Ja. Chitty et al., Influence of electroless nickel-phosphorus deposits on the corrosion-fatigue life of notched and unnotched samples of an AISI 1045 steel, J MAT ENG P, 8(1), 1999, pp. 83-86
Electroless nickel-phosphorus deposits of approximately 10% phosphorus and
about 20 mu m thickness are shown either to have no effect or sometimes to
increase the corrosion-fatigue properties of a quenched and tempered AISI 1
045 steel in the stress amplitude range of 481 to 687 MPa, in the presence
of an aqueous solution of 3% sodium chloride. Such an increase is produced
when the stress amplitude is below 516 MPa. For the notched specimens, no s
ubstantial differences are found between the fatigue life of the coated and
uncoated specimens.