Influence of surface deformation and electrochemical variables on corrosion and corrosion fatigue crack development

Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 903-911

  Akid, R ^a   Dmytrakh, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b KARPENKO PHYSICOMECHANICAL INSTITUTE   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

Corrosion fatigue; Cyclic frequency; Electrochemical parameters; Pit growth rate

Indexed keywords

CORROSION; CRACK PROPAGATION; DEFORMATION; FATIGUE TESTING; STEEL; STRAIN; STRESSES; SURFACES;

CORROSION CURRENT; CYCLIC FREQUENCY; ELECTROCHEMICAL PARAMETER; PIT GROWTH RATE; POLARIZATION RESISTANCE; SHEAR LOADING; STEEL ARTIFICIAL SEAWATER SYSTEM; TAFEL CONSTANT;

CORROSION FATIGUE;

EID: 0032121345     PISSN: 8756758X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-2695.1998.00074.x     Document Type: Article

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