Metal Fatigue at the Movies?

Metal Fatigue at the Movies?
Is there a good movie with famous actors (James Stewart, Marlene Dietrich) centered around the strength of material, about the work of a scientist specialized on the theory of the elastic and plastic behavior of materials under strain applied over long period of time?

Yes, "No Highway in the Sky" is a 1951 black and white British movie which does just that, suspenseful until the last couple of minutes. Who would bet a penny on such a scenario nowadays?

This is a typical creation from that post–World War II economic expansion, witness of a time when science and technology were getting a much greater importance than religions.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatigue_(material)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Highway_in_the_Sky