Numerical and experimental investigation of the cold expansion process with split sleeve in titanium alloy TC4

X. Yuan, Z. F. Yue, S. F. Wen, L. Li, T. Feng

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A series of uniaxial fatigue tests were carried out using specimens containing non-cold expanded and cold expanded holes to assess the effect of split sleeve cold expansion on fatigue behavior of titanium alloy TC4. The fracture surfaces of specimens were observed by scanning electron microscope (SEM). 3D finite element models were also used to analyze the residual stress fields around cold expanded holes. Based on the qualitative finite element analysis (FEA), the multi-axial fatigue lives of the non-cold and cold expanded holes have been predicted by Smith-Watson-Topper (SWT) method and Wang-Brown (WB) method respectively. The effects of the friction between the split sleeve and the hole's surface were also considered. The results reveal that crack of cold expanded specimen always initiates near entrance face and the crack propagation speed along transverse direction is faster than along axial direction. The lowest compressive stress occurs at the entrance face where crack is preferentially initiated. The mandrel entrance face is the most sensitive region to friction between the split sleeve outer surface and the hole. After cold expansion, fatigue life of TC4 open hole was increased to 1.7-2.2 times. Compared with the result of SWT theory, the result of WB theory is more conservative and reliable.

源语言英语
页(从-至)78-85
页数8
期刊International Journal of Fatigue
77
DOI
出版状态已出版 - 8月 2015

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