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The effect of hole quality on the fatigue life of 2024-t3 aluminum alloy sheet
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Everett Jr., Richard A. |
| Copyright Year | 2004 |
| Description | This paper presents the results of a study whose main objective was to determine which type of fabrication process would least affect the fatigue life of an open-hole structural detail. Since the open-hole detail is often the fundamental building block for determining the stress concentration of built-up structural parts, it is important to understand any factor that can affect the fatigue life of an open hole. A test program of constant-amplitude fatigue tests was conducted on five different sets of test specimens each made using a different hole fabrication process. Three of the sets used different mechanical drilling procedures while a fourth and fifth set were mechanically drilled and then chemically polished. Two sets of specimens were also tested under spectrum loading to aid in understanding the effects of residual compressive stresses on fatigue life. Three conclusions were made from this study. One, the residual compressive stresses caused by the hole-drilling process increased the fatigue life by two to three times over specimens that were chemically polished after the holes were drilled. Second, the chemical polishing process does not appear to adversely affect the fatigue life. Third, the chemical polishing process will produce a stress-state adjacent to the hole that has insignificant machining residual stresses. |
| File Size | 258371 |
| Page Count | 15 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20040110776 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t0xq1zg0n |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2004-08-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Metals And Metallic Materials Drilling Fabrication Stress Concentration Fatigue Life Compressibility Hole Geometry Mechanics Metal Sheets Machining Aluminum Alloys Polishing Mechanical Engineering Residual Stress Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
