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 Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2009 6:33 pm Post subject: Fatige life of Aluminum |
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<?xml:namespace prefix="v" /><?xml:namespace prefix="o" /><![endif]--> Guys and Girls
Not trying to stir the pot but there is a very interesting article in the February '09 issue of the EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Take a look at page 86, "Anodizing and Fatigue life". I was surprised at the effect of Anodizing on Aluminum. We always Anodized tooling where I worked as a designer but our tools were not subjected to constant vibration as is associated with aircraft. Anodizing a spar is probably out of the question unless you have a very large tank, but does raise a question as to whether this process could have contributed to any accidents in the past. I know a lot of guys Alodine their spars but this is an entirely different process and shouldn’t have any effect on the base metal.
Just another question to look at.
Herb
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Almost done.
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Ron Lendon
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| Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2009 12:21 pm Post subject: Re: Fatige life of Aluminum |
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Herb,
I was having similar thoughts after reading that same article. I just metal finished the spar parts and use 2 part DuPont variprime between mating surfaces.
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