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2019 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

6. Alloys and Fatigue Crack Propagation

Authors : Sérgio M. O. Tavares, Paulo M. S. T. de Castro

Published in: Damage Tolerance of Metallic Aircraft Structures

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

Aluminium alloys were for many decades the material of choice for aircraft structures. Although this prominence no longer exists, these alloys still represent a substantial part of the aircraft. This section briefly reviews the fatigue crack propagation behaviour of typical Al alloys, including Al-Li alloys of interest because of their low weight and high strength. Al prominence is now disputed by composites; other alloys as Ti alloys and steel are used for specific applications.

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Metadata
Title
Alloys and Fatigue Crack Propagation
Authors
Sérgio M. O. Tavares
Paulo M. S. T. de Castro
Copyright Year
2019
Book
Damage Tolerance of Metallic Aircraft Structures

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-70189-9

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-70190-5

Copyright Year: 2019

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70190-5_6

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