Investigation of fatigue lives of spot friction welds in lap-shear specimens of aluminum 6111-T4 sheets based on fracture mechanics

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages

  Lin, P C ^a   Pan, J ^a   Pan, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b FORD MOTOR COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CRACKS; ELASTICITY; FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION; FRICTION; FRICTION WELDING; SPOT WELDING; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; TRIBOLOGY; WELDS;

FATIGUE CRACKS; FATIGUE LIFE PREDICTION; KINKED CRACKS; LAP-SHEAR SPECIMEN; LOCAL STRESS; PARIS LAW; RESISTANCE SPOT WELD; SPOT FRICTION WELD;

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS;

EID: 85072484218     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2005-01-1250     Document Type: Conference Paper

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