Failure Analysis of Engineering Structures: Methodology and Case Histories
Case 46: Failure of a Fourth-Stage Compressor Disc in an Aircraft Engine
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Published:2005
Abstract
A titanium alloy disc on the fourth stage of an aircraft engine compressor was found cracked in the course of a defect investigation. The disc had not yet reached the halfway point of its expected service life. The chapter explains how the crack was examined and provides relevant details about its location on the disc and various aspects of its appearance. It also explains how failure analysts concluded that the disc had been subjected to a fluctuating load of high magnitude and that the crack was the result of two fatigue cracks, originating from opposite sides of the diaphragm....
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Member Sign InFailure of a Fourth-Stage Compressor Disc in an Aircraft Engine, Failure Analysis of Engineering Structures: Methodology and Case Histories, By V. Ramachandran, A.C. Raghuram, R.V. Krishnan, S.K. Bhaumik, ASM International, 2005, p 173–174, https://doi.org/10.31399/asm.tb.faesmch.t51270173
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