Thermal fatigue cracks of fire fighting vehicles gray iron brake discs

Engineering Failure Analysis

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 152-163

  Bagnoli, F ^a   Dolce, F ^a   Bernabei, M ^a  

^a Centro Sperimentale Volo   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brake disc; Gray iron; Heat cracks; Residual stress; Thermal fatigue

Indexed keywords

FIELD EMISSION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FIRE EXTINGUISHERS; FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT; FRICTION; HEATING; MICROSCOPES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; THERMAL FATIGUE;

BRAKE DISC; BRAKE DISCS; BRAKING ACTIONS; ELLIPTICAL SHAPES; FATIGUE MECHANISMS; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FIRE-FIGHTING; FRICTION SURFACES; GRAY IRON; GRAY IRONS; HARDNESS MEASUREMENTS; HIGH TEMPERATURES; MACROFRACTOGRAPHY; MATERIAL CHOICEST; MICROSTRUCTURAL; OPTICAL MICROSCOPES; RESIDUAL TENSILE STRESSES; STRESSES DISTRIBUTIONS;

CRACKS;

EID: 54049127774     PISSN: 13506307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfailanal.2008.01.009     Document Type: Article

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