Influence of environment on low cycle fatigue damage in Ti-6A1-4V and Ti 6246 titanium alloys

Materials Science and Engineering: A

Volumn 219, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 202-211

  Demulsant, X ^a,b   Mendez, J ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b Apt 64   (France)

Author keywords

Crack initiation; Low cycle fatigue damage; Short cracks

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FATIGUE TESTING; FORGING; HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT; METALLOGRAPHIC MICROSTRUCTURE; STRESSES; VACUUM;

LOW CYCLE FATIGUE DAMAGE;

TITANIUM ALLOYS;

FATIGUE; TITANIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 0030441312     PISSN: 09215093     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-5093(96)10426-3     Document Type: Article

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