Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters) ›› 1993, Vol. 6 ›› Issue (6): 373-378.

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EFFECTS OF STRESS RATIO AND FREQUENCY ON CORROSION FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH MECHANISM IN LOW ALLOY STEELS

HAN Enhou HAN KYumei ZHENG Yuli KE Wei Corrosion Science Laboratory,Institute of Corrosion and Protection of Metals,Academia Sinica,Shenyang,China postdoctoral,Institute of Corrosion and Protection of Metals,Academia Sinica,Shenyang 110015,China   

  • Received:1993-12-25 Revised:1993-12-25 Online:1993-12-25 Published:2009-10-10

Abstract: Based on theoretical analysis about local strain,strain rate and dissolving rate at crack tip, the corrosion fatigue crack growth rate of steels ZG20SiMn and SM50B-Zc in fresh water and 3.5% NaCl solution were measured experimentally,and the PH and electrode potential within crack were also measured continuously along with crack propagating.It showed that the increase of crack growth rate,caused by both decreasing frequency and raising stress ratio,was mainly accelerated by hydrogen embrittlement.

Key words: corrosion fatigue, stress ratio, crack growth, electrode potential, steel ZG20SiMn, steel SM50B-Zc