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Structure of Abraded Surfaces

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THE importance of surface conditions in the fatigue of metals and alloys has led to an investigation in this Laboratory into the effect of abrasion on the hardness and microstructure of surface and subsurface layers.

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DANCE, J., NORRIS, D. Structure of Abraded Surfaces. Nature 162, 71–72 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/162071a0

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