Abstract
A NUMBER of instances have been recorded in which metallurgical changes have occurred due to fatigue stressing which would not have occurred in the same time at the same temperature in the absence of the fatigue stress1–4. The changes are similar to those produced by heating and appear to be caused by either an increased diffusion-rate or an increase in nucleation sites. Two most obvious examples are the apparent over-ageing of certain aluminium alloys investigated by Hanstock1,2 and the virtual removal of the long incubation time observed in normal aged aluminium alloys reported by Stubbington4.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Hanstock, R. F., J. Inst. Met., 74, 469 (1948).
Hanstock, R. F., Intern. Conf. on Fatigue of Metals (Inst. Mech. Eng., 1956).
Broom, T., Molineaux, J. H., and Whittaker, V. N., J. Inst. Met., 84, 356 (1956).
Stubbington, C. A., J. Inst. Met., 88, 227 (1959–60).
Thomas, G., and Whelan, M. J., Phil. Mag., 4, 511 (1959).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
WILKINS, B., BADER, M. Fatigue-induced Precipitation in Meta-stable β-Brass. Nature 194, 1070–1071 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/1941070a0
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/1941070a0
- Springer Nature Limited