Which consequence results when thermal gradients exceed creep limits in turbine disc alloys?

💡 Explanation

Fatigue crack propagation accelerates when thermal gradients stress alloy grain boundaries. This occurs because vacancies coalesce via grain boundary diffusion during the **Nabarro–Herring creep** mechanism. Therefore accelerated crack growth occurs, rather than decreased resonance as grain size grows at a slower rate.

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