Environmental and frequency effects on fatigue crack growth rate and paths in aluminium alloy

Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures

Volumn 28, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 205-219

  Michel, S A ^a   Kieselbach, R ^a   Figliolino, M ^b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b RUAG Aerospace   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Corrosion fatigue; Crack growth mechanism; Near threshold crack growth; Oxide layer

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; CORROSION FATIGUE; CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE TESTING; FRACTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITROGEN; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

CRACK PATH; NEAR THRESHOLD CRACK GROWTH; OXIDE LAYER;

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS;

EID: 12844265492     PISSN: 8756758X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2695.2004.00833.x     Document Type: Article

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