Environment-dependent fatigue life of Cu-Cd alloy wires used as messenger wires was investigated. Tensile test results showed the decrease of tensile strength and elongation of messenger wires by 3.7% and 16.8% respectively, in used specimens when com...
Environment-dependent fatigue life of Cu-Cd alloy wires used as messenger wires was investigated. Tensile test results showed the decrease of tensile strength and elongation of messenger wires by 3.7% and 16.8% respectively, in used specimens when compared to new ones. Accerelated corrosion of specimens showed the decreased tensile strength and elongation with increase of corrosion concentration and corrosion time. Used specimens exposed to atmospheric environment showed 30∼50% decrease in fatigue life through increase in stress concentrations by formation of corrosion products at the surface. Single wires showed better fatigue properties than stranded wires, especially at low cycle regions with higher stresses. Stranded wires showed less fatigue lives than single wires because of friction between wires by surface contact.