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Definitive, clearly written, and well-illustrated volume addresses all aspects of the subject, from the historical development of understanding metal fatigue to vital concepts of the cyclic stress that causes a crack to grow. Includes 7 appendixes.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• 1 Introduction
• References
• 2 Crack Initiation
• 2.1 Introduction
• 2.2 Surface examination
• 2.3 Changes in bulk properties
• 2.3.1 Hysteresis loop and damping measurements
• 2.3.2 "Changes in mechanical properties, stiffness, hardness, etc."
• 2.3.3 Changes in physical properties
• 2.3.4 "Strain-ageing effects: coaxing, rest-periods, intermittent heat-treatments"
• 2.3.5 Diffusion and surface emission studies
• 2.3.6 X-ray diffraction studies
• 2.4 Discussion of surface crack initiation
• References
• 3 Fatigue Strength Of Plain Specimens
• 3.1 Introduction
• 3.2 "The fatigue limit, or fatigue strength at long endurances"
• 3.3 Effect of surface finish
• 3.3.1 Method of machining
• 3.3.2 Effect of electropolishing
• 3.3.3 Effect of stress-relieving
• 3.3.4 Effect of forged surfaces
• 3.3.5 Discussion
• 3.4 Different testing methods and size effects
• 3.4.1 Discussion
• 3.5 Effect of a mean stress
• 3.5.1 Discussion
• 3.6 Effect of combined stresses and anisotropy
• 3.6.1 Discussion
• 3.7 Effect of frequency of stress application
• 3.8 Effect of temperature
• 3.8.1 Low-temperature fatigue
• 3.8.2 Elevated-temperature fatigue
• 3.8.3 Thermal fatigue
• 3.8.4 Discussion
• 3.9 Effect of environment
• 3.9.1 Mechanism of corrosion fatigue
• 3.9.2 Fatigue strength in water and brine
• 3.9.3 Effect of humidity
• 3.9.4 Protective measures
• 3.9.5 Exclusion of the atmosphere
• 3.9.6 Discussion
• References
• 4 Effect Of Stress Concentrations And Cracks On Fatigue Strength
• 4.1 Introduction
• 4.2 Elastic stress distribution around a notch
• 4.3 Behaviour of notched laboratory specimens at zero mean load
• 4.3.1 Experimental data
• 4.3.2 Kf-Kt relationships
• 4.4 Non-propagating cracks in notched specimens
• 4.5 The minimum alternating stress required to propagate a crack of a given length or depth at zero mean stress
• 4.5.1 Tests on specimens containing artificial cracks
• 4.5.2 Tests on plain specimens containing fatigue cracks
• 4.5.3 Tests on specimens containing fatigue cracks grown at notches
• 4.5.4 Tests to determine the relationship between crack length and the stress necessary for crack growth
• 4.6 Interpretation of zero mean load notched fatigue data
• 4.6.1 Wrought materials
• 4.6.2 Cast materials
• 4.7 Effect of a mean load
• 4.7.1 Notched specimens
• 4.7.2 Cracked specimens
• 4.8 Effect of combined stresses
• 4.9 Effect of temperature
• 4.10 Efffect of environment
• 4.11 Additional implications of a macrocrack length-cyclic propagation stress relationship
• References
• 5 The Growth Of Fatigue Cracks
• 5.1 Introduction
• 5.2 Linear elastic fracture mechanics
• 5.2.1 Modes of crack growth
• 5.2.2 Stress intensity factor
• 5.2.3 Crack direction
• 5.2.4 Effect of yielding
• 5.2.5 Application to fatigue crack growth
• 5.3 Fractographic aspects of crack growth
• 5.3.1 Macroscopic appearance
• 5.3.2 Crack direction
• 5.3.3 Microscopic appearance
• 5.4 Metal physics aspects of crack growth
• 5.5 Determination of fatigue crack growth rates
• 5.6 Some fatigue crack growth theories
• 5.6.1 Head's theory
• 5.6.2 The geometrical similarity hypothesis
• 5.6.3 Net area stress theories
• 5.6.4 Accumulated strain hypothesis
• 5.6.5 Dislocation theories
• 5.6.6 Energy theories
• 5.6.7 Frost and Dixon's theory
• 5.6.8 A fracture-mechanics crack growth theory
• 5.6.9 Correlation with experiment
• 5.7 Fatigue crack growth data for various materials
• 5.8 Threshold effects in fatigue crack growth
• 5.9 Othe factors affecting crack growth
• 5.9.1 Effect of thickness
• 5.9.2 Effect of test frequency
• 5.9.3 Effect of load changes
• 5.9.4 Effect of environment
• 5.9.5 Effect of stress state
• 5.9.6 Methods of increasing resistance to fatigue crack growth
• 5.10 Fatigue cracks in structure
• 5.10.1 Residual static strength of cracked structures
• 5.10.2 Estimation of service lif
• References
• 6 Notes On Various Other Aspects Of Fatigue
• 6.1 Low-endurance fatigue
• 6.1.1 Introduction
• 6.1.2 Total strain amplitude tests
• 6.1.3 Plastic strain amplitude tests
• 6.1.4 Mode of fracture and the effect of mean strain
• 6.1.5 Notched specimens
• 6.1.6 Discussion
• 6.2 Fatigue under varying stress amplitudes
• 6.2.1 Introduction
• 6.2.2 The Palmgren-Miner rule and early experimental work
• 6.2.3 Other prediction methods
• 6.2.4 Programme loading to simulate service conditions
• 6.2.5 Random loading
• 6.2.6 Servo-hydraulic testing methods
• 6.2.7 Structural fatigue tests on vehicles
• 6.2.8 Accelerated testing
• 6.2.9 Discussion
• 6.3 Effect of mechanical working
• 6.3.1 Introduction
• 6.3.2 Effect of work-hardening
• 6.3.3 Effect of residual stresses
• 6.3.4 Discussion
• 6.4 Surface treatments
• 6.4.1 Metal platings
• 6.4.2 Anodizing
• 6.4.3 Metallurgical surface-hardening techniques
• 6.4.4 Soft layers
• 6.5 Pressurized cylinders
• 6.6 Fretting
• 6.7 "Pin, riveted, and bolted joints"
• 6.7.1 Pin joints
• 6.7.2 Riveted and bolted joints
• 6.8 Welded joints
• 6.8.1 Introduction
• 6.8.2 Butt welds in structural steels
• 6.8.3 Fillet welds in structural steels
• 6.8.4 Butt welds in light alloys
• 6.8.5 Methods of improving fatigue strength
• 6.8.6 Spot welds
• 6.8.7 "Glued, brazed, and pressured-welded joints"
• 6.9 Shrink-fit assemblies
• 6.10 Screwed connections
• 6.11 Rolling contact
• 6.12 Methods of rapidly estimating the fatigue limit of a material
• 6.13 Statistical analysis of fatigue test results
• 6.13.1 Introduction
• 6.13.2 Application to S/N curves
• 6.13.3 Combined distributions
• 6.14.4 Test methods based on statistical theory
• 6.14 Fabricated materials
• 6.15 Components and structures
• References
• Appendix 1 Terms Used In Defining The Stress-Strain Relationships Of A Material
• References
• Appendix 2 Repeated Loading And Fracture
• References
• Appendix 3 Comparison Of Appearances Of Broken Tensile And Fatigue Specimens
• Appendix 4 Elementary Concepts Of Plastic Deformation In Ductile Metals
• References
• Append