Definition 1
fatigue
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When metal breaks after being bent or loaded over and over, even if the load is small.
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Other definitions for fatigueChristopher RauchDefinition 1 · revision 1 · imported Christopher RauchDefinition 1 · revision 1 · imported
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Good plain-language start. Worth distinguishing high-cycle from low-cycle fatigue in a later revision.
Make it precise: say failure happens under cyclic loading below the yield strength, and name the three stages (crack initiation, propagation, final fracture).