Research in the 1970s revealed that certain welded components were particularly vulnerable to metal fatigue.
One piece of metal fatigue and the whole plane could come apart.
Back in the early 1950s, the metallurgy of metal fatigue and crack propagation was barely understood.
I didn't quite love Ratatouille, and Cars showed signs of metal fatigue.
Still, metal fatigue is unlikely because this plane is only 6 years old.
By W. J. J. Gordon The New Yorker, November 4, 1961 P. 48 The writer, Dr. A.M. Fairley, knows more about metal fatigue than anyone, and is editor of the magazine "Metal Fatigue Newsletter".
Four of his front five were rested by their clubs last weekend, so metal fatigue alone was not the culprit.
Some salvagers think the tanker's collapse was due to metal fatigue; the vessel was built 26 years ago, in Japan.
But composites do not rust, and they are not subject to metal fatigue, although they are subject to other deterioration.
But ultimately, the answer to combating metal fatigue on older planes may simply come down to economics, aviation experts say.
But he may feel his jester's bells are at enough risk of metal fatigue as it is.
