EVALUATION OF DEFORMATION PHENOMENA OF METALS FOR FATIGUE ANALYSIS

Simple calculations for estimating extremes in fatigue life of metals, with of without accounting for cycle-dependent hardening, softening, and mean stress relaxation, are presented. These calculations aid in assessing the importance of cyclic deformation properties in cumulative damage procedures. An SAE 1045 quenched and tempered steel is considered for illustration. In general, cycle-dependent deformation phenomena may be important only in intermediated and long life situations. The sensitivity of predicted life to cyclic hardening or softening depends on the degree of hardening or softening a material exhibits, whereas in the case of mean stress relaxation it depends on the shape of the cyclic stress-strain curve or the strain hardening exponent. However, the need for a proper accounting of cyclic history, recognized as the "cycle counting problem" in fatigue literature, is the most important requisite of a cumulative damage analysis. Two alternative approaches of dealing with the cycle counting problem are discussed /AUTHOR/

• Corporate Authors:

  American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

  100 Barr Harbor Drive, P.O. Box C700
  West Conshohocken, PA  United States  19428-2957
• Authors:
  • Jhansale, H R
• Publication Date: 0

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 348-354
• Serial:
  • ASTM Journal of Testing and Evaluation
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Federal Highway Administration

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Calculation; Concrete hardening; Deformation; Deformation curve; Evaluation; Hardness; Mechanical fatigue; Mechanical relaxation; Metals; Softening point; Steel
• Uncontrolled Terms: Computation
• Old TRIS Terms: Cycles
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00126507
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 14 1976 12:00AM