Investigating the mechanisms that cause quench cracking in aluminium alloy 7010

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 153-154, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 330-337

  Earle, T P ^a   Robinson, J S ^a   Colvin, J J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b Mettis Aerospace Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fracture toughness; Quench cracking; Residual stress

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MICROSTRUCTURE; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; QUENCHING; RESIDUAL STRESSES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHRINKAGE; STRAIN; TENSILE TESTING; THERMAL EFFECTS;

COLD WATER; DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL CONTRACTION; PLASTIC STRAIN; QUENCH CRACKING;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 9444289282     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2004.04.067     Document Type: Article

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