Microstructure based fatigue life predictions for thick plate 7050-T7451 airframe alloys

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 19, Issue SUPPL.1, 1997, Pages

  Przystupa, Marek A ^a   Bucci, Robert J ^b   Magnusen, Paul E ^b   Hinkle, Andrew J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ALCOA TECHNICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Airframe alloys, 7050 alloy; Fatigue life predictions; Statistics of extremes

Indexed keywords

AIRFRAMES; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK INITIATION; FATIGUE TESTING; MICROSTRUCTURE; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); POROSITY; STATISTICS;

AIRFRAME ALLOYS; FATIGUE LIFE PREDICTION; STATISTICS OF EXTREMES;

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS;

EID: 0031343460     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0142-1123(97)00026-1     Document Type: Article

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