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Fatigue Crack Growth — A Metallurgist’s Point of View

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Time-Dependent Fracture

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Microstructural processes leading to fatigue crack formation in metals are reviewed. The eventual occurrence of persistent slip bands in polycrystalline fee and age hardened bcc low carbon alloys is discussed. Fatigue threshold is compared to the conventional fatigue limit with particular emphasis on cryogenic behaviour. The microfractographic characteristics of near-threshold and Paris law crack propagation regions are considered with respect to striations, strongly microstructurally influenced crack growth and cyclic cleavage crack growth mechanisms. The materials under consideration are stainless steel, Ti-6A1-4V, Co-Cr-Mo, low carbon steels and HSLA steels.

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Bratina, W.J., Yue, S. (1985). Fatigue Crack Growth — A Metallurgist’s Point of View. In: Krausz, A.S. (eds) Time-Dependent Fracture. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5085-6_3

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