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Corrosion Fatigue

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Fatigue and Corrosion in Metals

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It is rather difficult to establish a simple yet comprehensive picture of the combined effects of fatigue and corrosion. First of all it must be clear which one is happening first and which one is following. This can be done by checking the relative stress intensity factor thresholds. But even when fatigue and corrosion start as individual events they can combine feeding each other.

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Milella, P.P. (2013). Corrosion Fatigue. In: Fatigue and Corrosion in Metals. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2336-9_16

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