Fatigue (material) - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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When a material starts to become weakened, because of heavy use, this is known as material fatigue. As an example, a screw may be able to hold an object that weights a metric ton. When it is used for an object that weights only 100 kilograms (220 lb) one hundred times it may start to wear out and show signs of fatigue.