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Fatigue Properties

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Fatigue of Structures and Materials

In the present chapter, fatigue properties of materials are described in terms of the fatigue limit, fatigue curves (S-N curves) and a fatigue diagram. The properties are restricted to results of constant-amplitude (CA) tests on unnotched specimens (K t = 1.0) It is generally thought that the results of these tests reflect the basic fatigue behavior of a material. Mechanical properties of a material should include fatigue properties, but quite often reporting of fatigue properties is restricted to the fatigue limit on unnotched specimens obtained in rotating beam experiments (S m = 0).

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    Jaap Schijve

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(2009). Fatigue Properties. In: Schijve, J. (eds) Fatigue of Structures and Materials. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6808-9_6

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