How and why the fatigue S-N curve does not approach a horizontal asymptote

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 23, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2001, Pages 143-151

  Bathias, C ^a   Drouillac, L ^a   Le Francois P ^a  

^a Bioinformatique et Chimie Moléculaire   (France)

Author keywords

Fatigue; Gigacycle fatigue failure; S N curve

Indexed keywords

ALLOYS; CRACK INITIATION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); STEEL;

GIGACYCLE FATIGUE FAILURE;

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS;

EID: 0035206739     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0142-1123(01)00123-2     Document Type: Article

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