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Originally Posted by layback40
Best I refer you to a good mechanical engineering text like "Design of Machine Elements, V.M. Faires". Small cyclic loads on most steel does cause fatigue failure eventually especially in normal atmospheric conditions.
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I think you're arguing about the same thing
Corrosion does play a rather large role in fatigue (especially because it likes to form at highly stressed areas and make them worse). Most steels are susceptible to corrosion in normal atmospheric conditions, so...unless you keep things in
very good shape...
I'd say that's a tired car
