Journal
MATERIALS & DESIGN
Volume 53, Issue -, Pages 236-249Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2013.06.079
Keywords
Aluminum alloy; Scanning electron microscopy; Fatigue endurance; Fatigue-corrosion; Automotive components
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- LEONI Wiring Systems, France
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An innovative solution for the automotive industry is to replace the copper used for wiring harnesses with aluminum alloys, such as the aluminum-magnesium-silicon 6101 alloy. Wiring harnesses are composed of thin strand arms obtained by a wire drawing process. These strands are susceptible to exposure to a corrosive environment and fatigue solicitations simultaneously. The fatigue endurance of this alloy was studied using the stress-life approach for three metallurgical states representative of three cold-drawing steps. Fatigue tests performed in corrosive media tests highlighted a strong decrease of the 6101 alloy lifetime due to fatigue-corrosion interactions and a modification of failure modes. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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