Probability modeling and material microstructure applied to corrosion and fatigue of aluminum and steel alloys

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 695-708

  Harlow, D Gary ^a   Wei, Robert P ^a  

^a Lehigh University   (United States)

Author keywords

Corrosion and corrosion fatigue; Probability modeling; Scientifically based modeling; Simulation; Very high cycle fatigue

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; ALUMINA; ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; APPLICATIONS; CERIUM ALLOYS; CORROSION; CRACKING (CHEMICAL); CRACKS; DAMAGE DETECTION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION; LIFE CYCLE; MICROSTRUCTURE; PROBABILITY; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; STEEL;

7075-T6 ALUMINUM ALLOYS; BEARING STEELS; COMPLEX APPLICATIONS; DAMAGE PROCESS; ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS; ENGINEERING PROBLEMS; FATIGUE CRACK GROWTHS; HIGH CYCLES; LIFE PREDICTIONS; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; LIFE-CYCLE MANAGEMENTS; MATERIAL MICROSTRUCTURES; MICROSTRUCTURAL PROPERTIES; MINIMAL VALUES; MULTIPLE MODES; PROBABILISTIC COMPUTATIONS; PROBABILISTIC METHODS; PROBABILITY MODELING; PROCESSING CONDITIONS; SCIENTIFICALLY BASED MODELING; SIMULATION; STEEL ALLOYS; STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS; VERY HIGH CYCLE FATIGUE;

CORROSION FATIGUE;

EID: 60849092916     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2008.01.010     Document Type: Article

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