Effects of load ratio, R, and test temperature on fatigue crack growth of fully pearlitic eutectoid steel (fatigue crack growth of pearlitic steel)

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 305-309

  El Shabasy, Adel B ^a   Lewandowski, John J ^a,b  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^b Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Crack growth; Fatigue threshold; Load ratio; Low temperature; Pearlitic steel

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; EUTECTICS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; LOADS (FORCES); MICROSTRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY; PEARLITE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STEEL METALLOGRAPHY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

FATIGUE THRESHOLD; LOAD RATIO;

FATIGUE TESTING;

EID: 0344513097     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-1123(03)00140-3     Document Type: Article

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