Fatigue Damage, Crack Growth and Life Prediction

by F. Ellyin

Book Overview

Fatigue failure is a multi-stage process. It begins with the initiation of cracks, and with continued cyclic loading the cracks propagate, finally leading to the rupture of a component or specimen. The demarcation between the above stages is not well-defined. Depending upon the scale of interest, the variation may span three orders of magnitude. For example, to a material scientist an initiated crack may be of the order of a micron, whereas for an...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0412596008
• ISBN13: 9780412596001
• Release Date: November 1996
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 470 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"