Influence of sharp microstructural gradients on the fatigue crack growth resistance of α + β and near-α titanium alloys

Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 909-922

  Benedetti, M ^a,b   Heidemann, J ^a   Peters, J O ^a   Lutjering G ^a  

^a HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crack front geometry; Extrinsic mechanisms; Fatigue crack growth; Microstructural gradients; Ti 6242; Ti 6Al 4V

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; HEAT TREATMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CRACK FRONT GEOMETRY; EXTRINSIC MECHANISMS; FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH; MICROSTRUCTURAL GRADIENTS; TI-6242; TI-6AL-4V;

MICROSTRUCTURE;

EID: 28044447828     PISSN: 8756758X     EISSN: 14602695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2695.2005.00932.x     Document Type: Article

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