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The Effect of Exfoliation Corrosion on the Fatigue Behavior of Structural Aluminium Alloys

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Structural Integrity of Aging Airplanes

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The effect of prior exfoliation corrosion on the fatigue behaviour of 7178-T6 and 2024-T351 aluminium alloys is investigated. The fatigue crack growth rate in both as received and prior corroded material is measured in both wet and dry environments. The exfoliation corrosion is shown to enhance the fatigue crack growth rate in the 7178-T6 material whereas the same effect was not observed in 2024-T351.

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  1. Cranfield Institute of Technology, School of Industrial Science, Cranfield, Bedford, UK

    J. P. Chubb, T. A. Morad, B. S. Hockenhull & J. W. Bristow

  2. Civil Aviation Authority, Gatwick Airport, London, UK

    J. W. Bristow

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  1. Aeronautics & Astronautics, Rm. 33-313, M.I.T., Cambridge, MA, 01239, USA

    S. N. Atluri (J. C. Hunsaker Visiting Professor) (J. C. Hunsaker Visiting Professor)

  2. Structures and Dynamics Division, Transportation Systems Center, Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA

    S. G. Sampath  & Pin Tong  & 

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Chubb, J.P., Morad, T.A., Hockenhull, B.S., Bristow, J.W. (1991). The Effect of Exfoliation Corrosion on the Fatigue Behavior of Structural Aluminium Alloys. In: Atluri, S.N., Sampath, S.G., Tong, P. (eds) Structural Integrity of Aging Airplanes. Springer Series in Computational Mechanics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84364-8_6

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