Three-dimensional crack-shape effects during the growth of small surface fatigue cracks in a titanium-base alloy

Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1423-1442

  Ravichandran, K S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Compliance; Crack aspect ratio; Crack front irregularity; Fatigue crack closure; Stress ratio effect; Surface small cracks; Titanium alloy Ti 24Al 11Nb

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; CRACK INITIATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; INTERFEROMETRY; METALLOGRAPHIC MICROSTRUCTURE; MICROCRACKS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; STRESSES; TITANIUM ALLOYS;

FATIGUE CRACK CLOSURE; STRESS RATIO; SURFACE CRACK LENGTH;

CRACK PROPAGATION;

EID: 0031358052     PISSN: 8756758X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2695.1997.tb01500.x     Document Type: Article

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