Abstract
The damage process leading to fracture during tensile testing of a biomedical grade Co-29Cr-6Mo-0.14N alloy was analyzed on the basis of three-dimensional damage observation using X-ray tomography and electron backscattered diffraction of the fractured specimen. Initial cracking occurred at grain and annealing twin boundaries, where strain concentrates due to impingement of -hcp plates formed through strain-induced martensitic transformation (SIMT). Cracks propagated along the interface between the γ-fcc matrix and SIMTed -hcp on {1 1 1}, resulting in the occurrence of a quasi-cleavage fracture.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 367-370 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Scripta Materialia |
Volume | 64 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2011 Mar |
Keywords
- Cobalt-chromium-molybdenum alloys
- Fracture
- Strain-induced martensitic transformation
- X-ray tomography