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Resistance of titanium aluminide to domestic object damage assessed
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Lerch, Bradley A. |
| Copyright Year | 1999 |
| Description | A team consisting of GE Aircraft Engines, Precision Cast Parts, Oremet, and Chromalloy were awarded a NASA-sponsored Aerospace Industry Technology Program (AITP) to develop a design and manufacturing capability that will lead to the engine test demonstration and eventual implementation of a ?-Ti-47Al-2Nb-2Cr (at. %) titanium aluminide (TiAl) low-pressure turbine blade into commercial service. One of the main technical risks of implementing TiAl low-pressure turbine blades is the poor impact resistance of TiAl in comparison to the currently used nickel-based superalloy. The impact resistance of TiAl is being investigated at the NASA Lewis Research Center as part of the Aerospace Industry Technology Program and the Advanced High Temperature Engine Materials Program (HITEMP). The overall objective of this work is to determine the influence of impact damage on the high cycle fatigue life of TiAl-simulated low-pressure turbine blades. To this end, impact specimens were cast to size in a dog-bone configuration and given a typical processing sequence followed by an exposure to 650 degrees Celsius for 20 hours to simulate embrittlement at service conditions. Then, the specimens were impacted at 260 degrees Celsius under a 69-MPa load. Steel projectiles with diameters 1.6 and 3.2 mm were used to impact the specimens at 90 degrees Celsius to the leading edge. Two different impact energies (0.74 and 1.5 joules) were used to simulate fairly severe domestic object damage on a low-pressure turbine blade. |
| File Size | 56171 |
| Page Count | 2 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20050188540 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t5t77bm8r |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1999-04-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Metals And Metallic Materials Refractory Materials Titanium Alloys Turbine Blades Heat Resistant Alloys Impact Resistance Titanium Aluminides Aircraft Engines Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |