Environmentally-assisted fatigue crack growth mechanisms in advanced materials for aerospace applications

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 29, Issue 9-11, 2007, Pages 1927-1940

  Hénaff, Gilbert ^a   Odemer, Grégory ^a   Tonneau Morel, A ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b ARTS ET MÉTIERS PARISTECH   (France)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Creep fatigue; Hydrogen embrittlement; Intermetallics; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT; INTERMETALLICS; MATERIALS SCIENCE;

AEROSPACE COMPONENTS; CONVENTIONAL ALLOYS; CRACK TIP SURFACES; WATER VAPOUR ADSORPTION;

FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION;

EID: 34548026285     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2007.03.014     Document Type: Article

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