materjali korduval koormamisel maksimaalpingetel allpool tugevuspiiri purunemisega lõppev protsess
the phenomenon leading to fracture under repeated or fluctuating stresses having a maximum value less than ultimate tensile stress of the material
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Fatigue failure generally occurs at loads that applied statically would produce little perceptible effect. Fatigue fractures are progressive, beginning as a minute cracks that grow under the action of the fluctuating stress.
