No satisfactory explanation of the fatigue mechanism of metals has yet been advanced. The generally accepted idea involving work-hardening and subsequent ‘brittle’ fracture cannot be ...
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Understanding Fatigue Failure and S-N Curves
Fatigue failure is a failure mechanism which results from the formation and growth of cracks under repeated cyclic stress loading, leading to fracture. It can result in failure at stress levels well ...