About this Abstract |
Meeting |
MS&T24: Materials Science & Technology
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Symposium
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Computational Materials for Qualification and Certification
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Presentation Title |
Durability and Damage Tolerance of Powder-Bed Fusion Ti-6Al-4V: Current Results and Modeling Needs |
Author(s) |
Matthew Krug, Patrick Golden, Sushant K. Jha, Reji John |
On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Matthew Krug |
Abstract Scope |
The Aircraft Structural Integrity Program of the U.S. Air Force establishes the equivalent initial damage size (EIDS) distribution as an important durability and damage tolerance metric. Results of an effort to develop EIDS distributions for powder-bed fusion Ti-6Al-4V are presented here. It is shown that the surface condition (as-built versus low-stress grinding) determines the class of the initiating defect and the distribution of fatigue lives and EIDS values. Additionally, size distributions of volumetric defects and of surface-roughness features are quantified by destructive and non-destructive means, and are compared to the distributions of crack-initiating features measured from fractography. Using such distributions and measured crack growth rates, probabilistic methods for minimum life prediction are presented. Both additional experiments and advancements in available computational models are needed jointly to improve prediction of life and of EIDS distributions, in particular when increasing complexity from simple lab specimens to real components with complex geometries. |