SS-V: 7000 SN Uniaxial Fatigue

Test No. VF01Find the Fatigue life when a constant amplitude Stress-Life analysis is performed.

Definition

A stepped shaft with fillet is subjected to axial loading.

The units are SI.



Figure 1.

Dimensions: D = 120 mm, d = 60 mm, r = 3 mm

The material properties are:
Properties
Value
Modulus of Elasticity
2.03e11 pa
Poisson's Ratio
0.3
Ultimate Tensile Stress (UTS)
8.63e8 pa
Fatigue Strength Coefficient (SR1)
1.101e9 pa
First Fatigue Strength Exponent (b1)
-7.5e-2
Cycle Limit of Endurance for 1 Segment SN Curve (NC1)
1e6 cycles
Loading from structural analysis follows the below variation over time:
Table 1. Fatigue Analysis Load History
Time [sec] Amplitude Factor
0 0
1 250
2 0
3 -250
4 0


Figure 2.

No modifying factors (Surface Roughness and Fatigue Strength Reduction factor) are used.

Results

The following image and table show the fatigue life at points A and B.


Figure 3.
  Coordinates [mm] Reference [Target Value]* SimSolid % Difference
Point A (-127.586, -2.79319, -1.48875) 1310 1303 0.4%
Point B (-85.7703, -16.8757, -1.48566) 1770 1764 0.3%

*The SimSolid results are compared with efatigue calculator.