The most consequential mechanical failures in transport aviation are often the ones which start as hairline cracks hidden ...

1. A National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) research team has identified the mechanism by which microscopic fatigue cracks grow in metals, solving a half-century-old mystery. The team found ...

The fatigue cracking penetrated the fuselage skin and created an approximate 18 x 12in [45 x 30cm] flap in the skin that depressurised the airplane." The investigation revealed that the fatigue crack ...

Biaxial fatigue and the associated crack growth behaviour in metallic materials have become a focal point for both academic and industrial investigations due to their critical implications for ...

U.S. NTSB investigators determined metal fatigue is suspected as the reason a fan blade fractured just before an in-fight engine failure suffered by United Airlines Flight 328 on Feb. 20, board ...

(a) Schematic illustration for our precise sectioning technique on the location of fatigue crack initiation; maximum stress and cycles to failure for (b) NAMP state; (c) HIP state; (d) HIP+STA state.

Metallic glasses (MGs) exhibit greater elastic limit and stronger resistance to plastic deformation than their crystalline metal counterparts. Their capacity to withstand plastic straining is further ...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a new airworthiness directive targeting specific structural issues in 13 Boeing Co’s (NYSE:BA) 757-200 airplanes registered in the U.S., aiming to ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — An engine disk that broke apart and forced an American Airlines jet to abort a takeoff in Chicago last week shows signs of fatigue cracking, according to a preliminary report ...

A fatigue crack was the cause of a major leak from the Keystone Pipeline that occurred in the US in December, according to third-party analysis commissioned by pipeline operator TC Energy. The ...

Why modern electronics are so susceptible to thermomechanical fatigue. How multiphysics software tools can aid the design process, resulting in better product longevity. The airbags in your car… the ...