27th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 19 - 24 September 2010, Nice, France
Paper ICAS 2010-8.7.1

THE INFLUENCE OF CORROSION TREATMENTS ON FATIGUE OF AIRCRAFT STRUCTURAL JOINTS

A. Jaya, U. H. Tiong, R. Mohammed, C. Bil, G. Clark
RMIT Univ., Australia

Keywords: fatigue, structural integrity, corrosion inhibition, mechanically fastened joint

This paper discusses the change in fatigue life as a result of applying Corrosion Inhibiting Compounds (CICs) to mechanically fastened joints. Two types of aircraft joints typically of general aviation use are tested with and without CICs and at several stress levels of fatigue loading.

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