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Experimental study on the effect of dwell-fatigue life of titanium alloy for pressure hull

School of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212003, P. R. China

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Shi-Xin Zhang

School of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212003, P. R. China

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Ke Wang

School of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212003, P. R. China

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https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217979222400471Cited by:2 (Source: Crossref)

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SPECIAL ISSUE (PART 2): Advanced Materials and Processing Technologies
Guest Editors: Wei Gao, Peng Cao, Yuxin Wang and Zhen He

Abstract

Titanium alloy is widely applied in the pressure hull of the manned submersible for its good mechanical properties. The operations of the manned submersible include diving, cruising and ascent. The load spectrum of the pressure hull is a typical dwell-fatigue process. The dwell effect is known to induce a reduction in the fatigue life of titanium alloys at room-temperature. The dwell fatigue of the new titanium alloy is the key issue to ensure a safe submersible operation. In this paper, the dwell-fatigue behavior of a new titanium alloy for pressure hull is investigated. It is found that the accumulated strain at the final rupture increases with the increase of dwell time, and the total cycle decreases. The total cycle life of the specimen decreases, and the accumulated strain increases with increasing peak stress level. The introduction of the dwell time at the peak stress will significantly reduce the dwell-fatigue life and the mechanism is due to the accumulation of the plastic strain.

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PACS: 62.20.me, 62.20.mm, 62.20.mt

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