Abstract
The paper is aimed to investigate the effect of lamellar structure distribution around elliptical notch in bimodal titanium alloys of Ti-6Al-4V. In this regard, within the framework of crystal plasticity based finite element (CPFE), Representative volume element (RVE) model with elliptical notch for bimodal Ti–6Al–4V is developed, to address the effect of lamellar structure on fatigue resistance performance under external fatigue loading. Lamellar structure distribution around elliptical notches with different aspect ratios are investigated. Strain along radial and circular paths are extracted to identify the possible crack initiation points. The numerical results show that, Strain distribution around notches can be adjusted through lamellar structure distribution such that strain uniformity is achieved. Increase of strain oscillation caused by lamellar structure leads to the improvement of fatigue resistance. With the increase of notch aspect ratio, elliptical notch eventually evolves into line crack and tuning performance of lamellar structure appreciably declines. This numerical study provides a new insight into lamellar structure tuning in dual-phase titanium alloys.
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