ASM Failure Analysis Case Histories: Power Generating Equipment
Crack in a Resistance Seam Weld in a Titanium Alloy Stator Vane Because of Metal Expulsion That Caused Fatigue
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Published:2019
Abstract
A fluorescent liquid-penetrant inspection of an experimental stator vane of a first-stage axial compressor revealed the presence of a longitudinal crack over 50 mm (2 in.) long at the edge of a resistance seam weld. The vane was made of titanium alloy Ti-6Al-4V (AMS 4911). The crack was opened by fracturing the vane. The crack surface displayed fatigue beach marks emanating from the seam-weld interface. Both the leading-edge and trailing-edge seam welds exhibited weld-metal expulsions up to 3.6 mm (0.14 in.) in length. Metallographic examination confirmed that metal expulsion from the resistance welds was generally present. The stator vane...
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Member Sign InCrack in a Resistance Seam Weld in a Titanium Alloy Stator Vane Because of Metal Expulsion That Caused Fatigue, ASM Failure Analysis Case Histories: Power Generating Equipment, ASM International, 2019, https://doi.org/10.31399/asm.fach.power.c0047681
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