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Fractographic methods in fatigue research

Paper reviews several fractographic methods and their applications in different fields of fatigue research. Also, it shows advantages gained in a fatigue-testing program for materials, structure and components

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Jacoby, G. Fractographic methods in fatigue research. Experimental Mechanics 5, 65–82 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02323211

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