Experimental Study and Creep-Fatigue Life Prediction of Turbine Blade Material DZ125 Considering the Nonholding Effect and Coupling Effect of Stress and High Temperature

Abstract

In response to the problem of creep-fatigue interaction damage failure of aero-engine turbine blade material, based on the modified damage evolution model of Kachanov-Rabotnov and Chaboche, a creep-fatigue life prediction model for nickel-based superalloy DZ125 is constructed considering the non-holding effect and coupling effect of stress and high temperature with the nonlinear interaction and superposition of creep damage and fatigue damage according to the continuum damage mechanics theory. Simultaneously, the microfracture morphology of DZ125 was analyzed using a scanning electron microscope, revealing the micro-mechanism of creep-fatigue interaction. The research results manifest that the creep-fatigue life prediction model has a high life prediction ability within ± 2.0 times the dispersion band of the prediction results. Concurrently, a large number of intertwined tearing edges, microcracks, and microvoids appear in the fracture morphology, and creep and fatigue interact with each other in the form of effective stress. The above research can provide theoretical support for predicting the lifespan of mechanical structures in a high-temperature environment.