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ABSTRACTThe physics of microstructural deformation and failure in IN100 was investigated to improve existing tools for predicting and analyzing turbine disc failure. A finite element failure model of damage evolution under cyclic loads was developed and applied to simulate fatigue cracking in a compact tension specimen. A procedure was developed for determining from a fracture surface whether a failed component had experienced overloads and for estimating the overload magnitude and crack delay. A method for extracting and categorizing fracture surface features was developed to assist microstructure-based prognosis models and enable a data base approach for failure analysis.
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I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARYFracture physics based tools for predicting and diagnosing structural failure are needed to improve the readiness of DoD assets. The research effort reported here is aimed at improving understanding of the evolution of deformation and failure of material microstructure-an underlying component of practical tools for predicting the fitness of a structural system for the next mission and determining the cause and reconstructing the history of structural failure.In this project we performed the following:(1) Extended the development of a finite element microstructural failure model to simulate damage development in the microstructure of a nickel superalloy. The algorithm can be used in conjunction with continuum/empirical procedures in seeking more accurate predictions of crack growth.(2) Developed and demonstrated a procedure for determining from the fracture surface whether a failed component had experienced overloads, and for estimating the overload magnitude and crack delay. This procedure can be used to help determine the cause and history of a fa...