Abstract
Threshold stress intensity data at several positive stress ratios are reported for surface microcracks in an EN8 designation 0.40% carbon steel. It is proposed that observed anomalies in short crack behaviour can be explained by using a crack closure argument, and an indirect method of measuring crack closure changes in the short crack regime (where the value of the threshold stress intensity is not constant) is used to rationalize threshold behaviour for all crack lengths.
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