Abstract
Few methods can be used to determine the crack initiation behavior in solid metal-induced embrittlement (SMIE). The mechanisms of embrittler transport in SMIE have not been clearly under stood. A method is developed for determining crack initiation stress, strain, life and cracking threshold intensity factor of solid silver-induced embrittlement of Ti6Al14V alloy. The fractographic characteristics of embrittled Ti6A14V were examined using fractal geometry. Mistakes made in the open literature for calculating the surface-diffusion rate associated with embrittled surface are corrected based on analysis of the fractal feature of diffusion path of the embrittlement agent.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 57-60 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Hsi-An Chiao Tung Ta Hsueh/Journal of Xi'an Jiaotong University |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| State | Published - Apr 1999 |
| Externally published | Yes |