Analysis and modelling of fatigue failure of friction stir welded aluminum alloy single-lap joints

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 75, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 790-803

  Fersini, D ^a   Pirondi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fatigue failure mechanism map; FSW; Mixed mode I II loading; Overload; Single lap joints

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACK TIPS; FAILURE MODES; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRICTION WELDING; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

CRACK PATH; FATIGUE FAILURE MECHANISM MAP; SINGLE-LAP JOINTS;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACK TIPS; FAILURE MODES; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRICTION WELDING; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

EID: 36248954472     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2007.04.013     Document Type: Article

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