The thesis deals with the application of nondestructive testing methods (acoustic emission, electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction topography) to description and identification of stages in the fatigue process in aluminium alloys. The main contribution of this dissertation thesis consists of the approach and evaluation methodology of cyclic damage in the materials. It dealt especially with the verification of measured data by using data obtained using other nondestructive methods. The experimental results show that the field of nondestructive testing materials can fundamentally uncover the process of fatigue damage and improve current knowledge in this area. Combination of used methods has become a powerful tool for the identification and monitoring of the whole fatigue degradation process of materials.

As ligas de alumínio vêm sendo amplamente usadas nas indústrias aeronáuticas e automobilísticas por suas propriedades mecânicas superiores às do metal puro. Entretanto, como as propriedades de corrosão dessas ligas variam, sendo piores do que as do alumínio puro, surge a necessidade de estudos de diferentes métodos de proteção contra a corrosão. O uso de coberturas protetoras é uma alternativa para diminuir os processos corrosivos e, desta maneira, aumentar a vida útil desses materiais. Das coberturas de conversão existentes, as mais usadas ainda são à base de cromo, porém o cromo tem se mostrado danoso ao meio ambiente e à saúde humana. Por outro lado, as coberturas de conversão à base de óxidos de cério, ambientalmente mais corretas e menos nocivas, já têm sido usadas com sucesso para este propósito. Ademais, partindo do consenso sobre o bom desempenho da polianilina (PAni) em proteger metais oxidáveis contra a corrosão, inclusive o alumínio e suas ligas, o presente estudo propõe o desenvolvimento de proteção anticorrosiva de ligas de alumínio pela combinação de camadas de conversão à base de óxidos de cério associada com camadas de PAni nas ligas de alumínio das séries AA1xxx e AA6xxx. A combinação de camadas duplex surge como uma alternativa promissora por: (i) possibilitar a formação de pontos de ancoragem sobre a superfície, promovidos pelas camadas de conversão à base de óxidos de cério, para a posterior deposição de PAni; (ii) ampliar o uso das camadas de conversão à base de óxidos de cério isoladamente ou combinadas com PAni e (iii) promover o melhor sinergismo na proteção contra a corrosão das ligas de alumínio e de outros materiais pela associação e maior interação desses sistemas. / Aluminium alloys have been widely used in automobile and aircraft industries for their superior mechanical properties to the pure metal. However, as the corrosion properties of these alloys vary, being worse than those of pure aluminium, there is a need for studies of different methods of corrosion protection. The use of protective coverings appears as an alternative to reduce the corrosion process and thereby increase the useful life of these materials. Conversion of existing coverage, the most used are still based on chrome, but chrome has proven harmful to the environment and human health. Furthermore, coverage of cerium-based conversion, more environmentally friendly and healthy, have already been successfully used for this purpose. Furthermore, based on the consensus on the proper performance of polyaniline (PAni) to protect oxidizable metals against corrosion, including aluminium and its alloys, this study proposes the development of corrosion protection of aluminium alloys by combining layers of cerium conversion associated with layers of polyaniline on aluminium alloys AA1xxx and AA6xxx series. The combination of double layers arises as a promising alternative, which may: (i) facilitating formation of anchor points on the surface, driven by layers of cerium conversion, for the subsequent deposition of PAni (ii) expand the use of cerium conversion coatings alone or combined with PAni and (iii) promote synergy in protection against corrosion of aluminium alloys and other materials by the association and greater interaction of these systems.

A análise da vida em fadiga em amplitude variável associada à corrosão é bastante complexa, devido a combinações entre as interações eletroquímicas ocorridas, tendo em vista a exposição da frente da trinca à névoa salina somada aos efeitos deletérios do carregamento de amplitude variável. Esta combinação de efeitos ainda não é modelada matematicamente, e os dados experimentais observados em outros trabalhos ainda geram hipóteses inconclusivas. Neste contexto, este estudo tem como objetivo avaliar a vida em fadiga da liga 7475 T7351, utilizando carregamento de voos simulados TWIST e FALSTAFF e submetida a névoa salina a 3,5 e 5%. Foram executados ensaios eletroquímicos, para verificar o potencial de corrosão dessa liga e análise microestrutural para verificar a formação de pites. O crescimento de trinca por fadiga com carregamento de voo foi simulado, sem considerar os efeitos do meio, nos programas NASGRO 4.0, AFGROW e CRACK 2000, com parâmetros calibrados no NASGRO 4.0, no intuito de verificar quais modelos matemáticos e programas descrevem a curva experimental em ar com menor erro. Os resultados mostraram que os programas NASGRO 4.0 e AFGROW se aproximaram com menor erro à curva experimental em ar. Os ensaios de crescimento de trinca por fadiga foram executados com carregamento de voos simulados e os parâmetros para o sistema de geração de névoa salina foram determinados experimentalmente. As curvas de crescimento de trinca e taxa de propagação em névoa salina foram comparadas às curvas em ar, as quais também foram obtidas sob as mesmas condições de carregamento. Observou-se que para os ensaios em névoa salina, a trinca rompeu com maior número de voos em relação às curvas em ar. / The corrosion fatigue life analysis under variable amplitude loading is very complex due electrochemistry effects in crack tip exposed to salt spray matched to harmful effects of amplitude variable loading. This effects combination is not modeling mathematically actually, and the experimentally data observed in other research generates inconclusive theories. In this context, the main aim of this research to evaluate the corrosion fatigue life of 7475 T7351 under spectrum loading TWIST and FALSTAFF and exposed to 3.5% and 5% NaCl. Electrochemistry test were performed to verify the corrosion potential followed of microstructural analysis by SEM, to verify the pitting on 7475 T7351 alloy. The fatigue crack growth was simulated, without environmental effects, using the codes NASGRO, AFGROW and CRACK 2000, the simulation parameters was fit on NASGRO 4.0, to analyze whether the crack growth models and codes are able to represent properly the air experimental crack growth data. The results showed that NASGRO 4.0 and AFGROW codes described the fatigue crack growth in air with less error. The fatigue crack growth tests were performed under spectrum loadings and the parameters to obtain salt spray were determined experimentally. The corrosion fatigue crack growth and rate data were compared to air data, under the same loading conditions. The corrosion fatigue tests showed that the specimens cracked under a larger number of flights than specimens in air.

Cette étude répond à une demande industrielle de réparation d’une pièce aéronautique en alliage d’aluminium 6061 à l’aide d’un procédé de soudage à l’arc. La première partie est consacrée à la comparaison des procédés Metal Inert Gas (MIG), MIG pulsé, Tungsten Inert Gas et MIG Cold Metal transfer (CMT). C’est ce dernier procédé qui a été sélectionné pour ses aptitudes particulières, comme son bon contrôle des paramètres et le faible endommagement produit dans le métal de base. Puis, deux métaux d’apport ont été testés – les alliages 5356 et 6061 – avec deux stratégies de réparation : le soudage et le rechargement. Les résultats d’essais mécaniques ont démontré que le rechargement avec l’aluminium 5356 est l’option la plus adaptée pour cette application. Les essais sur pièce réelle ont prouvé la pertinence de cette approche.La zone affectée thermiquement générée, dans l’alliage 6061, par les procédés de soudage à l’arc a également été caractérisée. Il a été mis en évidence une variation de la microstructure associée aux changements de propriétés mécaniques de cette zone. Enfin, les essais exploratoires de soudage homogène à l’arc, c’est-à-dire, avec le métal d’apport en 6061, ont prouvé qu’il était possible, dans certaines conditions, de souder sans générer de fissuration, bien que, cet aluminium soit réputé comme étant insoudable de cette manière. / This study responds to an industrial demand of repair using an arc welding process. It concerns an aeronautical piece made in 6061 aluminium alloy. The first part of the study is devoted to the comparison of processes Metal Inert Gas (MIG), pulsed MIG, Tungsten Inert Gas and MIG Cold Metal Transfer (CMT). It is the latter process that was selected for its special abilities, such as its good control of parameters and the low damaging produced in the base metal. Then, two filler alloys were tested – 5356 and 6061 aluminium alloys– with two repairing strategies : welding and building up. The results of mechanical tests showed that building up with aluminum 5356 is most suitable option for this application. The trials on the real piece showed the relevance of this approach.The heat affected zone generated by the arc welding process in the 6061 base metal was also characterized. It was shown a varaition of microstructure associated with the change of mechanical properties in this zone. Finally, exploratory trials of homogeneous arc welding, i.e., with the 6061 filler alloy showed that it was possible, with certain conditions, to weld without generating weld cracking, although, this aluminium is deemed unweldable by this way.

Refill Friction Stir Spot Welding (RFSSW) is a new solid-state joining technology, which is suitable for joining similar and dissimilar overlap sheets connections, particularly in aluminium and magnesium alloys. This welding method is expected to have wide applications in joining of body parts in the automotive industry. In the present study, RFSSW has been used to join 1.0 mm gauge sheets of two material combinations: similar AA6111-T4 automotive aluminium alloy joints and a dissimilar aluminium AA6111-T4 to magnesium AZ31-H24 alloy combinations. The performance of the joints was investigated in terms of the effect of the welding parameters (including tool rotation rate, sleeve plunge depth, and welding time etc.) to improve current understanding and allow optimisation of the process for short welding-cycles when joining similar and dissimilar light alloys. The results of the investigations on similar AA6111 welds showed the ability to use a wide window of process parameters that resulted in joints with a successfully refilled keyhole and flat weld surface, even when using a welding time as short as 0.5 s. The joints in the as-welded condition showed strengths as high as 4.2 kN, when using welding parameters of 1500 rpm, 1.0 mm with a range of welding times from 0.55 to 2.0 s. All joints showed a nugget pull-out failure mode when using a sleeve plunge depth of 0.8 mm or more, as a result of increasing the joint area. The strength of the joints further improved and reached peak loads of 5.15 and 6.43 kN after natural and artificial ageing, respectively, for welds produced using optimised welding parameters of a 2500 rpm tool rotation rate, a 1.5 s welding time and a 1.0 mm plunge. This improvement in strength resulted from the improvement in the local mechanical properties in the HAZ and other regions, which results from a minimal HAZ due to the rapid weld cycle and the re-precipitation of GPZs and clustering on natural ageing, or β on artificial ageing. A modification to the RFSSW process was developed in this project to solve the problems faced when dissimilar welding Mg to Al. This modified process involved adding a final brief pin plunge stage to consolidate refill defects and it was successful in producing nearly defect-free joints with improved mechanical properties, using a wide range of the process parameters. The average peak load of the joints increased with increasing tool rotation rate, to reach a maximum value at 2500 rpm due to eliminating the weld defects by increasing the material plasticity. However, increasing the tool rotation rate further to 2800 rpm led to a decrease in the average peak failure load due to eutectic melting at the weld interface. The optimum welding condition was thus found to be: 2500 rpm, 1.0 s, and 1.0 mm, which gave an average peak failure load of 2.4 kN and average fracture energy of 1.3 kN.mm. These values represent an improvement of about 10 % and 27 %, respectively, compared to welds produced with the conventional RFSSW process, and about 112 % and 78 % of the Mg-Mg similar joints produced using the same welding conditions. A FE model developed in this project was successful in increasing understanding of the behaviour of the RFSSW joints when subjected to lap tensile-shear loading. The stress and strain distribution in the modelled samples showed that the highest concentration occurring in the region of the confluence of the SZ with the two sheets. With increasing extension, these regions of highest stress and strain propagated to the outer surfaces of the two sheets and then annularly around the weld nugget. This annular ring of high strain concentration agreed well with the failure path and results in the full plug pull-out fracture mode shown by the experimentally tested samples. The predicted force-extension curves showed high agreement with the experimental results, especially when including the effect of the hook defect and correction of compliance in the experimental results.

Orientador: Maria Helena Robert / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Mecânica / Made available in DSpace on 2018-11-08T18:35:02Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Ribeiro_DanielTadeudeCarvalho_M.pdf: 21302819 bytes, checksum: 8a7a0a9d878be3b8ccb6833173c35aef (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011 / Resumo: Este trabalho tem como objetivo desenvolver um método alternativo para a fabricação de espumas metálicas pela reciclagem de cavacos de Al e a caracterização mecânico-metalúrgica do produto obtido. O processo investigado envolve a espumagem de compactados de misturas de cavacos e pó de agente espumante, com a espumagem ocorrendo na liga em estado semi-sólido tixotrópico. Foram fabricados precursores espumáveis pela mistura de cavacos da liga de Al AA356, com duas distintas granulometrias, a 1,5wt% do agente espumante TiH2 e posterior compressão também em duas distintas condições: compressão simples a frio e compressão dupla, a frio e a quente. Os elementos precursores foram aquecidos, sofrendo espumagem em estado semi-sólido, pela dissociação do agente espumante formando gás H2 no interior do metal. As espumas metálicas produzidas foram analisadas quanto à sua qualidade interna, arquitetura celular (dimensões, geometria de poros, espessura de paredes metálicas), propriedades físicas (densidade, teor de porosidade, condutividade e difusividade térmicas) e mecânicas em compressão semi-estática. O comportamento mecânico em compressão e o comportamento térmico das espumas produzidas foram também estimados teoricamente utilizando modelos da literatura. Os resultados obtidos mostraram que o processo proposto é eficaz para a produção de espumas de boa qualidade. Os melhores resultados são obtidos com o emprego de compactação dupla e espumagem direcional do precursor. Não foi possível observar influência das dimensões dos cavacos utilizados, na faixa de tamanhos empregada, nas características e propriedades das espumas produzidas. O comportamento das espumas metálicas sob compressão semi-estática demonstrou a formação de um platô de deformação plástica ascendente, o que indica uma grande capacidade de absorção de energia mecânica; todas as amostras apresentaram condutividade térmica bastante inferior e difusividade superior à do metal maciço, representando boas propriedades isolantes térmicas. Os valores de propriedades mecânicas estimadas teoricamente diferem dos obtidos experimentalmente, indicando necessidade de cuidado no emprego destes modelos / Abstract: This work aims to develop an alternative method for manufacturing metal foams by Al alloy machined chips recycling and mechanical and metallurgical characterization of the product. The process investigated involves foaming a compressed mixture of Al chips and foaming agent powder, with foaming occurring with the alloy in semi-solid thixotropic state. Foamable precursors were manufactured by mixing Al alloy A356 machined chips in two different particle sizes, to 1.5 wt% of the foaming agent TiH2 and its posterior compression also in two distinct conditions: simple cold compression and double compression, cold and hot. The precursors were heated, being foamed in semisolid state, by dissociation of the foaming agent generationg H2 into the bath. The internal quality, cellular architecture (pore size and geometry, cell wall thickness), physical properties (density, porosity level, thermal conductivity and thermal diffusivity) and mechanical behaviour under semi-static compression were analyzed for the metal foams produced. The mechanical behavior under compression and thermal behavior of the foams produced were also calculated using theorical models from literature. The results showed that the procedure proposed is effective for the production of foams of good quality. The best results are obtained foaming directionaly precursors manufactured by double compression. It was not possible to observe the influence of the dimensions of the machined chips, considering the size range adopted, on the characteristics and properties of the foams produced. The mechanical behavior of metallic foams under semi-static compression showed the formation of a ascendent plateau of plastic deformation, which indicates a great capacity of absorbing mechanical energy; all samples showed significantly lower thermal conductivity and diffusivity compared to the solid metal, what represents good thermal insulation properties. The theorical estimative of the sample's mechanical properties differ from those obtained experimentally, indicating that the matematical models proposed has to be used carefully / Mestrado / Materiais e Processos de Fabricação / Mestre em Engenharia Mecânica

Le procédé COBAPRESSTM est un procédé hybride qui consiste à forger une préforme de fonderie. Nous nous intéressons dans cette thèse à son application pour fabriquer des pièces en alliage d’aluminium AS7G03 modifié au strontium. La première partie de l’étude présente des résultats de simulations obtenues grâce à 2 logiciels de calcul par éléments finis qui sont Simufact et ABAQUS. Nous avons pu voir que la déformation est maximale dans le plan de joint des pièces avec une déformation supérieure à 0,5 pour des vitesses qui peuvent atteindre 10 s-1. Les déformations en peau dues à la rugosité de surface des préformes ont aussi été prises en compte.La deuxième partie expose la microstructure dans les pièces après forge. Ces observations ont été effectuées par microscopie optique ainsi qu’en EBSD. Cette microstructure peut être majoritairement restaurée ou recristallisée pour des paramètres de Zener-Hollomon supérieurs à 1012. La microstructure de peau ainsi que l’effet de la trempe ont aussi été étudiés. Enfin, nous nous sommes intéressés à l’évolution des propriétés mécaniques statiques et cycliques. Nous avons pu voir que l’étape de forge permettait de refermer et souder les retassures de fonderie avec une tenue mécanique suffisante pour résister en fatigue. La Rp0,2, la Rm ainsi que l’allongement à rupture sont augmentés. La microstructure optimale semble être une sous-structure des dendrites qui est la meilleure pour une déformation de 0,5 et une vitesse de 5 s-1 avec une température de préforme de 530°C. Une bonne sous-structuration ainsi qu’une faible rugosité en peau permettent aussi une amélioration de la durée de vie en fatigue après la frappe à chaud. / The COBAPRESSTM is a hybrid process consisting of forging a cast preform. In this thesis, we are interested in its application to make parts with an AS7G03 aluminum alloy modified with strontium. Microstructural evolutions in hot conditions and the mechanical properties resulted from are not well known for this cast alloy and constitute the present work. The first part of the study presents the results obtained by simulation with two finite elements analysis software Simufact and ABAQUS. We could see that the maximal deformation occurs in the parting surface with a deformation closed to 0.5 and a rate which cans reach 10 s-1. Deformation in the skin due to the preform surface roughness is considered. The second part exposes the microstructure in the parts after forging. These observations were made by optical micrography and also by EBSD. This microstructure is predominantly substructured but can be recrystallized for Zener-Hollomon parameters higher than 1012. The typical skin microstructure and the effect of the quenching were also studied.Finally, we studied the evolutions of the static and cyclic mechanical properties. We could see that the forging step allows the welding of the shrinkage porosities with mechanical characteristics good enough to resist fatigue tests. The yield stress, the ultimate tensile stress and the ductility are all improved. The optimal microstructure seems to be a substructure of the dendrites which is the best for a deformation of 0.5 and a rate of 5 s-1 with a preform temperature of 530°C. The good substructuration and the reduced roughness of the skin allow a greater improvement of the fatigue life of the samples after the forging step.

Fatigue damage of aluminium alloys is one of the key concerns in transport industries, particularly in the aerospace industry. The purpose of the project is to develop new knowledge and techniques against fatigue failure for these industries through a systematic investigation of fatigue resistance and crack growth behaviours of aluminium alloys. Fatigue and fracture mechanics have been investigated analytically, numerically and experimentally in this project. Overload transient effect on fatigue crack growth has been examined by considering various parameters including crack closure, overload ratio (OLR), load ratio (R ratio), baseline stress intensity factor range, (∆K)_BL and geometry. It was found that crack closure can be correlated qualitatively and quantitatively to all other parameters associated with overload transient behaviour. It is proposed that the effect of crack tip plasticity on the non-linearity of the compliance curve can be separated to obtain reliable crack closure measurement. In this project, different methods are used to better understand the transient retardation process so that the damage tolerance design (DTD) of the components made of aluminium alloys can be enhanced. Another important parameter for fatigue and damage tolerance design (DTD) of engineering components is the threshold stress intensity factor range for fatigue crack growth, ∆K_th. A small variation in identification of ∆K_th can lead to a big change in overall estimation of fatigue life. In this project, an analytical model has been developed for aluminium alloys by fitting an analytical curve with raw crack growth data in order to identify the ∆K_th. This model has the capacity to identify ∆K_th for different aluminium alloys at various R ratios. There is a great demand for enhanced fatigue life of aluminium alloys in the transport industry. This project has carried out a detailed investigation of electromagnetic treatment (ET) in the form of electropulsing treatment to develop an efficient technique for fatigue resistance enhancement. ET parameters including the treatment intensity, treatment time and the number of applications have been optimised. It is suggested that the duration of ET treatment can be used as the main parameter among all these to control the fatigue resistance of the aluminium alloy. The improvement in fatigue resistance has been explained by the change in microhardness and conductivity of aluminium alloy due to ET. Additionally, the fracture morphology was analysed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The precipitates and dislocation characteristics were also studied using transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The outcomes of this investigation will help improve structural integrity by enhancing fatigue resistance of aluminium alloys.

Les composés hybrides organiques-inorganiques représentent une classe intéressante de matériaux dotés d'un très large éventail d'applications potentielles dans les revêtements protecteurs, les micro-optiques, conducteurs ioniques, membrane échangeuse de protons etc. Depuis le début des années 1990, le développement de la chimie sol-gel, dite «Chimie Douce», a donné naissance à une nouvelle ère de matériaux hybrides, où des conditions douces de synthèse ont permis un accès simplifié aux matériaux nanocomposites. Parmi les divers précurseurs sol-gel, des organoalkoxysilanes sont très attractifs en raison de leur stabilité, leur faible toxicité et de leur accessibilité. Mais l'insolubilité de ces précurseurs a jusqu'à présent limité leur utilisation dans un procédé sol-gel conventionnel.L'essentiel de la chimie détaillée dans cette thèse porte sur la formation de films hybrides à partir de n-alkylsilanes. Tout d'abord, la partie linéaire et alkyle hydrophobe peut fournir des propriétés barrières à la pénétration de l'eau et des ions, ce qui est un élément clé dans la protection contre la corrosion de substrats métalliques. Deuxièmement, les alkylsilanes possèdent la géométrie et la composition appropriée à un auto-assemblage pour générer des nanostructures périodiquement ordonnées. Récemment, la recherche menée dans le LPIM à Mulhouse démontré le potentiel d’une photopolymérisation inorganique sans solvant. Basée sur la photogénération de superacides par photolyse de sels d'onium qui sont photoamorceurs cationiques classiques, cette voie offre une chance pour étudier l’aptitude de film à base d’alkylsilanes pour la protection des métaux (Partie I) et l'assemblage supramoléculaire (Partie II). / Hybrid organic-inorganic materials have attracted tremendous attention due to their wide range of potential applications in protective coatings, micro-optics, ionic conductors, proton-exchange membrane and so on. Since the early 1990s, the development of sol-gel chemistry (“Chimie Douce”) has given birth to a new age of hybrid materials, where mild synthetic conditions allowed a simplified access to well dispersed and chemically designed nanocomposite materials. Among various sol-gel precursors, organo alkoxysilanes are very attractive because of their superior stability compared to other hybrid precursors, low toxicity and accessibility. However, their insolubility in polar solvents and water has so far limited their use in conventional classic hydrolytic sol-gel procedure.In this thesis, the combination of a UV-driven solvent-free sol-gel process simultaneously to organic photopolymerization has been introduced to form hybrid films based on simple n-alkylsilane building blocks. Based on the photogeneration of superacids under photolysis of onium salts that are conventional photoinitiators, this pathway offers a new chance to investigate alkylsilanes in metal corrosion protection (Part I) and supramolecular assembly (Part II). As the linear and hydrophobic alkyl moiety can provide barrier-properties to the penetration of water and ions, which is a key feature in the corrosion protection of metallic substrates, in part I, the effect of alkyl chain structure of the alkylsilanes as well as their proportions on the corrosion resistance properties has been studied by Salt spray tests and Electron impendence spectroscopy. Furthermore, an effort to correlate the corrosion resistance and coating structure was made as a range of characterization techniques have been implemented (Real time FTIR, 29Si solid state NMR and contact angle measurement). Secondly, alkylsilanes have the proper geometry and composition to self-assemble and generate periodically ordered nanostructures. In part II, the influence on the mesostructure, alkyl chain packing arrangement and its conformational order, which come from alkyl chain length of the silane precursors and the experimental conditions (light intensity, temperature and humidity), has been investigated depending on various characterization techniques (X ray diffraction, microscope, solid state NMR, RT-FTIR). As an application example, a patterned 3D multilayer crystalline organosilica film has been amplified via a facile photopattrerning pathway.

Ces travaux sont consacrés à l’étude des mécanismes prépondérants pouvant intervenir dans l’endommagement en fretting-fatigue pour des alliages Al-Cu-Li. Afin d’apporter des réponses, une importante étude expérimentale a été menée en 3 sections distinctes : comportement en fatigue avec concentration de contrainte dans la pièce; résistance à l’endommagement en fretting; essais de fretting-fatigue. Un effort particulier est réalisé pour déterminer l’influence de la microstructure sur ces différents mécanismes. Dans les conditions testées en fatigue, les matériaux étudiés présentent des durées de vies similaires alors que les chemins de fissuration diffèrent aussi bien au niveau macroscopique que microscopique. L’analyse EBSD de zones fissurées met en lumière l’importance de la texture pour les alliages à l’état UA à la différence de ceux à l’état T8. L’état de précipitation est cependant le facteur le plus important contrôlant la morphologie de la fissure. Contrairement à la littérature, cette étude montre que les mécanismes de fretting ne sont pas indépendants de la microstructure. En effet, pour des conditions testées identiques, les alliages à l’état UA présentent un meilleur comportement à la fissuration que ceux à l’état T8. Deux techniques d’analyses 3D ont été utilisées afin de mettre en évidence l’effet de la microstructure. L’analyse des faciès de rupture des éprouvettes de fretting-fatigue a permis de décomposer le mécanisme d’endommagement en trois étapes: amorçage en fretting, propagation sous dominance mixte de la sollicitation de fretting et de fatigue, puis propagation uniquement contrôlée par la fatigue jusqu’à rupture brutale de l’échantillon. / The influence of microstructure on the crack nucleation and growth under fretting-fatigue loading was investigated on different Al-Cu-Li alloys used for aerospace applications. The experimental study was divided into 3 distinct parts: - behaviour in fatigue with stress concentration, - crack resistance in fretting, - fretting-fatigue tests. Although all the investigated alloys exhibit a similar life time under the fatigue conditions tested, they present different (macroscopic and microscopic) crack path morphologies. ESBD analyses show that only UA-alloys were sensitive to grain orientation. The main factor influencing the crack path remains the precipitation state, because of the direct interaction with dislocation motion. Concerning the fretting tests, this study shows that cracking is not only controlled by contact conditions as assumed in the literature. For identical testing condition, UA alloys present a better behaviour in crack resistance than T8 alloys. This tendency is also true under fretting-fatigue condition. The fracture surfaces were analysed and allow to decompose fretting-fatigue mechanism in 3 steps: crack initiation induced by fretting, crack propagation under the influence of both fretting and fatigue loadings, then propagation only controlled by fatigue until final breaking.