An investigation of the effects of microstructure on fatigue crack growth in Ti-6242

Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 46-57

  McBagonluri, F ^a   Akpan, E ^b   Mercer, C ^c   Shen, W ^d   Soboyejo, W O ^d  

^a University of Dayton   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of California   (United States)

^d Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; BENCHMARKING; BENDING (DEFORMATION); CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MICROSTRUCTURE; NUCLEATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

CLEAVAGE FACETS; CRACK GROWTH RATES; FRACTURE MECHANICS MODELS; NUCLEATION SITES;

CRACKS;

EID: 15844420156     PISSN: 00944289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1836771     Document Type: Conference Paper

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