Assessment of mixed mode loading on macroscopic fatigue crack paths in thick section Al-Cu-Li alloy plate

High strength, wrought 7xxx (Al-Zn-Mg) and Al-Li based alloys show a propensity for fatigue macroscopic crack deflections aligned along grain boundaries. The present work reports a study on a 3rd generation Al-Li based alloy in the form of a thick AA2297 (Al-Cu-Li alloy) plate, where it was found th...

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Main Authors: Joyce, M.R (Author), Starink, M.J (Author), Sinclair, I. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2016.
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