Characterisation of equivalent initial flaw sizes in 7050 aluminium alloy

Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 916-937

  Molent, Lorrie ^a   Sun, Q ^b   Green, A J ^b  

^a DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^b Aerostructures Technologies P/L   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aluminium; Fatigue crack propagation; Fatigue tests; Initial flaw size distribution; Surface roughness

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FATIGUE TESTING; FRACTOGRAPHY; STRESS CONCENTRATION; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

APPLIED STRESS; INITIAL FLAW SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SURFACE FINISH;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 33749331034     PISSN: 8756758X     EISSN: 14602695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2695.2006.01050.x     Document Type: Article

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