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DELAYED fracture under static load is best known in the case of glass, where it has been explained by Orowan1 as arising from gas adsorption on the Griffith crack surface. A similar theory has been discussed by Gurney and Pearson2.
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PETCH, N., STABLES, P. Delayed Fracture of Metals under Static Load. Nature 169, 842–843 (1952). https://doi.org/10.1038/169842a0
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