Effect of pitting corrosion on very high cycle fatigue behavior

Abstract In this study, the effect of pre-existing corrosion pits on the fatigue behavior of 7075/T6 aluminium alloy in very long life range and in the near threshold regime was investigated by using piezoelectric accelerated fatigue test. The results indicate that the presence of pre-existing corrosion pits, produced by 1-day, 4-day, and 7-day immersion in salt water significantly reduces the fatigue life of the aluminum alloy by a factor of 10–100.

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