Journal
INTERMETALLICS
Volume 14, Issue 8-9, Pages 1043-1050Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.intermet.2006.01.044
Keywords
fatigue resistance and crack growth; fracture toughness; glasses, metallis; electron microscopy; scanning
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The fatigue and fracture behaviors of the (Zr58Ni13.6Cu18Al10.4)(99)Nb-1 bulk amorphous alloy are investigated by four-point-bend fatigue tests. The material shows a fatigue-endurance limit and fatigue ratio of 559 MPa and similar to 0.328, respectively. The fracture toughness is estimated to be about 26-43 MPa root m. Shear bands were found to be oriented greater than 45 on the tension surface and smaller than 45 on the compression surface, with respect to the outer fiber-stress direction of the sample. The density of the shear bands on the tension side is greater than that on the compression side. Many wavy shear bands perpendicular to the outer fiber-stress direction also formed on the tension and compression surfaces during the fatigue process. The fracture surface can be divided into four regions: crack initiation, crack propagation, fast fracture, and melting regions. The fracture mechanism is discussed. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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