Effect of Saline Environment on LCF Behavior of Inconel 718 at 550 °C

Abstract

Low-cycle fatigue behavior of alloy IN718 was studied with NaCl salt coating at 550 °C in total strain-controlled mode. Fatigue life of the salt-coated specimens was found to be drastically reduced at the lowest total strain amplitude of ±0.40%; however, fatigue life was not affected at higher strain amplitudes. In general, there was cyclic softening in both the uncoated as well as salt-coated specimens. Variation of fatigue life with plastic strain amplitude followed Coffin-Manson relationship. Reduction in fatigue life from salt coating was found to be associated with early crack initiation from the roots of corrosion pits. © 2014, ASM International.