Review on Aging Mechanisms and Life Assessment Methods of Aerospace Materials in Complex Service Environments

ZOU Shiwen; ZHANG Huan; LI Zhaoliang; LIANG Xiaofan; XU Wen

doi:10.7643/issn.1672-9242.2026.03.002

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Equipment Environmental Engineering ›› 2026, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (3) : 10-18. DOI: 10.7643/issn.1672-9242.2026.03.002

Special Issue—Equipment Service Environment and Performance Testing

Review on Aging Mechanisms and Life Assessment Methods of Aerospace Materials in Complex Service Environments

ZOU Shiwen, ZHANG Huan, LI Zhaoliang, LIANG Xiaofan, XU Wen

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Focusing on the performance degradation behavior of key aerospace materials in complex environments, the work aims to emphasize the key role of cross-scale aging mechanisms and characterization techniques in revealing complex failure mechanisms. Centering on typical complex service environments and intricate storage profiles, the creep behavior and stress corrosion of materials under long-term stress, the dose rate effects in long-term low-radiation environments, the chemical erosion and physical swelling mechanisms in long-term media environments, and the experimental design characteristics of materials in reusable environments were elaborated, respectively. Furthermore, in conjunction with the characteristics of complex storage profiles, the life assessment technologies were reviewed and the future development trends in this field was prospected.

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aerospace materials / complex environment / long-term stress / low radiation / medium environment / reusable / life assessment

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ZOU Shiwen, ZHANG Huan, LI Zhaoliang, LIANG Xiaofan, XU Wen. Review on Aging Mechanisms and Life Assessment Methods of Aerospace Materials in Complex Service Environments[J]. Equipment Environmental Engineering. 2026, 23(3): 10-18 https://doi.org/10.7643/issn.1672-9242.2026.03.002

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