Fatigue resistance of welded details enhanced by ultrasonic impact treatment (UIT)

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 25, Issue 9-11, 2003, Pages 1239-1247

  Roy, Sougata ^a   Fisher, John W ^a   Yen, Ben T ^a  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatigue life enhancement; Ultrasonic impact treatment; Welded joint

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; IMPACT TESTING; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); MICROSTRUCTURE; RESIDUAL STRESSES; ULTRASONIC EFFECTS;

FATIGUE RESISTANCE;

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS;

EID: 0242493462     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-1123(03)00151-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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