Recent experiments with a magnetostriction apparatus show that cavitation-damage rate is time dependent. This is confirmed by an analysis of the experimental data obtained in various earlier investigations. There are four zones of damage rate with respect to testing time; namely, (a) incubation, (b) accumulation, (c) attenuation, and (d) steady state. In the fourth, or steady-state zone, the damage rate varies as the square of the amplitude of oscillation within the range tested for water at 80 F. The damage rate increases with frequency and then decreases with increasing frequency. The depth of liquid in the beaker, the beaker diameter and the depth of immersion of the specimen do not seem to affect the damage rate substantially. The average depth of erosion is independent of the diameter of the specimen. Based on these experimental results, certain recommendations are made for testing materials for cavitation damage resistance.