WANG Yan-qing , JI Zhe , CUI Yong-li , CUI Chun-zhi , SUN Zhi
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Abstract
The failure of all 12 blades of an air fan was investigated by metallurgical and mechanical experiments and an examination of the fracture surface. The experimental results show that the cast aluminium-silicon alloy without any modification had a number of material defects, such as coarse grains, a loose structure, a large number of shrinkage holes, a long and thin bold-pin shaped silicon-phase, poor material strength and serious brittleness. In addition, installed on the spindle without elastic conjunction, blade No.10 vibrated and inevitably. spun off due to the large centrifugal force. Therefore, blade No.10 first cracked at the locking handle, then broke at the root, which caused all the other 11 blades to be broken by the crack of blade No.10.