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294 Mechanical Engineering Design
Corrosion
It is to be expected that parts that operate in a corrosive atmosphere will have a lowered
fatigue resistance. This is, of course, true, and it is due to the roughening or pitting of
the surface by the corrosive material. But the problem is not so simple as the one of
finding the endurance limit of a specimen that has been corroded. The reason for this is
that the corrosion and the stressing occur at the same time. Basically, this means that in
time any part will fail when subjected to repeated stressing in a corrosive atmosphere.
There is no fatigue limit. Thus the designer’s problem is to attempt to minimize the fac-
tors that affect the fatigue life; these are:
• Mean or static stress
• Alternating stress
• Electrolyte concentration
• Dissolved oxygen in electrolyte
• Material properties and composition
• Temperature
• Cyclic frequency
• Fluid flow rate around specimen
• Local crevices

Electrolytic Plating
Metallic coatings, such as chromium plating, nickel plating, or cadmium plating, reduce
the endurance limit by as much as 50 percent. In some cases the reduction by coatings
has been so severe that it has been necessary to eliminate the plating process. Zinc
plating does not affect the fatigue strength. Anodic oxidation of light alloys reduces
bending endurance limits by as much as 39 percent but has no effect on the torsional
endurance limit.

Metal Spraying
Metal spraying results in surface imperfections that can initiate cracks. Limited tests
show reductions of 14 percent in the fatigue strength.

Cyclic Frequency
If, for any reason, the fatigue process becomes time-dependent, then it also becomes
frequency-dependent. Under normal conditions, fatigue failure is independent of fre-
quency. But when corrosion or high temperatures, or both, are encountered, the cyclic
rate becomes important. The slower the frequency and the higher the temperature, the
higher the crack propagation rate and the shorter the life at a given stress level.

Frettage Corrosion
The phenomenon of frettage corrosion is the result of microscopic motions of tightly
fitting parts or structures. Bolted joints, bearing-race fits, wheel hubs, and any set of
tightly fitted parts are examples. The process involves surface discoloration, pitting, and
eventual fatigue. The frettage factor k f depends upon the material of the mating pairs
and ranges from 0.24 to 0.90.