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  • ...[vibration]] and achieving smooth running, for long engine [[metal fatigue|fatigue]] life and user comfort.
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  • ...ers must bend sharply where they contact the races, and thus the bearing [[Fatigue (material)|fatigues]] relatively quickly. ...ch push away the bearing [[lubricant]]. Sometimes, the resulting metal-to-metal contact welds a microscopic part of the ball or roller to the race. As the
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  • ...e engine irreparable; it can result from overheating, [[fatigue (material)|fatigue]] near a physical defect in the rod, lubrication failure in a bearing due t ...which results in an uneven mating surface due to the grain of the powdered metal. This ensures that upon reassembly, the cap will be perfectly positioned wi
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  • ...lines at the pivoting areas. Allowing steel lines to flex invites [[metal fatigue]] and, ultimately, brake failure. ...ommon use of light oils as hydraulic fluids; oil displaces water and coats metal parts, protecting them against corrosion, and it can tolerate much higher t
    7 KB (1,200 words) - 09:40, 8 October 2009
  • ...elling]]" section below) is a silvery and [[ductile]] member of the [[poor metal]] group of [[chemical element]]s. It has the symbol '''Al'''; its [[atomic ...ion]] (due to the phenomenon of [[passivation]]) and its light weight. The metal is used in many industries to manufacture a large variety of products and i
    35 KB (5,288 words) - 22:04, 13 July 2007
  • ...ver an aircraft, or the use of [[metal fatigue|Miner's rule]] to calculate fatigue damage to an engineering structure. Second, engineering research employs ma
    13 KB (1,861 words) - 14:21, 24 September 2009