Fatigue crack growth in heat-treated aluminium alloys

Engineering Failure Analysis

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 11-18

  Borrego, L P ^a   Costa, J M ^b   Antunes, F V ^b   Ferreira, J M ^b  

^a POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Aluminium alloys; Crack closure; Crack propagation

Indexed keywords

ALUMINIUM ALLOYS; CLOSED-LOOP; CLOSURE MECHANISMS; CONSTANT AMPLITUDE LOADING; CRACK GROWTH; CRACK-GROWTH RESISTANCE; FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH; FATIGUE CRACKS; LOAD CONTROL; MECHANICAL TESTS; MIDDLE TENSIONS; STRESS RATIO;

ALLOYING ELEMENTS; ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; CERIUM ALLOYS; CHROMIUM; CRACK DETECTION; FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; HARDENING; HYDRAULIC MACHINERY; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; PLASTICITY;

CRACK CLOSURE;

EID: 70350712481     PISSN: 13506307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfailanal.2008.11.007     Document Type: Article

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