Materials Can be Stressed Out Too

Abstract

'Locked in' or residual stresses occur almost always in making and using materials, from computer chips and dental fillings to tanker hulls, pipe lines and aircraft. These stresses can sometimes improve the life of a manufactured item, but can also lead to catastrophic failure.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA231351

Entities

People

  • I. C. Noyan
  • Jerome B. Cohen

Organizations

  • Northwestern University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Ceramic Materials
  • Crystal Structure
  • Engineering
  • Manufacturing
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanical Working
  • Mechanics
  • Phase Transformations
  • Residual Stress
  • Strain Gages
  • Stress Analysis
  • Stresses
  • Transition Temperature

Readers

  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
  • Software Engineering