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LeonardTimber t1_j1ikdjk wrote

Small nit pick - ‘ferrous’ just means it has iron in it and does not guarantee infinite cycle life. Cast iron or pig iron, for example, have a cycle limit.

For some reason, the inclusion of Carbon with Iron is what makes a material with infinite cycle life under a certain load, so Steels are generally the only materials with infinite cycle life at low cycle loads.

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