The surfaces of materials in contact with each other and joined or about to be joined together.
glossary
glossary
The cracking, breaking or other failure of a material as the result of repeated or alternating stressing below the material?s ultimate tensile strength.
The maximum stress that a material will support indefinitely under variable and repetitive load conditions
The resistance of a material to repeated or alternating stressing, without failure.
The normal crystal structure of low carbon steel at room temperature.