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A Finite Element Study of the Influence of Graphite Nodule Characteristics on a Subsurface Crack in a Ductile Cast Iron Matrix under a Contact Load

G. Suguinoshita¹, C. H. Silva¹, M. A. Luersen^{1, *}

1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Technology-Parana (UTFPR), Rua Deputado Heitor Alencar Furtado, 5000, CEP 81280- 340, Curitiba, Brazil.

* Corresponding Author: M. A. Luersen. Email: .