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Research project: High strength aluminium alloys for aerospace applications

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Due to their low density and continued improvements in mechanical properties, aluminium alloys have continued to be a key material for aerospace applications. Research at Southampton on these alloys has been led by Profs. Marco J Starink and Ian Sinclair through a series of projects.

Aluminium alloys of the 7xxx (Al-Zn-Mg-Cu), 2x9x (Al-Li), 2xxx (Al-Cu-Mg) and 6xxx classes of alloys are used extensively in aircraft. In collaboration with Airbus, Alcan, Alcoa, Dunlop Aerospace, Cabot Engineering and QinetiQ, these alloys have been studied in a series of projects. The work in Southampton has focussed on microstructure-strength relations, strength modelling, embrittlement, quench sensitivity, fatigue and toughness analysis, encompassing all of the major aerospace Al alloy systems. Also welds have been analysed.

Synchrotron tomography
Synchrotron tomography

Synchrotron tomography images showing initiation of cracks ahead of a crack tip in a T6 Al-6156 aerospace alloy under monotonically increasing load. Arrows indicate main loading direction. Figures a and b represent the same section; in (b) the grain boundaries are revealed by Ga wetting.

Articles

  • Zhang, Y., Pelliccia, D., Milkereit, B., Kirby, N. , Starink, M. J. , & Rometsch, P. A. (2018). . Materials & Design , 142 , 259-267. DOI:
  • Joyce, M. R. , Starink, M. J. , & Sinclair, I. (2016). . Materials & Design , 93 , 379-387. DOI:
  • Chen, Y. , Gao, N. , Sha, G., Ringer, S. P. , & Starink, M. J. (2016). . Acta Materialia , 109 , 202-212. DOI:
  • Starink, M. J. , Milkereit, B., Zhang, Y., & Rometsch, P. A. (2015). . Materials & Design , 88 , 958-971.
  • Milkereit, B. , & Starink, M. J. (2015). . Materials & Design , 76 , 117-129. DOI:
  • Morgeneyer, T. F., Taillandier-Thomas, T., Helfen, L., Baumbach, T. , Sinclair, I. , Roux, S., & Hild, F. (2014). . Acta Materialia , 69 , 78-91. DOI:
  • Starink, M. J. (2012). . International Journal of Materials Research , 103 (8), 942-947. DOI:
  • Starink, M. J. , Cao, L. F., & Rometsch, P. A. (2012). . Acta Materialia , 60 (10), 4194-4207. DOI:
  • Li, X. M. , & Starink, M. J. (2012). . Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance , 21 , 977-984. DOI:
  • Li, X. M. , & Starink, M. J. (2011). . Journal of Alloys and Compounds , 509 (12), 471-476. DOI:
  • Parel, T. S. , Wang, S. C. , & Starink, M. J. (2010). . Materials & Design , 31 (1), S2-S5. DOI:
  • Morgeneyer, T. F., Besson, J., Proudhon, H. , Starink, M. J. , & Sinclair, I. (2009). . Acta Materialia , 57 , 3902-3915. DOI:
  • Starink, M. J. , & Wang, S. C. (2009). . Acta Materialia , 57 , 2376-2389. DOI:
  • Khan, I. N. , Starink, M. J. , & Yan, J. L. (2008). . Materials Science and Engineering: A , 472 (1-2), 66-74. DOI:
  • Morgeneyer, T. F. , Starink, M. J. , & Sinclair, I. (2008). . Acta Materialia , 56 , 1671-1679. DOI:
  • Khan, I. N. , & Starink, M. J. (2008). . Materials Science and Technology , 24 , 1403-1410.
  • Khan, I. N. , Starink, M. J. , Sinclair, I. , & Wang, S. C. (2008). . Materials Science and Technology , 24 , 1411-1418.
  • Morgeneyer, T. F. , Starink, M. J. , Wang, S. C. , & Sinclair, I. (2008). . Acta Materialia , 56 (12), 2872-2884. DOI:
  • Starink, M. J. , Deschamps, A. , & Wang, S. C. (2008). . Scripta Materialia , 58 , 377-382.
  • Booth, D. P. P. , Starink, M. J. , & Sinclair, I. (2007). . Materials Science and Technology , 23 , 276-284.
  • Kamp, N. , Gao, N. , Starink, M. J. , Parry, M. R. , & Sinclair, I. (2007). . International Journal of Fatigue , 29 (5), 897-908. DOI:
  • Gao, N. , Starink, M. J. , Kamp, N. , & Sinclair, I. (2007). . Journal of Materials Science , 42 , 4398-4405.
  • Kamp, N. , Gao, N. , Starink, M. J. , & Sinclair, I. (2007). . International Journal of Fatigue , 29 (5), 869-878. DOI:
  • Wang, S. C. , & Starink, M. J. (2007). . Acta Materialia , 55 (3), 933-941. DOI:
  • Morgeneyer, T. F. , Starink, M. J. , & Sinclair, I. (2006). . Materials Science Forum , 519-521 , 1023-1028.
  • Starink, M. J. , Gao, N. , Kamp, N. , Wang, S. C. , Pitcher, P. D. , & Sinclair, I. (2006). . Materials Science and Engineering: A , 418 (1-2), 241-249. DOI:
  • Wang, S. C. , Lefebvre, F., Yan, J. L. , Sinclair, I. , & Starink, M. J. (2006). . Materials Science and Engineering: A , 431 (1-2), 123-136. DOI:
  • Gao, N. , Starink, M. J. , Davin, L., Cerezo, A. , Wang, S. C. , & Gregson, P. J. (2005). . Materials Science and Technology , 21 (9), 1010-1018. DOI:
  • Wang, S. C. , & Starink, M. J. (2005). . International Materials Review , 50 (4), 193-215. DOI:
  • Kamp, N. , Starink, M. J. , Sinclair, I. , Gao, N. , Gregson, P. J., Pitcher, P. D., & Gardiner, S. (2004). . Materials Forum , 28 , 369-375.
  • Starink, M. J. (2004). . International Materials Review , 49 (3-4), 191-226. DOI:
  • Starink, M. J. , & Li, X. M. (2003). . Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A , 34A (4), 899-911.
  • Starink, M. J. , & Wang, S. C. (2003). . Acta Materialia , 51 (17), 5131-5150. DOI:
  • Kamp, N. , Sinclair, I. , & Starink, M. J. (2002). . Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A , 33 (4), 1125-1136. DOI:
  • Li, X-M. , & Starink, M. J. (2001). . Materials Science and Technology , 17 (11), 1324-1328.
  • Starink, M. J. , Hobson, A. J. , Sinclair, I. , & Gregson, P. J. (2000). . Materials Science and Engineering: A , 289 (1-2), 130-142. DOI:
  • Starink, M. J. , Wang, P. , Sinclair, I. , & Gregson, P. J. (1999). . Acta Materialia , 47 (14), 3855-3868. DOI:

Book Chapter

  • Starink, M. J. , Wang, S. C. , & Sinclair, I. (2005). . In K. J. Jata, M. W. Mahoney, & R. S. Mishra (Eds.), Friction stir welding and processing III (pp. 223-243). The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society.

Conferences

  • Zhang, Y., Rometsch, P. , Starink, M. J. , Milkereit, B., Pelliccia, D., & Kirby, N. (2016). . Paper presented at The 15th International Conference on Aluminum Alloys (ICAA15), China.
  • Morgeneyer, T. F., Besson, J., Proudhon, H. , Starink, M. J. , & Sinclair, I. (2009). . In 12th International Conference on Fracture 2009 (ICF-12) (pp. 4610-4619). Ottawa, Canada: International Conference on Fracture, NRCC, Ottawa.
  • Starink, M. J. (2008). . In Aluminium Alloys (pp. 1361-1367). Weinheim, Germany: Wiley-VCH.
  • Morgeneyer, T. F. , Sinclair, I. , Besson, J. , & Starink, M. J. (2008). . In Aluminium Alloys (pp. 1504-1510). Weinheim, Germany: Wiley-VCH.
  • Rometsch, P. A. , Wang, S. C. , Harriss, A., Gregson, P. J. , & Starink, M. J. (2002). . In P. J. Gregson, & S. Harriss (Eds.), Aluminium Alloys 2002: Their Physical and Mechanical Properties (pp. 655-660). (Materials Science Forum; No. 396-402). Switzerland: Trans Tech.
  • Li, X. , & Starink, M. J. (2000). . In E. A. Starke, Jr., T. H. Sanders, Jr., & W. A. Cassada (Eds.), Aluminium Alloys - Their Physical and Mechanical Properties (pp. 1071-1076). (Materials Science Forum; No. 331-337). Switzerland: Trans Tech.

Theses

  • Morgeneyer, T. F. (2008).
  • Khan, I. N. (2007).
  • Yan, J. (2006).
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