26th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences
including the 8th AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations (ATIO) Conference
14 - 19 September 2008, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Paper ICAS 2008-7.4.3

FATIGUE DESIGN OF METALLIC COMPONENTS CONTAINING SURFACE OR INTERNAL DEFECTS

Y. Nadot, J. Mendez
ENSMA, France

Keywords: defects, fatigue criterion, fatigue life assessment

The purpose of this study is go present a criterion to assess fatigue life of a component containing a defect located at the surface or in the bulk of the material (Titanium, Aluminum and steel). The paper presents experimental results, SEM observations, the criterion and validation on structural component

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