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30 Jul
Substantiation Process of Cold Spray Repaired Parts
Substantiation Process of Cold Spray Repaired Parts Dr. Scott A. Fawaz, PE FAA DER –Structures, Fatigue & Damage Tolerance SAFE Inc. © 2017 SAFE Inc. Outline •Why Cold Spray Repair for Commercial Aviation? •FAA Repair Approval Process •Application to Commercial Aircraft •Candidate Repair Parts •Material Test Plan •Substantiation Read More
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Effect of Chromate on Corrosion Fatigue in Service Relevant Concentrations
Effect of Chromate on Corrosion Fatigue in Service Relevant Concentrations Sarah E. Galyon Dorman1 Saravanan Arunachalam1 and Scott A. Fawaz1 1SAFE, Inc Abstract: The corrosion protection chromate provides to metallic structures has been well documented. To fully quantify chromate replacement coatings an understanding of the effects that chromate has on corrosion fatigue must be fully
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Corrosion Fatigue Pit-to-Crack Test Methodology
Corrosion Fatigue Pit-to-Crack Test Methodology Justin W. Rausch1, Sarah E. Galyon-Dorman1, Scott A. Fawaz1 1 SAFE Inc., United States of America Abstract: The objective of this work was to develop a test methodology for corrosion fatigue that allows researchers to investigate the effects of environmental parameters on crack growth rates of cracks nucleating from corrosion
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Structural Restoration Viability Using Cold Spray Technology
Structural Restoration Viability Using Cold Spray Technology Saravanan R Arunachalam and Scott A Fawaz SAFE Inc. 3290 Hamal Cir, Monument, CO 80132, USA Abstract: Cold Spray (CS) Technology has proved to be an effective geometry restoration technology to repair/restore/enhance the airworthiness of aging aircraft. The paper provides a brief review of the literature in the
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Using Low Temperature Crack
Using Low Temperature Crack Growth Data in Crack Growth Analyses 11 September 2018 Jason Niebuhr Scott Fawaz SAFE Inc Mr. Dan Dunmire, Director , OSD-CPO Dr. Greg Shoales, Director, CAStLE, USAFA This material is based on research sponsored by the US Air Force Academy under agreement number FA7000-11-2-0011 and FA7000-14-2-0013. The U.S.
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The Effect of Corrosion Inhibitors on Fatigue under Complex Environmental Conditions
The Effect of Corrosion Inhibitors on Fatigue under Complex Environmental Conditions Ms. Sarah Galyon Dorman Mr. Justin Rausch Mr. Jason Niebuhr Dr. SaravananArunachalam Dr.Scott A. Fawaz Background Current coating qualification methods do not account for mechanical damage nor representative environments A method for evaluating fatigue crack grow rates under complex atmospheric corrosion conditions could aid
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Examination and Prediction of Corrosion Fatigue Damage and Inhibition
Examination and Prediction of Corrosion Fatigue Damage and Inhibition Sarah E.GalyonDorman Justin W. Rausch Saravanan Arunachalam Scott A. Fawaz SAFE Inc. Background Current environmentally assisted fatigue testing methodologies do not account for nucleation from corrosion damage The DoD is moving to ban the use of chromates as a protection system for DoD assets1 The protection
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Cold Spray (CS) Repair of Al 7075-T651 Plate for Structural Restoration
Cold Spray (CS) Repair of Al 7075-T651 Plate for Structural Restoration Dr. SaravananR. Arunachalam and Dr. Scott A. Fawaz SAFE Inc. USAF Academy Center for Aircraft Structural Life Extension (CAStLE) Outline ■Introduction ■Factors affecting the CS properties Role of residual stress Material Specimen design and layout Experimental and Results Static Fatigue Corrosion Electrical Conductivity Summary
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Effect of Atmospheric Environmental Conditions on Fatigue Crack Growth
Effect of Atmospheric Environmental Conditions on Fatigue Crack Growth J. Niebuhr, S. Galyon Dorman, S. Fawaz SAFE, Inc. ABSTRACT Corrosion has a significant impact on the fatigue of aging aircraft. In service, an airframe will be exposed not only to a spectrum of mechanical loading due to variations in flight profile and mission types, but
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The Effect of Bacteria on Corrosion Fatigue in AA7075
The Effect of Bacteria on Corrosion Fatigue in AA7075 Sarah E. Galyon Dorman SAFE, Inc 3290 Hamal Circle Monument, CO 80132 United States Sarah E. Collins CAStLE-United States Air Force Academy 2354 Fairchild Dr, Suite 2J2 USAF Academy, CO 80840 United States Benjamin K. Hoff CAStLE-United States Air Force Academy 2354 Fairchild Dr, Suite 2J2
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