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A microscopic study of crack initiation mechanisms in 7075 aluminum alloy sheets.A study of the opening mode of crack initiation in 7075-T6 aluminum alloy sheets has been conducted with the aid of a scanning electron microscope. Observations were made from several orientations, including the top view of the specimen which showed the notch profile and the edge view of the specimen which showed the entire notch front along the specimen thickness. It was found that the edge view exhibited the first signs of permanent deformation at about 55% of the breaking strength. These changes took the form of deformation bands which were aligned in the direction of the tensile axis and apparently defined limiting regions of homogeneous slip. It is felt that the appearance of microcracks at loads approaching the breaking strength was of fundamental importance in the formation of the final fracture surface. Many of these microcraks were initiated at intermetallic particles and other metallurgically weak regions on the notch surface. It was also possible to correlate the strain in the notch with the stress intensity factor for the various loads. Very large plastic strains were observed on the notch tip as compared to published values of elongation at fracture for unnotched specimens.
Document ID
19730050083
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Jones, D. L.
Liebowitz, H.
(George Washington University Washington, D.C., United States)
Date Acquired
August 7, 2013
Publication Date
June 1, 1973
Subject Category
Materials, Metallic
Accession Number
73A34885
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NGL-09-010-053
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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