Accession Number:
ADA334785
Title:
Materials Degradation and Fatigue Under Extreme Conditions
Descriptive Note:
Final rept. 1 Apr 1994-31 Aug 1997
Corporate Author:
ILLINOIS UNIV CHAMPAIGN
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Report Date:
1997-10-29
Pagination or Media Count:
93.0
Abstract:
This AFOSR URI addressed complex research problems of materials degradation and fatigue in aerospace structures in severe or extreme environments. A better understanding of materials degradation and flaw initiation dynamics was achieved through a multi-disciplinary research program encompassing chemistry, surface physics, materials science and mechanics, both experimental and theoretical. The Subprojects were as follows 1 Surface Induced Degradation of Fluorocarbon Lubricants 2 Molecular Tribology of Perfluoroether Lubricants 3 Fluids, Including Lubricants Under Extreme Conditions of High PressureHigh Temperature and Confinement 4 Surface Crack Propagation Under Combined Mechanical and High Pressure Fluid Loading and 5 Lubricant Assisted Fatigue Crack Growth in Ceramics.
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Subject Categories:
- Lubricants and Hydraulic Fluids
- Mechanics