Coldworking of fastener holes is used extensively to increase the fatigue lives and damage tolerance of mechanically fastened joints in aircraft structural members. The actual life improvement factor for a joint with coldworked holes versus one without coldworking may vary from little or no increase, to an increase of an order of magnitude or more. To fully exploit the potential of coldworking requires a predictive capability to estimate the life of complex structural joints from basic material properties, the geometry of the joint.
Coldworking of fastener holes is used extensively to increase the fatigue lives and damage tolerance of mechanically fastened joints in aircraft structural members. The actual life improvement factor for a joint with coldworked holes versus one without coldworking may vary from little or no increase, to an increase of an order of magnitude or more. To fully exploit the potential of coldworking requires a predictive capability to estimate the life of complex structural joints from basic material properties, the geometry of the joint.
Coldworking of fastener holes is used extensively to increase the fatigue lives and damage tolerance of mechanically fastened joints in aircraft structural members. The actual life improvement factor for a joint with coldworked holes versus one without coldworking may vary from little or no increase, to an increase of an order of magnitude or more. To fully exploit the potential of coldworking requires a predictive capability to estimate the life of complex structural joints from basic material properties, the geometry of the joint.