Influence of temperature and environment on fatigue crack propagation in a TiAl-based alloy

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 23-47

  Mabru, C ^a   Bertheau, D ^a   Pautrot, S ^a   Petit, J ^a   Henaff G ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Crack closure; Environmental effects; Fatigue crack growth; Hydrogen embrittlement; Intermetallics

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT; INTERMETALLICS; THERMAL EFFECTS; TITANIUM ALLOYS;

CRACK CLOSURE; CRACK GROWTH RESISTANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; TITANIUM ALUMINUM ALLOY;

FATIGUE TESTING;

ALUMINUM ALLOY; CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE CRACK; HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT; TITANIUM ALLOY;

EID: 0033530065     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-7944(99)00051-X     Document Type: Article

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