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ENDURANCE LIMIT [2 records]

Record 1 2011-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Strength of Materials
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
DEF

Endurance limit. The maximum unit stress that can be repeated, through a definite range, an indefinite number of times without causing structural damage.

DEF

Fatigue limit: The maximum stress that a material can endure for an infinite number of stress cycles, without breaking.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Résistance des matériaux
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
DEF

Valeur maximale de l'effort que peut subir indéfiniment et de façon répétitive une pièce de métal sans que sa résistance diminue.

DEF

Valeur, qui peut être déterminée statistiquement, de la sollicitation au-dessous de laquelle un métal peut supporter un nombre illimité de cycles; [...]

Spanish

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Record 2 1996-04-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)

Spanish

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