Residual stress effects on near-threshold fatigue crack growth in friction stir welds

Friction Stir Welding and Processing

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 57-69

  John, Reji ^a   Jata, K V ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE INDUSTRY; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; HEAT AFFECTED ZONE; RESIDUAL STRESSES; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

WELD ZONES;

FRICTION WELDING;

EID: 0035785643     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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