Handbook of Metal Fatigue and Fracture in Engineering Materials
Author: Gevins Zeitlin
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Published: 2012-09
Total Pages: 344
ISBN-13: 9781781540800
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In materials science, fatigue is the progressive and localized structural damage that occurs when a material is subjected to cyclic loading. The nominal maximum stress values are less than the ultimate tensile stress limit, and may be below the yield stress limit of the material. Fatigue occurs when a material is subjected to repeat loading and unloading. If the loads are above a certain threshold, microscopic cracks will begin to form at the surface. Eventually a crack will reach a critical size, and the structure will suddenly fracture. This handbook explores thi important topic.