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An investigation of the effects of corrosion on the fatigue strength of AlN axle steel

Last updated on 12 September 2014 2:01

Corrosion fatigue is an important topic in the evaluation of the structural integrity of railway axles. In fact, several recent axle failures have been attributed to the presence of corrosion pits and axle surface corrosion. Despite the importance of this issue, existing EN standards do not precisely quantify the effect...

Author(s): Beretta S;Carboni M;Lo Conte A;Palermo E

Organisation(s): Department of Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy ;

2008

Italy

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