1 Notch effect on strength of components at elevated temperature under creep, fatigue and creep-fatigue loading conditions: phenomenon, and mechanism Jian-Guo Gong Key Laboratory of Pressure Systems and Safety (MOE), School of Mechanical and Power Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China E-mail: [email protected] Fu-Zhen Xuan* Key Laboratory of Pressure Systems and Safety (MOE), School of Mechanical and Power Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China E-mail: [email protected] *Correspondence author Haofeng Chen Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XJ, UK E-mail: [email protected]