Experimental and numerical study of the effects of porosity on fatigue crack initiation of HPDC magnesium AM60B alloy

Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Volumn 470, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 202-213

  Lu, Y ^a   Taheri, F ^a   Gharghouri, M A ^b   Han, H P ^c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^c IMP Aerospace   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cast magnesium alloy; Fatigue; Finite element simulation; Porosity

Indexed keywords

ALLOYS; CERIUM ALLOYS; DIE CASTING; FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FATIGUE TESTING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INSTRUMENT PANELS; LIGHT METALS; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM ALLOYS; MAGNESIUM CASTINGS; MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; POROSITY; SHEAR STRAIN;

CAST MAGNESIUM ALLOY; CYCLIC BEHAVIOURS; DIE CASTS; FATIGUE; FATIGUE CRACK INITIATIONS; FATIGUE CRACKS; FATIGUE LIFE DATUM; FATIGUE LIVES; FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATION; FRACTURE SURFACES; FREE SURFACES; HIGH- CYCLE FATIGUES; KINEMATIC HARDENING RULES; LOADING CONDITIONS; LOADING RATIOS; LOCAL MAXIMUM; MACHINED SURFACES; MICROSTRUCTURE-PROPERTY RELATIONS; NUMERICAL STUDIES; PLASTIC SHEAR STRAINS; PLASTICITY MODELS; SEM ANALYSIS; SIMULATION RESULTS; UNI-AXIAL LOADINGS; WEIBULL MODELS;

CRACKS;

EID: 59249088871     PISSN: 09258388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2008.03.008     Document Type: Article

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