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Fracture Behavior of Micro-Sized Specimens Prepared from a TiAl Thin Foil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

K. Takashima ,
T. P. Halford ,
D. Rudinal ,
Y. Higo  and
P. Bowen
K. Takashima
Affiliation:
Precision and Intelligence Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama, 226–8503, Japan
T. P. Halford
Affiliation:
Precision and Intelligence Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama, 226–8503, Japan
D. Rudinal
Affiliation:
Precision and Intelligence Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama, 226–8503, Japan
Y. Higo
Affiliation:
Precision and Intelligence Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama, 226–8503, Japan
P. Bowen
Affiliation:
Department of Metallurgy and Materials, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15–2TT, United Kingdom
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Abstract

Fracture tests have been carried out on micro-sized specimens prepared from a fully lamellar γ-TiAl based alloy thin foil. Micro cantilever beam type specimens with dimensions = 50 × 10 × 20 μm were prepared from one lamellar colony of the thin foil by focused ion beam machining. Notches with a width of 0.5 μm and a depth of 10 μm were also introduced into the micro-sized specimens by focused ion beam machining. Notch directions were introduced into samples in order to select the trans- and inter-lamellar directions, respectively. Fracture tests were carried out using a mechanical testing machine for micro-sized specimens. Fracture tests for the micro-sized specimens were performed successfully, showing the fracture behaviour to be dependent upon the notch orientation. The fracture toughness of specimens with a notch direction perpendicular to the lamellar direction was 4.7 – 6.9 MPam1/2, while that with a notch direction in the inter-lamellar direction was 1.4 – 2.7 MPm1/2. This indicates that the orientation of the lamellar microstructure greatly affects the fracture properties of micro-sized components prepared from fully lamellar γ-TiAl based alloy thin foils. It is required to consider the results obtained in this investigation when designing actual micro scale structures using TiAl thin foils.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 795: Symposium U – Thin Films - Stresses and Mechanical Properties X , 2003 , U4.9
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2004

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