The effect of stress ratio on fatigue crack growth rate in the absence of closure

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 19, Issue SUPPL.1, 1997, Pages

  Sunder, R ^a   Porter, J ^b   Ashbaugh, N E ^b  

^a 99   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Crack closure; Fatigue crack growth; Fractography; Small cracks; Stress ratio

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; CRACK PROPAGATION; FRACTOGRAPHY; FRACTURE MECHANICS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; YIELD STRESS;

CRACK CLOSURE; FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH; NOTCH ROOT CRACKS; PROGRAMMED LOAD SEQUENCES; STRESS RATIO;

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS;

EID: 0031344891     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0142-1123(97)00043-1     Document Type: Article

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