Failure Investigation on Failed Towing Arm of an Aircraft: A Case of Improper Material Processing and Failed Repair Welding of a Cast Al-Cu-Si Type Aluminium Alloy
Present work describes the metallurgical failure investigation of a failed towing arm/bar. Aircraft attached with this incident travelled a distance of 2 km with normal towing speed (8 km/hr). The component is said to have broken while turning to right from taxi track and then turning left about 15...
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| Language: | English |
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Deer Hill Publications
2023-07-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Engineering Materials and Manufacture |
| Online Access: | http://www.deerhillpublishing.com/index.php/ijemm/article/view/251 |