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Corrosion–fatigue crack initiation in metals

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A DEFINITE relationship has been observed between the cyclic plastic strain-enhanced dissolution behaviour of metals in aqueous electrolytes and their corrosion–fatigue behaviour in similar conditions of environment and potential. The existence of such a relationship was first suggested in 19701, and the present work forms part of a wide study to examine the various effects of dynamic fatigue strains on electrode reactions at corroding metal surfaces.

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PATEL, C., PYLE, T. & ROLLINS, V. Corrosion–fatigue crack initiation in metals. Nature 266, 517–518 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1038/266517a0

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