Abstract:We address a relationship between mechanisms and direction of a fatigue crack growth at stages I and II. The criteria for the fatigue crack growth direction at those stages are substantiated based on a study of physical and mechanical features of the fatigue crack propagation in polycrystals. We discuss the conditions under which microcracks may initiate brittle fracture.
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