Combined mode fracture of three aluminium alloys

• Main Author: Oruganti Rajmohan Kashyap
• Other Authors: Manoharan, Mohan
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Materials::Metallic materials::Alloys
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/2419
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The objective of this project was to evaluate the fracture resistance of three aerospace grade aluminium alloys under combined mode I - mode III loading conditions, with a view to furthering the concept of the fracture mechanism map. Slow strain rate testing was done using compact tension specimens,...