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Tech Articles ID: KB8020470
Status: Published
Published date: 02/29/2012
Updated: 02/29/2012
Reported In: Fatigue (2000) - Fatigue General

Abstract (Question)
I amdoing f atigue for cast component. Can you suggest me whether I should use E-N approach or S-N approach?
Description (Answer)
Of the three fatigue methods used to predict lif e, it is important to understand when to use which. As a quick answer to this question, the following guidelines are presented.

S-N (Total Life)

Long lif e fatigue problems where there is little pl asti city since the S-N method is based on nominal stress

Components where crack initiation or crack growth modeling is not appropriate, e.g., composites, welds, plastics, and other non-ferrous materials

Situations where large amounts of pre-existing S-N data exist

Components which are required by a control body to be designed for fatigue using standard data such as MIL handbook data

Spot weld analysis and randomvibration induced f atigue problems

Crack Initiation

Mostly defect f ree, metallic structures or components

Components where crack initiation is the important fail ure criteri on - saf ety critical components

Locating the point(s) where cracks may initiate, and hence the growth of a crack should be considered

Evaluating the ef fect of alternative materials and dif ferent surf ace conditions

Components which are made frommetallic, isotropic ductile materials which have symmetric cyclic stress-strain behavior

Components that experience short lives - low cycle fati gue - where plasticity is dominant

Crack Growth

Pre-cracked structures or structures which must be presumed to be already cracked when manufactured such as welds

Pre-prediction of test programs to avoid testing components where cracks will not grow

Planning inspection programs to ensure checks are carried out with the correct frequency

To simply determine the amount of lif e left af ter crack initiation

Components which are made frommetallic, isotropic ductile materials which have symmetric cyclic stress-strain behavior
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