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List of Figures
Figure 1. A Standard Nichrome Wire Cutter 3 Figure 2. Melting Temperature of Thermoplastics Compared with that of Nichrome 5 Figure 3. Clamp Geometries for Wire Cutters 6 Figure 4. Wire Cutter Testing Apparatus 8 Figure 5. Fatigue Life versus Clamp Deflection (T = 6000C) 10
--J. M. Dent, "Strain Cycling of Hot Nichrome Wire"
