Nickel-based single crystal superalloys (Ni-SXs) are of great interests in aircraft industry due
to their excellent high temperature creep strength deriving from the rigid gamma/gamma …

Advanced single-crystal superalloys, developed to improve the high temperature capability
of gas turbines, often underperform in low-temperature conditions. This limitation …

A high cycle fatigue life prediction model based on continuum damage mechanics, crystal
plasticity and critical distance theory is developed. A novel damage evolution law for …

Nickel-based single-crystal alloys undergo microstructural degradation induced by thermal
exposure. The directional rafting of microstructures significantly affects the mechanical …

The kinetics of γ′ size and volume fraction changes during solution treatment of the
advanced Ni-based superalloy, AD730™ are determined and the underlying mechanisms …

Having regard to the inherent crystal anisotropy characteristic of nickel-based single crystal
and the actual industrial manufacture, and application of the turbine blade, a trade-off …

In this paper, a series of strain-controlled fatigue and creep–fatigue tests under
proportional/non-proportional loadings were performed for type 304 stainless steel at 873 K …

Order strengthening in nickel-based superalloys is associated with the extra stress required
for dislocations to bypass the γ′ precipitates distributed in the γ matrix. Depending on the …

Turbine blades are working under complex thermal gradient mechanical loading conditions.
In the present study, a nickel-based single-crystal superalloy CMSX-4 is experimentally and …

Quantitative assessment of the initial damage state of a structure and fatigue life prediction
on this basis, especially when it is sensitive to manufacturing quality, is crucial for both …