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Corrosion fatigue of some carbon steels in main aqueous environments in Kuwait
Author(s) -
AlMarafie Abbas M. R.,
Malik Hussein Ibrahim,
Abdo Mohammed Saffat ElMahedi,
Awwal Mohammed Abdul
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
steel research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1869-344X
pISSN - 0177-4832
DOI - 10.1002/srin.198600819
Subject(s) - brackish water , carbon steel , corrosion , alkalinity , seawater , potable water , metallurgy , piping , corrosion fatigue , materials science , carbon fibers , environmental science , environmental engineering , composite material , geology , chemistry , salinity , oceanography , organic chemistry , composite number
Corrosion fatigue of carbon steel 1018 and 4140 was studied in three types of water in Kuwait, potable, brackish and sea water using a rotary fatigue bending machine with a corrosion chamber attached. Results have shown that fatigue strength of both steels is reduced much more in potable water than in brackish water, with maximum reduction occurring in seawater. The low alkalinity and chemical instability of the potable water in Kuwait is a factor that influences the corrosion fatigue of such carbon steels.