About Fatigue
All materials are subject to fatigue and break down eventually. Fatigue testing involves applying force in a repeated fashion to see when it will break or how it performs. The type of fatigue analysis required is determined by the application and environment the material will be subjected to.
Factors That Cause Fatigue
- Structural Resonance
- Material Purity
- Temperature
Testing Program Considerations
- Calculate where to apply stress and what type of stress to apply
- Calculate the number of cycles that will be applied
- Calculate the amount of stress that will be applied
- Determine the applicable safety factor
Areas of Expertise
- Composite Fatigue
- Fractography and fracture surface analysis
- Fracture of brittle and ductile materials
- Fracture of rubber and plastic materials
- High Cycle Fatigue
- Low Cycle Fatigue
- Spectral Fatigue
- Structural Fatigue
- Vibration Fatigue