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Evaluation on fatigue strength of AISI 4340 steel aluminum coated by electroplating and IVD processes

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In spite of toxicity, hydrogen embrittlement susceptibility, and environmental issues, cadmium electroplating is usually applied on high strength AISI 4340 aeronautical steel due to its efficient protection against electrochemical corrosion. Ion vapor deposition (IVD) process with pure aluminum also offers good protection against corrosion with the advantages of decreasing hydrogen embrittlement susceptibility and improving the fatigue strength of metallic components. In this research, the effects of aluminum electroplating and IVD aluminum coating on the rotating bending fatigue strength of AISI 4340 steel were evaluated in comparison with cadmium electroplated specimens. Experimental fatigue results showed that both aluminum electroplating and IVD aluminum coatings are possible alternatives to cadmium electroplating.

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Authors are grateful for the support by FAPESP through the process number 2006/03570-9 and to the CNPq through the processes number 304155/2006-3, 470074/2006-0, and 507240/2004-9.

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  1. Fatigue and Aeronautic Materials Research Group, Materials and Technology Department, Faculdade de Engenharia de Guaratinguetá, UNESP – Univ Estadual Paulista, Av. Ariberto Pereira da Cunha, 333, Guaratinguetá, CEP 12516 410, SP, Brazil

    Herman Jacobus Cornelis Voorwald, Mauro Pedro Peres, Midori Yoshikawa Pitanga Costa & Maria Odila Hilário Cioffi

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Correspondence to Midori Yoshikawa Pitanga Costa.

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Voorwald, H.J.C., Peres, M.P., Costa, M.Y.P. et al. Evaluation on fatigue strength of AISI 4340 steel aluminum coated by electroplating and IVD processes. J Mater Sci 45, 6094–6100 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-010-4695-x

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