Metal Science and Heat Treatment

, Volume 50, Issue 1–2, pp 88–96 | Cite as

Endurance limit of metals and alloys

  • V. F. Terent’ev
Mechanical Properties
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Abstract

A brief historical review of the development of research of fatigue resistance of metallic materials is presented. Published data and our own results are used to analyze fatigue curves at various endurances and mechanisms of crack nucleation in fatigue tests.

Keywords

Fatigue Fatigue Crack Fatigue Test Fatigue Limit Nonmetallic Inclusion 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • V. F. Terent’ev
    • 1
    • 2
  1. 1.A. A. Baikov Institute for Metallurgy and Materials Science of the Russian Academy of SciencesMoscowRussia
  2. 2.N. É. Bauman Moscow State Technical UniversityMoscowRussia

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