Abstract
To date there have been few studies of the effects of liquid metals on fatigue crack propagation. In this paper, the effects of liquid gallium on the room temperature fatigue crack propagation characteristics of a leaded brass are examined. In particular, the effects of load ratio and cyclic frequency are studied. Previous models for the effect of liquid metal on fatigue crack propagation are discussed in the context of this work and a new model for fatigue crack propagation in liquid metals is proposed.
MST/1889