Topic

Fatigue Resistance Test

What IS a FATIGUE ?

Fatigue is a form of failure that occurs in

structures subjected to dynamic and fluctuating
stresses (e.g., bridges, aircraft, machine
components).

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Fatigue

 This type of failure normally occurs after a lengthy

period of repeated stress or strain cycling.
 The process occurs by the initiation and propagation
of cracks, and typically the fracture surface is
perpendicular to the direction of an applied tensile
stress.
Cyclic Stresses

 The applied stress may be axial (tension–compression), flexural

(bending), or torsional (twisting) in nature.
 Three different fluctuating stress–time modes are possible.
Cyclic Stresses
 reversed stress cycle
 repeated stress cycle
 randomly Stress Cycle

Reversed Stress Repeated Stress Random Stress

Cycle: cycle: Cycle:
The amplitude The maxima and The stress level
is symmetrical minima are may vary
about a mean asymmetrical randomly in
zero stress relative to the amplitude and
level. zero stress frequency
level.
Reversed Stress Cycle
Repeated Stress Cycle
Random Stress Cycle
 Fatigue Resistance Testing

The sequence of stress amplitude. The nature of the test-piece.

Routine
life test
Short Constant- Variable- Specimens Component
life test amplitude amplitude
test tests
Long
life test
Fatigue Testing Machines:

Rotating Bending Testing Machine

Axial loading (push-pull) type

fatigue tester
Rotating Bending Testing Machine
Rotating Bending Testing Machine

• This type of machine gives S-N curve

• The motor is turning at a constant
revolution per minute or frequency
• To create a failure on the specimen, a
constant-stationary force is applied on the
specimen, which creates a constant bending
moment.
 Working Principle

A stationary moment applied to a rotating specimen

causes the stress at any point on the outer surface of the
specimen to go from zero to a maximum tension stress,
back to zero and finally to a compressive stress.
The process is repeated.
Axial loading (push-pull) type fatigue
tester
Axial loading (push-pull) type fatigue
tester

In this type the specimen is not exposed to bending

but to pure axial (tensile or compressive) loading.
Specimen is held at two ends and loaded cyclically
between two extreme (maximum and minimum)
values.
Fatigue Test for LDPE
Fatigue Test for LDPE