Fatigue crack propagation resistance of a Ti-48A1-2Mn-2Nb alloy in the as-cast condition

Materials Science and Engineering: A

Volumn 219, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 212-220

  Henaff G ^a   Bittar, B ^a   Mabru, C ^a   Petit, J ^a   Bowen, P ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crack closure; Gamma microstructure; Lamellar microstructure

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE; TITANIUM ALLOYS;

CRACK PROPAGATION; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; MOISTURE; MORPHOLOGY;

CRACK CLOSURE; GAMMA MICROSTRUCTURE; LAMELLAR MICROSTRUCTURE;

TITANIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 0030284656     PISSN: 09215093     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-5093(96)10429-9     Document Type: Article

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