Predicting the total fatigue life in metals

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1163-1175

  Makkonen, M ^a  

^a Vaasa University of Applied Sciences   (Finland)

Author keywords

Fatigue; Fatigue crack initiation; Fracture mechanics; Size effect; Statistics of extremes

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; CRACKING (CHEMICAL); FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; MECHANICS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESS CORROSION CRACKING; WELDS;

CRACK DEPTHS; CRACK GROWTH LIVES; CRACK INITIATION LIVES; CRACK SIZES; CRITICAL CRACK SIZES; CYCLIC LOADINGS; DESIGN CURVES; EXPERIMENTAL DATUM; FATIGUE; FATIGUE CRACK INITIATION; FATIGUE LIMITS; FATIGUE LIVES; INITIATION TIME; METAL SPECIMENS; PARIS LAWS; SIZE EFFECT; STABLE CRACK GROWTHS; STATISTICS OF EXTREMES;

CRACKS;

EID: 63749128551     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2008.12.008     Document Type: Article

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