Fatigue modeling for aircraft structures containing natural exfoliation corrosion

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 677-686

  Liao, M ^a   Renaud, G ^a   Bellinger, N C ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aluminium alloys; Exfoliation corrosion; Fractography; Life prediction; Prior corrosion and fatigue

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORROSION; FRACTOGRAPHY; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION;

EXFOLIATION CORROSION; LIFE PREDICTION; PRIOR CORROSION AND FATIGUE;

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS;

EID: 33845656926     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2006.07.003     Document Type: Article

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