|
|||||
|
|
Crack growth and residual strength characteristics of two grades of glass-reinforced aluminium ‘Glare’ |
|
| Authors: | J B Young J G N Landry V N Cavoulacos |
| Affiliation: | Department of Aerospace Technology, College of Aeronautics, Cranfield University, Cranfield, Bedlordshire MK430AL, UK |
| Abstract: | Crack growth and residual strength tests have been conducted on both Glare 3 and Glare 4 material. Results have been compared with those for 2024-T3 monolithic aluminium alloy showing improvements in fatigue life of up to 100 times and improvements in residual strengths of up to 40%. The potential weight savings and general structural performance improvements of the Glare material make it most attractive for future aerospace vehicle design, despite its current higher manufacturing costs. |
| Keywords: | |
| 本文献已被 ScienceDirect 等数据库收录！ | |
