ASM Failure Analysis Case Histories: Air and Spacecraft
Fracture of an Aluminum Alloy 2014-T6 Catapult-Hook Attachment Fitting for Naval Aircraft
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Published:2019
Abstract
A forged aluminum alloy 2014-T6 catapult-hook attachment fitting (anodized by the chromic acid process to protect it from corrosion) from a naval aircraft broke in service. Spectrographic analysis, visual examination, microscopic examination, and tensile analysis showed minute cracks on the inside surface of a bearing hole, and small areas of pitting corrosion were visible on the exterior surface of the fitting. The analysis also revealed a small number of rosettes, suggestive of eutectic melting, in an otherwise normal structure. These examinations and analyses support the conclusion that the presence of chromic acid stain on the fracture surface proved that...
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Member Sign InFracture of an Aluminum Alloy 2014-T6 Catapult-Hook Attachment Fitting for Naval Aircraft, ASM Failure Analysis Case Histories: Air and Spacecraft, ASM International, 2019, https://doi.org/10.31399/asm.fach.aero.c0046022
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