We perform experimental investigations of the fatigue fracture of turbine blades in the second stage of power gas-turbine engines. The blades were made of a specially developed refractory corrosion-resistant alloy containing rhenium and tantalum (4.07 and 2.62 wt.%, respectively). This alloy has high characteristics of fatigue strength. Moreover, its mechanical characteristics (long- and short-term strengths and ductility) and corrosion resistance correspond to the corresponding characteristics of the CM88Y-VI commercial alloy. The fatigue fracture of blades in the course of the tests for a loading base of 2·107 cycles was recorded under loads of 220–280 MPa, which is higher than for the commercial alloy by 15–20%.
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Balitskii, O.I., Kvasnytska, Y.H., Ivaskevych, L.M. et al. Fatigue Fracture of the Blades of Gas-Turbine Engines Made of a New Refractory Nickel Alloy. Mater Sci 57, 475–483 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11003-022-00568-z
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