THE FRETTING FATIGUE BEHAVIOUR OF THE TITANIUM ALLOY IMI 829 AT TEMPERATURES UP TO 600°C

Abstract

Abstract— The alloy IMI 829 is very sensitive to fretting fatigue damage at 20°C but its fretting fatigue strength increases as the temperature is raised to 600°C due to the formation of a glaze type oxide. Failure occurs by cracking of the glaze as a result of local creep. These cracks propagate into the bulk material. Local creep results from increased stresses in the fretting contact region, frictional heating, and preferential removal of alloying elements into the oxide film leading to reduced creep properties.