Finite element modelling of fatigue crack initiation in SiC-fibre reinforced titanium alloys

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1031-1037

  Xia, Z H ^a   Peters, P W M ^b   Dudek, H J ^b  

^a HEBEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC FIBERS; CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; SILICON CARBIDE; STRESS ANALYSIS; TITANIUM ALLOYS;

FATIGUE CRACK INITIATION;

FIBER REINFORCED METALS;

EID: 0033716077     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-835X(00)00077-4     Document Type: Article

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