Stochastic theory of fatigue corrosion

✍ Scribed by Haiyun Hu

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1999
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 111 KB
• Volume: 261
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0375-9601
• DOI: 10.1016/s0375-9601(99)00608-8

✦ Synopsis

A stochastic theory of corrosion has been constructed. The stochastic equations are described giving the transportation corrosion rate and fluctuation corrosion coefficient. In addition the pit diameter distribution function, the average pit diameter and the most probable pit diameter including other related empirical formula have been derived. In order to clarify the effect of stress range on the initiation and growth behaviour of pitting corrosion, round smooth specimen were tested under cyclic loading in 3.5% NaCl solution.