Fatigue crack growth and life predictions under variable amplitude loading for a cast and wrought aluminum alloy

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 53-60

  Glancey, Christopher D ^a   Stephens, Robert R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cast aluminum alloys; D357; FASTRAN; Fatigue life prediction; Variable amplitude fatigue crack growth

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; CASTING; CRACK PROPAGATION; LOADS (FORCES); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; STANDARDS;

CAST ALUMINUM ALLOYS; D357; FASTRAN; FATIGUE LIFE PREDICTION; VARIABLE AMPLITUDE FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH;

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS;

EID: 27344441862     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2005.03.005     Document Type: Article

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