Aircraft corrosion and fatigue damage assessment

This report reviews currently available information on corrosion and fatigue in aircraft as a background to discussing the assessment of corrosion and fatigue damage. The main topics are: * aircraft operating environments and loads * corrosion * fatigue * corrosion and fatigue * corrosion and fatigue damage assessment. Aircraft structures are...

A literature survey on the fatigue behaviour of hybrid composites

Composite materials with more than one type of fiber in one matrix are known as hybrid composites. In this work the fatigue behaviour of composite materials is discussed and the behaviour of hybrid composites is related to simple (single-fiber) composites. The properties and the behaviour of hybrid composites can mostly be explained...

Corrosion fatigue crack arrest in aluminium alloys: basic data

Constant amplitude low stress Intensity fatigue crack growth for 2024-T3 and 7475-T761 aluminium alloys In laboratory air, sump tank water and synthetic seawater was Investigated. Corrosion fatigue crack grouwt retardation and arrest occurred In both sump tank water and synthetic seawater, resulting In higher AKth values than In air. Crack...