“…Longitudinal weld metal fatigue data differ, if at all, only very slightly from fatigue data for the corresponding unaffected base metal. Weldment and transverse weld metal data, on the other hand, drop below the base metal fatigue curve in the midcycle region (14,15). In terms of strain range, the reduction factor varies generally between 1.5 and 1.8, although, depending on weld process, the factor can be somewhat larger for 2 1/4 Cr-1 Mo steel weldments.…”