The effect of controlled shot peening on the fatigue behaviour of 2024-T3 aluminium friction stir welds

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1531-1545

  Ali, A ^a   An, X ^b   Rodopoulos, C A ^b   Brown, M W ^a   O'Hara, P ^c   Levers, A ^d   Gardiner, S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Metal Improvement Company Inc   (United Kingdom)

^d AIRBUS OPERATIONS LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Controlled shot peening; Cyclic yield stress; Fatigue life; Friction stir welding; Refining of precipitates; Residual stresses

Indexed keywords

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FRICTION; MICROHARDNESS; RESIDUAL STRESSES; SHOT PEENING; WELDING;

CONTROLLED SHOT PEENING; CYCLIC YIELD STRESS; FRICTION STIR WELDING; REFINING OF PRECIPITATES;

ALUMINUM;

EID: 33947725148     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2006.10.032     Document Type: Article

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