Flashjet Qualification Testing for Lifecycle Depainting of Rotary Wing FuseLage Skins

Abstract

This program evaluated the effects of FLASHJET(registered) life cycle paint stripping on the high cycle fatigue behavior of two aluminum alloys used for fatigue critical helicopter structure. Based on the completion of five repeat paint and strip cycles, the fatigue life of 0.025 in. thick 2024-T3 or 7075-T6 aluminum is not degraded by stripping to the substrate with the FLASHJET(registered) paint stripping process, when operated within the process parameters operating range tested.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 06, 2001
Accession Number
ADA390087

Entities

People

  • Joseph Kozol
  • Paul Raley
  • Steven Hartle
  • Thomas Berkel

Organizations

  • Naval Air Warfare Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Alloys
  • Aluminum
  • Aluminum Alloys
  • Cycles
  • Fatigue Life
  • Fatigue Tests (Mechanics)
  • Fuselages
  • Helicopters
  • Life Cycles
  • Materials
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Substrates
  • Tensile Strength

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.
  • Surface Coatings Technology.