Effect of stress ratio on fatigue behaviour in SiC particulate-reinforced aluminium alloy composite

Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 539-545

  Tokaji, Keiro ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Crack initiation; Fatigue strength; Mean stress; Metal matrix composite; Small crack growth; Stress ratio

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FATIGUE TESTING; FRACTURE MECHANICS; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; MICROSTRUCTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICON CARBIDE; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TENSILE STRESS;

FRACTURE SURFACE ANALYSIS; GOODMAN RELATION; MEAN STRESS; SMALL CRACK GROWTH; STRESS RATIO;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 19044396472     PISSN: 8756758X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2695.2005.00894.x     Document Type: Article

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