近年来，由于认识到热疲劳在高温应用中所起的重要作用，许多机构赞助了这项研究。此类调查通常是为了特殊目的，在特定条件下使用某些选定材料进行的。在艺术的早期阶段，结果有时会引起争议，甚至是矛盾的。这篇科技评论发表的目的是为了评价它的重要成果。

In recent years, in recognition of the important part that thermal fatigue plays in high-temperature applications, investigations have been sponsored by a number of agencies. Such investigations are generally done for special purposes with some selected materials under certain specific conditions. In this early stage of the art, the results have been sometimes controversial and even contradictory. It is the purpose of this review to appraise significant results that have appeared in technical journals and published reports.