Failure of diesel-engine crankshafts

Engineering Failure Analysis

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 165-175

  Pandey, R K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Crankshafts; Engine failures; Fatigue crack growth; Fatigue crack initiation; Stress concentrations

Indexed keywords

CARBON STEEL; DIESEL ENGINES; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); HARDNESS; MICROSTRUCTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH;

FILLET RADIUS;

CRANKSHAFTS;

CRACK INITIATION; CRANKSHAFT; DIESEL; ENGINE; FAILURE; STRESS;

EID: 0037379131     PISSN: 13506307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-6307(02)00053-5     Document Type: Article

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