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Analysis of Influence of Aqueous Mediums on Cyclic Crack Resistance of Steels

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Three variants of physical models of crack growth during corrosion fatigue destruction of steel are proposed: energy model, model of hydrogen embrittlement, and model of anodic dissolution of metal in crack tip. It is mentioned that the anodic model is more preferable for quantitative analysis. Using variant calculations, good agreement of this model with experimental results is demonstrated. The dominating role of local anodic dissolution is revealed as the main mechanism activating fatigue destruction of moderate strength carbon and low alloy steels in an aqueous corrosion medium.

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Original Russian Text © E.A. Grin, 2016, published in Zavodskaya Laboratoriya, Diagnostika Materialov, 2016, Vol. 82, No. 7, pp. 45–55.

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Grin, E.A. Analysis of Influence of Aqueous Mediums on Cyclic Crack Resistance of Steels. Inorg Mater 53, 1538–1547 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0020168517150067

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