notches with a width of 0.5 μm and a depth of 5 μm were also introduced into the specimens by FIB. Two types of notch directions (interlamellar and translamellar) were selected when introducing the notches. Fracture tests were successfully completed using a mechanical testing machine for micro-sized specimens at room temperature. The fracture toughness (KQ) values of the interlamellar type specimens were obtained in the range 1.5–3.6 MPam1/2, while those of the translamellar specimens were 5.0–8.1 MPam1/2. These fracture toughness values are lower than those having been previously reported in conventional TiAl PST samples. For macro-sized specimens, extrinsic toughening mechanisms, including shear ligament bridging, act in the crack wake, and the crack growth resistance increases rapidly with increasing length of crack wake for lamellar structured TiAl alloys. In contrast, the crack length in microsized specimens is only 2–3 μm. This indicates that extrinsic toughening mechanisms are not activated in micro-sized specimens. This also indicates that intrinsic fracture toughness can be evaluated using microscale fracture toughness testing.

Keywords

fracturetoughnessmicrostructure
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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1128: Symposium U – Advanced Intermetallic-Based Alloys for Extreme Environment and Energy Applications , 2008 , 1128-U05-14
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2009

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