Abstract
In high-temperature working conditions, the temperature difference between parts is common, and it is necessary to perform a temperature gradient test to predict creep behavior of alloy in real working conditions. In this study, a novel temperature gradient creep (TGC) test aided by an image processing method (IPM) was designed and performed on 2024-T3 aluminum alloy. The tests were performed under the conditions of isothermal tensile creep (ITC) and TGC in the temperature range of 285–315 °C under two stresses of 90 MPa and 125 MPa. Several experimental investigations were conducted to evaluate the creep failure of the specimens. The results showed that the temperature gradient during the TGC test leads to changes in strain, strain rate, stress exponent, microstructure and damage amount in the samples. The creep strain and strain rate of the TGC are greater than those of the ITC at 300 °C and 285 °C, and the rupture life is shorter. Finally, the Larson–Miller parameter is calculated, and the mathematical relationships between the strain rates of the TGCs and ITCs in 90 MPa and 125 MPa, which can be used to predict the creep strain rate under isothermal conditions, are proposed.
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