Fatigue behavior of aluminum 5754-O and 6111-T4 spot friction welds in lap-shear specimens

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2175-2190

  Tran, V X ^a   Pan, J ^a   Pan, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b FORD MOTOR COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Failure mode; Fatigue life; Friction stir spot weld; Kinked crack; Spot friction weld; Structural stress

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKING (CHEMICAL); CRACKS; CYCLIC LOADS; DYNAMIC LOADS; ESTIMATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRICTION; FRICTION WELDING; HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT; LIGHT METALS; MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY; PRESSURE WELDING; QUALITY ASSURANCE; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; RELIABILITY; STEEL STRUCTURES; WELDING;

BEFORE AND AFTER; CYCLE LOADING; CYCLIC LOADING CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATIONS; FAILURE MODE; FATIGUE BEHAVIOR; FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH; FATIGUE LIFE; FATIGUE LIFE ESTIMATION; FRACTURE SURFACES; FRICTION STIR SPOT WELD; KINKED CRACK; KINKED CRACKS; LAP-SHEAR SPECIMENS; OPTICAL MICROGRAPHS; QUASI-STATIC; QUASI-STATIC LOADINGS; SHEET THICKNESS; SPOT FRICTION WELD; STRESS INTENSITY; STRUCTURAL STRESS; STRUCTURAL STRESSES;

WELDS;

EID: 50249159073     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2008.05.025     Document Type: Article

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