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Metal fatigue has been associated with the type of engine failure experienced with Southwest Flight 1380. The media suggests that it was unusual for this type of failure to occur at cruising altitude.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has cited evidence of "metal fatigue" as a contributing factor in the engine failure of a Southwest flight that made an emergency landing and resulted ...

Take a wire paperclip. Now, bend it back and forth in the same spot 15, maybe 20 times. Chances are the paperclip will have broken before you finish. This is due to what’s called metal fatigue, which ...

(Santa Barbara, Calif.) -- Take a wire paperclip. Now, bend it back and forth in the same spot 15, maybe 20 times. Chances are the paperclip will have broken before you finish. This is due to what's ...

Mechanical parts are more frequently subjected to cyclic loads than solely static loads. Fatigue issues are commonly observed in turbine blades, aerospace components, locomotive systems, large ...

An overview of fatigue failure and how it affects mechanical systems. How FEA software enables engineers to predict fatigue failure points on structural designs, before the manufacturing process. From ...