Aluminum-lithium alloys: design, development and application update; Proceedings of the Symposium, Los Angeles, CA, Mar. 25, 26, 1987

Conference · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:6802215

Kar, R J; Agrawal, S P; Quist, W E

The present conference on the development status of aluminum-lithium alloys for aerospace applications discussed topics in the availability of these alloys, their fatigue, fracture, and corrosion characteristics, their design criteria, and manufacturing techniques developed for them to date. Attention is given to developments in rapidly-solidified Al-Li alloys, the mechanisms of fatigue crack propagation in commercial Al-Li alloys, the effects of processing on Al-Li microstructures and fracture behavior, and Al-Li exfoliation and stress corrosion cracking behavior. Also discussed are design considerations for novel aerospace vehicle materials, critical Al-Li alloy design factors, the application of Al-Li alloys in naval aircraft, and the superplastic forming characteristics of Al-Li sheet alloys.

• OSTI ID: 6802215
• Report Number(s): CONF-8703287-
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
360100* -- Metals & Alloys
AEROSPACE INDUSTRY
ALLOYS
ALUMINIUM ALLOYS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CORROSION
CRACK PROPAGATION
CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
DESIGN
FABRICATION
FATIGUE
FRACTURE PROPERTIES
INDUSTRY
LITHIUM ALLOYS
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
MEETINGS
MICROSTRUCTURE
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
SOLIDIFICATION
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
USES