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by @openstemUpdated Engineering
🔄 Repeated cyclic loading beginsStress amplitude below the fatigue limit?✅ No crack ever initiates, near-infinite lifeMicrocrack initiates at a surface flaw or notchCrack grows a small amount each cycleRemaining cross-section too small to carry the load?💥 Sudden final fractureYesNoNot yetYes

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