Endurance limit and threshold stress intensity of die cast magnesium and aluminium alloys at elevated temperatures

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1076-1088

  Mayer, H ^a   Papakyriacou, M ^b   Zettl, B ^a   Vacic, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^b AUSTRIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cast aluminium; Cast magnesium; Endurance limit; High cycle fatigue; Porosity; Threshold stress intensity; Ultrasonic fatigue

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; CRACKS; CYCLIC LOADS; DIE CASTING; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FREQUENCIES; POROSITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

CAST ALUMINIUM; CAST MAGNESIUM; ENDURANCE LIMITS; HIGH-CYCLE FATIGUES; THRESHOLD STRESS INTENSITY; ULTRASONIC FATIGUES;

MAGNESIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 23844558587     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2005.02.002     Document Type: Article

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