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1. Availability of Stainless Steel Grades
2. Opportunities for Stainless Steel in Renewable and Low Carbon Energy Technologies
3. BSSA Guide to Stainless Steel Specifications - 2010 Edition
4. Getting the Best out of Stainless Steel
5. Special Grades of Stainless Steel - Where to Find Them
6. BSSA Understanding Stainless Steel - New Centenary Edition
7. Duplex Stainless Steels - A Simplified Guide
8. Fabricating Duplex Stainless Steel
9. Importance of Surface Finish in the Design of Stainless Steel
10. More Than Just Scratching the Surface - A Practical Approach to Surface Finish
11. The Then and Now of Electropolishing
12. Structural Sections in Stainless Steel
13. Stainless steel fasteners
14. European Standards - Referenced Standards for Stainless Steel Products
15. European EN Standard Grade Summary
16. Stainless Steel Grades Datasheets
17. Stainless Steel Datasheets for Tubular Products
18. Selection of stainless steels for the food processing industries
19. Stainless Steel Pipe Fabrication
20. Stainless Steel in Indoor Swimming Pool Buildings
21. BSSA Stainless Steel Surface Finishes Pack

1. Fatigue properties and endurance limits of stainless steels

   Fatigue is a process of mechanical failure resulting from the application of repeated cyclic stresses. Stainless steels exhibit a 'fatigue limit' or 'endurance limit' during cyclic stressing. As a general rule austenitic and duplex stainless steels stainless have fatigue limits in air around their tensile 0.2% proof strength levels. Corrosion and thermal fatigue are also covered.