Effect of cerium and impurities on fatigue and fracture properties of 8090 alloy sheets
- Northwestern Polytechnical Univ., Xi`an (China). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
The objective of the present study is to examine the effect of a rare earth addition, Ce, and some impurities, Fe, Si, Na and K, on the fatigue and fracture properties of 8090 Al-Li alloy sheet by means of the determinations for the fatigue life (N{sub f}) under a constant stress amplitude, fatigue crack propagation (FCP) rates and plane stress fracture toughness. Impurity Fe and Si in 8090 alloy sheets increase the fatigue crack propagation rates and impair the fracture properties although they could not bring about significant effect on the fatigue life under the test conditions maximum cyclic stress of 280 MPa, load ratio of 0.1 and Fe + Si content of 0.24%. Impurity Na and K in 8090 alloy sheets reduce the fracture properties and fatigue life. When the level stress intensity factor is higher, or {Delta} K>10{sup 1.1} Mpam{sup 1/2} in the test, Na and K markedly increase the fatigue crack propagation rates. Ce addition in 8090 alloy sheets containing a certain amount of Fe and Si impurities could suppress the effects of Na and K impurities on the fracture behavior. Adding about 0.28% Ce in 8090 alloy containing trace Fe and Si impurities improves the crack propagation resistance and plane stress fracture toughness. However, adding Ce from 0.10% to 0.29% is unprofitable to the fatigue life of 8090 alloy containing more impurities. There are more and coarser Ce-containing compound particles in the alloy sheets with high Ce content. These particles could produce a detrimental effect on the fatigue properties.
- OSTI ID:
- 99225
- Journal Information:
- Scripta Metallurgica et Materialia, Journal Name: Scripta Metallurgica et Materialia Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 33; ISSN 0956-716X; ISSN SCRMEX
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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