Effect of low temperature, low water vapor pressure environments on the fatigue behavior of an Al-Li aerospace alloy

• Published in: International journal of fatigue Vol. 148; p. 106215
• Main Authors: Brown, Luke B., Jones, Jennifer L., (Warner) Locke, Jenifer S., Burns, James T.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2021; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: 2199 AA; Al-Li alloy; Aluminum; Copper; Copper base alloys; Crack propagation; Environmental Cracking; Fatigue Crack Growth; Fatigue failure; Fracture mechanics; High altitude; Low Temperature; Low water vapor pressure; Materials fatigue; Reduction; Vapor pressure; Water vapor; Low Temperature; Al-Li alloy; 2199 AA; Fatigue Crack Growth; Environmental Cracking; Low water vapor pressure

•The effects of low water vapor, low temperature environments, on the FCGR of 2199 AA.•FCGR was found to decrease with decreasing water vapor pressure systematically.•Temperature was varied from 23C to −65 °C and only −30 °C and −50 °C effected FCGR.•The proposed reasoning for low temp changes in FC...