SEDL / STP / STP610-EB / STP28685S

Interference Fits and Stress-Corrosion Failure

Hanagud, S
Professor and graduate student, School of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Ga.

Carter, AE
Professor and graduate student, School of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Ga.

Pages: 22    Published: Jan 1976

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Abstract

Service failure analysis and theoretical and experimental investigations have been carried out to investigate the stress-corrosion susceptibility of the aluminum alloy structures due to the use of interference fit sleeves and mandrel-coining procedures. A methodology has been discussed for the design of interference fits so that maximum improvement of fatigue life can be attained while the stress-corrosion susceptibility is kept to a minimum.