Repeated loads above the proportional limit on 24ST aluminum alloy
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Authors
Bull, Edward George
Mastin, Robert Leavenworth
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Date of Issue
1947
Date
1947
Publisher
California Institute of Technology
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Abstract
The purpose of this investigation is to study the effect of repeated tensile stresses above the proportional limit on 24ST Aluminum Alloy. The investigation consisted of two parts: the design and building of testing apparatus which would provide a pure tension stress capable of being repeated many times a minute without shock but with a high rate of loading, and to obtain data by means of runs on prepared samples of the metal under study. It was found that permanent deformation caused by overstress is not a useful factor in forecasting life expectancy. It was also found that the effects of "aging" (elapsed time between overstresses, initial cold work, and magnitude of overstresses applied all have definite influence on the ability of 24ST Aluminum Alloy to withstand further overstressing and require more thorough investigation.
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Thesis
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This thesis document was issued under the authority of another institution, not NPS. At the time it was written, a copy was added to the NPS Library collection for reasons not now known. It has been included in the digital archive for its historical value to NPS. Not believed to be a CIVINS (Civilian Institutions) title.
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Aeronautical Engineering
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California Institute of Technology