On the Link between Plastic Wake Induced Crack Closure and the Fatigue Threshold

This purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between crack growth equations based on Elber’s original plastic wake induced crack closure concept and the fatigue threshold as defined by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) fatigue test standard ASTM E647-15el. It is show...

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Published in:	Metals
Main Authors:	Rhys Jones, Andrew Ang, Nam D. Phan, Michael Nicholas
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2024-04-01
Subjects:	fatigue crack growth crack closure fatigue threshold additive manufacturing temperature effects
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/14/5/523