11 - Operations and Sustainment
ACCELERATED EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF ENVIRONMENTALLY ASSISTED CRACKING IN AA7085
J. Rogers, RMIT University, Australia; I. Field¹, N. Tugwell¹, M. Salagaras¹, B. Dixon¹; ¹DSTG, Australia
This research explores an accelerated test method to induce EAC in AA7085 test coupons and investigates the contributing factors to EAC initiation and growth in AA7085. Pre-treatment of the test coupons was critical in achieving an accelerated testing program, along with a bespoke environmental chamber system for in-situ environmental control during tensile loading.
DOI: 10.71945/icas2026_0244