The effects of test temperature and humidity on the mixed-mode fatigue behavior of a toughened adhesive aluminum joint

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1125-1139

  Datla, N V ^a   Papini, M ^b   Ulicny, J ^c   Carlson, B ^c   Spelt, J K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Adhesive; Aluminum; Degradation; Epoxy; Fatigue; Hot wet; Mixed mode; Moisture; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE THICKNESS; ALUMINUM JOINTS; ALUMINUM OXIDES; APPLIED STRAIN; CRACK GROWTH BEHAVIOR; CRACK GROWTH RATES; CRACK PATHS; DOUBLE CANTILEVER BEAM; DRY CONDITION; EPOXY; FATIGUE; FATIGUE BEHAVIOR; FATIGUE PERFORMANCE; FATIGUE THRESHOLD; HOT-WET; INCREASED TEMPERATURE; MIXED MODE; MIXED-MODE LOADING; MOISTURE LEVEL; PRE-TREATMENTS; TEST ENVIRONMENT; TEST TEMPERATURES;

ADHESIVE JOINTS; ALUMINUM; CANTILEVER BEAMS; CRACK PROPAGATION; DEGRADATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; GROWTH RATE; MOISTURE; STRAIN RATE;

CRACKS;

EID: 79953027869     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2011.01.028     Document Type: Article

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