Fatigue Behavior of a Cross-Ply Titanium Matrix Composite with Tensile and Zero Mean Load at Elevated Temperature

Journal of Composites Technology and Research

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 55-64

  Mall, Shankar ^a,b   Boyum, Elizabeth A ^a,b  

^a Dept of Aero and Astronautics ^*  (United States)

^b Air Force Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Damage mechanisms; Fatigue; Tension compression; Tension tension; Titanium matrix composites

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION TESTING; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FIBER REINFORCED METALS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; HIGH TEMPERATURE TESTING; PLASTICITY; SILICON CARBIDE; STRAIN; STRESSES; TENSILE TESTING; TITANIUM ALLOYS;

FATIGUE DAMAGE MECHANISMS; TENSILE MEAN STRESS LOADINGS; ZERO MEAN STRESS LOADINGS;

METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 0031123939     PISSN: 08846804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/ctr10015j     Document Type: Article

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