On the estimation of microstructural effects in the near-threshold fatigue of small cracks

Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 337-347

  Vallellano, C ^a   Navarro, A ^a   Garcia Lomas F J ^a   Dominguez J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fatigue thresholds; Microstructural effects; Small crack

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; CRACK CLOSURE; CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKING (CHEMICAL); ECOLOGY; HEALTH; LITHOGRAPHY; METALS; MODELS;

CRACK GROWTH; CRACK GROWTH THRESHOLDS; CRACK LENGTHS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC ORIENTATIONS; EARLY STAGES; ENGINEERING PRACTICES; EVOLUTION (CO); MICRO STRUCTURAL; MICRO-MECHANICAL; MICRO-MECHANICAL MODELING; MICROSTRUCTURAL EFFECTS; ORIENTED GRAINS; SMALL CRACK GROWTH; SMALL CRACKS; SMALL FATIGUE CRACKS;

CRACKS;

EID: 48249157835     PISSN: 03093247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/03093247JSA351     Document Type: Article

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