Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1582830 | Materials Science and Engineering: A | 2008 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
The use of defect size distributions in models for fatigue life is reviewed. A brief summary of extreme value statistics is provided. The analysis of data reported in the literature on the size of fracture-initiating defects in Al- and Mg-alloy castings by using the general extreme value distribution is discussed. Results provide strong evidence that the size of defects on fracture surfaces of cast Al- and Mg-alloys follows the Gumbel distribution. The indications of these results are discussed in the paper.
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Authors
Murat Tiryakioğlu,