When I was a young (19-years-old), newly-minted physicist, my first professional job was testing the metal fatigue properties of various Australian steels at BHP Port Kembla. (In fact, I tested ...

Computer-aided testing of metals and composites. Cyclic behavior, fatigue and fracture testing and modeling. Damage characterization under low- and high-cycle fatigue. Life prediction and durability ...

These tests suggest that composites of various types can have tensile fatigue properties superior to the metal light alloy. Kevlar-epoxy, Graphite-epoxy, and S-glass epoxy, all perform better than the ...

Experiments have therefore been made to determine the fatigue strength of the pure metal in the cast condition. The measurements were made on a Wöhler type machine with four-point loading ...

Metal testing is an integral part of engineering education, particularly in fields such as materials science, mechanical engineering, and structural engineering. Universities integrate metal testing ...