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The 6th William Blum Lecture, Some Engineering Aspects of Electrodeposition

The successful use of electrodeposits in engineering applications, including corrosion protection, depends not only on the properties of the coatings themselves but upon their influence on the mechanical properties of the basis metal. In this connection, three possible effects must be considered: (1) on the static tensile properties, (2) on the fatigue strength and (3) on the sustained-loading properties (hydrogen embrittlement). Unless suitable precautions are taken serious loss of fatigue and sustained-loading properties may result, particularly of high-strength steels, and the increasing use of such steels in the aircraft industry has highlighted this problem. As a result, much research effort has been concentrated on these subjects in recent years and the lecture reviews some salient features of current knowledge in this field.

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