Corrosion-fatigue of A1N railway axle steel exposed to rainwater

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 952-961

  Beretta, S ^a   Carboni, M ^a   Fiore, G ^a   Lo Conte, A ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

A1N steel; Corrosion pits; Corrosion fatigue; Railway axles; Rainwater

Indexed keywords

A1N STEEL; ARTIFICIAL RAINWATER; AXLE FAILURES; COMBINED EFFECT; CORROSION PITS; CORROSIVE ENVIRONMENT; CRACK GROWTH MEASUREMENT; FATIGUE BEHAVIOR; FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH; FATIGUE LIMIT; FATIGUE PROPERTIES; HIGH-CYCLE FATIGUES; PIT-TO-CRACK TRANSITIONS; RAILWAY AXLES; S-N DIAGRAM; SURFACE CRACKS;

AXLES; CORROSION FATIGUE; CRACKS; FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION; RAILROADS; SURFACE DEFECTS; WHEELS;

CORROSION;

EID: 76949104425     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2009.08.003     Document Type: Article

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