An Assessment of the Fatigue Performance of Automotive Sheet Steels

Fatigue Life Prediction Methods of Resistance Spot-Welded Joints

“…Abe et al (1986) showed that the base metal strength did not affect the crack propagation life, but it was a very influential factor for the crack initiation life. Moreover, all the studies (Bonnen et al, 2006;Davidson & Imhof, 1984;Gentilcore, 2004;Kitagawa et al, 1985;Nordberg, 2005;Pollard, 1982;Wilson & Fine, 1981) showed the beneficial effect of higher base metal strength on fatigue performance in the LCF regime and the diminishing effect in the HCF regime.…”