A Study of the Effect of Repeated Tension Impact Loads Upon Certain Metals Used in Aircraft Construction

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Gentner, William Ellis and Biglow, James Otis (1940) A Study of the Effect of Repeated Tension Impact Loads Upon Certain Metals Used in Aircraft Construction. Master's thesis, California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/93VQ-ED36. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:04252011-080056433

Abstract

The Impact Endurance Limit is evaluated for several materials used in aircraft construction. The Impact Endurance Limit is defined as the energy per blow in tension impact below which the specimen will withstand an indefinitely large number of blows without fracture. The effect of grain orientation on the Impact Endurance Limit is shown. Evidence is presented that the Impact Endurance Limit may be a function of the ultimate tensile strength but not of the elongation or the yield point. The effect of service stresses on the Impact Endurance Limit is discussed.

Item Type:	Thesis (Master's thesis)
Subject Keywords:	(Aeronautics)
Degree Grantor:	California Institute of Technology
Division:	Engineering and Applied Science
Major Option:	Aeronautics
Thesis Availability:	Public (worldwide access)
Research Advisor(s):	Sechler, Ernest Edwin
Group:	GALCIT
Thesis Committee:	Unknown, Unknown
Defense Date:	1 January 1940
Record Number:	CaltechTHESIS:04252011-080056433
Persistent URL:	https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:04252011-080056433
DOI:	10.7907/93VQ-ED36
Default Usage Policy:	No commercial reproduction, distribution, display or performance rights in this work are provided.
ID Code:	6348
Collection:	CaltechTHESIS
Deposited By:	Tony Diaz
Deposited On:	05 May 2011 17:23
Last Modified:	16 Aug 2023 23:49

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