Fit a Curve by Estimating UTS

An empirical formula can be used to estimate SN/EN data from ultimate tensile strength (UTS) and Young's modulus (E).

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Select Estimate from UTS as the input method.
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Enter a value for UTS and Elastic modulus.
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SN Properties

* Source: Yung-Li Lee, Jwo. Pan, Richard B. Hathaway and Mark E. Barekey. Fatigue testing and analysis: Theory and practice, Elsevier, 2005.

$S R I 1$ $S R I 1$: Fatigue strength coefficient. It is the stress amplitude intercept of the SN curve at 1 cycle on a log-log scale.
$b 1$ $b 1$: The first fatigue strength exponent. The slope of the first segment of the SN curve in log-log scale.
$N c 1$ $N c 1$: In one-segment SN curves, this is the cycle limit of endurance (See Nc1 in Figure 2). In two-segment SN curves, this is the transition point (see Nc1 in Figure 4).
$b 2$ $b 2$: The second fatigue strength exponent.

Empirically, the life of a metal is 1000 when the stress amplitude is approximately 90% of the UTS. (S1000 = 0.9UTS) when loading type is a bending load.

According to "Engineering Considerations of Stress, Strain, and Strength" by Juvinall RC, 1976, McGraw-Hill, fatigue limit (FL) can be estimated as follows:

For steel that has pearlite microstructure, FL = 0.38UTS at Nc1 = 1E6
For aluminum alloys whose UTS < 336MPa, FL = 0.4UTS at Nc1 = 5E8
For Aluminum Alloys whose UTS >= 336MPa, FL = 130MPa at Nc1 = 5E8

With the above information, two points on the SN curve are known: (1000, S1000) and (Nc1, FL). Thus, slope can be calculated:

$b 1 = (l o g (0.9 U T S) - l o g (F L)) / (l o g (1000) - l o g (N c 1))$ $b 1 = (l o g (0.9 U T S) - l o g (F L)) / (l o g (1000) - l o g (N c 1))$

Once b1 is known, SRI1 is calculated by:

$2 \cdot S 1000 = S R I 1 \cdot {(1000)}^{b 1}$ $2 \cdot S 1000 = S R I 1 \cdot {(1000)}^{b 1}$

(The stress range 2*S1000 is used.) Therefore,

$S R I 1 = 2 \cdot S 1000 / (1000^{b 1})$ $S R I 1 = 2 \cdot S 1000 / (1000^{b 1})$

EN Properties

** Source: Anton Baumel and T. Seeger, Materials Data for Cyclic Loading, Elsevier, 1990

$S f / {σ^{'}}_{f}$ $S f / {σ^{'}}_{f}$: Fatigue strength coefficient.
$b$ $b$: Fatigue strength exponent.
$c$ $c$: Fatigue ductility exponent.
$E f / {ε^{'}}_{f}$ $E f / {ε^{'}}_{f}$: Fatigue ductility coefficient.
$N p / n^{'}$ $N p / n^{'}$: Cyclic strain-hardening exponent.
$K p / K^{'}$ $K p / K^{'}$: Cyclic strength coefficient.
$N_{c}$ $N_{c}$: Reversal limit of endurance. One cycle contains two reversals.
$S E_{e}$ $S E_{e}$: Standard Error of Log(elastic strain).
$S E_{p}$ $S E_{p}$: Standard Error of Log(plastic strain).