Fractography

TL;DR: In this paper, nano-SiO2 particles filled polyetheretherketone (PEEK), with nano-siO2 contents ranging from 0.5 to 4 vol.%, were compounded by a ball milling process performed under room temperature.

TL;DR: In this article, the effect of the solution treatment on the tensile property and fracture toughness of aluminum alloy 7050 were investigated by means of optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscope (TEM), tensile test and the plane-strain fracture toughness test.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the fretting fatigue crack initiation behavior of titanium alloy, Ti-6Al-4V, and evaluated the ability of two critical plane approaches, Smith-Watson-Topper critical plane and maximum shear stress range critical plane, to predict the number of cycles to crack initiation, crack location and angle of crack orientation.

TL;DR: In this article, commercial IMS carbon-fibre/modified-thermoset prepregs (Fibredux 927) were interleaved with the same matrix resin in order to study the mechanisms and the extent of toughening achievable by this technique.

TL;DR: In this paper, a group of Ti-Cu-Ni-Sn-Ta multicomponent alloys is prepared by copper mold casting and arc melting, respectively, in which nanostructured (or ultrafine-grained) matrix-dendrite composites can be obtained.