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Corrosion fatigue of type 4140 high strength steel

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Fatigue tests were carried out on 4140 steel heat treated to various hardness levels. Environmental effects are reported in dry and moist air, aerated and deaerated 3 pet NaCl solution, and under conditions of cathodic protection and of passivity. Critical corrosion rates were measured below which the environment does not affect fatigue life. The results are interpreted in terms of environmentally-induced plastic deformation.

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H. H. LEE, formerly Graduate Student, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.

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Lee, H.H., Uhlig, H.H. Corrosion fatigue of type 4140 high strength steel. Metall Trans 3, 2949–2957 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02652866

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