Compression precracking to generate near threshold fatigue crack growth rates in an aluminum and titanium alloy

Journal of ASTM International

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  Ruschau, John J ^a   Newman Jr , James C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Compression loading; Crack growth; Fatigue; Residual stress; Threshold; Titanium

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; ELECTRIC LOAD SHEDDING; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT LOADS; FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; GROWTH RATE; RESIDUAL STRESSES; STRESS ANALYSIS; TITANIUM;

COMPRESSION LOADING; COMPRESSION PRE CRACKINGS; CONSTANT AMPLITUDE; NEAR THRESHOLDS; PLASTIC ZONE SIZE; STANDARD TEST METHOD; TEST PROCEDURES; THRESHOLD;

TITANIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 76649141746     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1546962X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/JAI101623     Document Type: Article

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