Fatigue (material)
In materials science, fatigue is a process by which a material is weakened by cyclic loading. The resulting stress may be below the ultimate tensile stress, or even the yield stress of the material, yet still cause catastrophic failure.
Related Topics:
Materials science - Stress - Ultimate tensile stress
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| ► | Introduction |
| ► | Characteristics of fatigue failures |
| ► | Timeline of fatigue history |
| ► | High-cycle fatigue |
| ► | Low-cycle fatigue |
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