Fatigue crack growth of two advanced titanium alloys at room and elevated temperature

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn 1297, Issue , 1997, Pages 140-161

  Albertson, Todd P ^a   Stephens, Robert R ^a   Bayha, Thomas D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Beta and alpha + beta titanium alloys; Crack closure; Elevated temperature; Microstructural influences; Threshold fatigue crack growth

Indexed keywords

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; LOADS (FORCES); MATERIALS TESTING; METALLOGRAPHIC MICROSTRUCTURE; STRESSES; THERMAL EFFECTS; TITANIUM ALLOYS;

CRACK CLOSURE; CRACK GROWTH RATES; CRACK OPENING LOAD; FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH; FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH TEST; STRESS RATIO;

CRACK PROPAGATION;

EID: 0030849594     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp16322s     Document Type: Article

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