How the fatigue curve are defined?

User: "Nicolò Lodini_21627"
Altair Community Member
Updated by Nicolò Lodini_21627

Hi, I don't understand the SN and EN curve.

SN case

if i put a Yield strenght of 290 and i click estimate the curve from UTS, at 10^3 cycles the curve shows me a value of 800MPA, How it is possible that has a value greater than the static value?

 

Thanks

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    User: "Gildas_GUILLY"
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    Updated by Gildas_GUILLY

    Hello Nicolò,
    Unless specified otherwise (there is a parameter for that), curves for fatigue material are defined in stress range, not stress amplitude.
    And Stress range = 2 x stress amplitude.
    On your picture we see a stress range of about 520MPa (the 800MPa is the extrapolation at 1 cycle).

    Gildas

    User: "Nicolò Lodini_21627"
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    Updated by Nicolò Lodini_21627

    thanks, i didn't notice that and i was going crazy, and what about the EN curve?

    I'm not understanding why the stress range has a negative exponent.

    Thanks for helping.

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    User: "Gildas_GUILLY"
    Altair Employee
    Updated by Gildas_GUILLY

    thanks, i didn't notice that and i was going crazy, and what about the EN curve?

    I'm not understanding why the stress range has a negative exponent.

    Thanks for helping.

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    I do not understand your question : What "stress range" are you talking about for EN ?
    Gildas

    User: "Nicolò Lodini_21627"
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    Updated by Nicolò Lodini_21627

    I'm not understanding why the stress range is about 0.1 or 0.01, I suppose that it has to be a value like the ultimate strenght value (290).

    Thanks.

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    User: "Gildas_GUILLY"
    Altair Employee
    Updated by Gildas_GUILLY

    I'm not understanding why the stress range is about 0.1 or 0.01, I suppose that it has to be a value like the ultimate strenght value (290).

    Thanks.

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    In EN, the law is defined in strain, not stress (as you can see on the curve title)
    Gildas