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Fatigue limits of steels and stress gradient*

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Based on generalizing the results of numerous experimental investigations, the empirical relationships between the fatigue limit of steels and the stress gradient are proposed and justified, which take into account the fatigue damage behavior of smooth specimens and specimens with stress concentrators. A method for determining the parameters of these relationships with consideration of the mechanical properties of steels is proposed. Good agreement of the proposed relationships with the experimental results is shown.

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*Report on International Colloquium “Mechanical Fatigue of Metals” (13–15 September 2010, Opole, Poland).

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Troshchenko, V.T., Khamaza, L.A. Fatigue limits of steels and stress gradient*. Strength Mater 43, 417–425 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11223-011-9311-z

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