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Fatigue of an Aluminium Alloy Reinforced with Oxide Ceramic Microspheres

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The room-temperature fatigue properties of a new metal-matrix composite based on 6061 aluminium alloy have been evaluated. Two types of experiment have been done: first, smooth samples have been tested to produce an “S-N” curve and, second, edge-cracked plates have been fatigued and crack-growth rates measured for various cyclic stress intensity factors. All tests have been limited to a stress ratio of close to zero. For both types of test the composite has better fatigue properties than the unreinforced alloy. Possible reasons for the good performance of the composite are suggested.

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  1. Comalco Research Centre, 15 Edgars Road, Thomastown, Victoria, 3074, Australia

    M. J. Couper & K. Xia

  2. Department of Materials Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Melbourne, Victoria, 3168, Australia

    B. R. Crawford & J. R. Griffiths

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  1. Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore

    S. H. Teoh  & K. H. Lee  & 

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Couper, M.J., Crawford, B.R., Griffiths, J.R., Xia, K. (1991). Fatigue of an Aluminium Alloy Reinforced with Oxide Ceramic Microspheres. In: Teoh, S.H., Lee, K.H. (eds) Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3650-1_26

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