Review of Corrosion Fatigue.
Abstract
The work on corrosion fatigue by a number of investigators is reviewed, and the current understanding of this phenomenon is discussed. Corrosion fatigue behavior can be grouped into three types, and it is affected by numerous variables - environmental, mechanical, and metallurgical. There are several models for corrosion fatigue crack growth, which incorporate the fatigue crack growth in an inert reference environment, the sustained load crack growth, and the loading variables. The proposed mechanisms for corrosion fatigue phenomenon are pitting, metal dissolution, protective film rupture, surface energy reduction, and hydrogen embrittlement. Hydrogen embrittlement is regarded as the most influential mechanism.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 16, 1981
- Accession Number
- ADA110427
Entities
People
- E. U. Lee
Organizations
- Naval Air Warfare Center Warminster