 ##  [Thermal Fatigue](/index.php/thermal-fatigue) 

  ##  [Thermal Fatigue](https://engineering.quantumdictionary.io/thermal-fatigue-0) 

  
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Definition

Progressive initiation and growth of cracks or material degradation produced by repeated thermal cycling that induces alternating tensile and compressive stresses due to differential thermal expansion, thermal gradients, or restraints.