Fatigue is one of the major factors that limit the use phase of a material.
a) Please explain the general difference between "creep" and "fatigue". (2 P)
b) Wohler-curves (S/N-curves) can be used to illustrate the fatigue behavior of materials. Please describe the stress-scenario that has been applied to create the below shown Wohler-curve with the help of given values for R and F. (4 P)
180
160
R-0.1
140 amplitude, [MPa] 120 100 Srrrrs 80
F=2 Hz
R Omin Omax D= n
60 104
105
106 107 108 Cycles to failure, N
109
1010
c) With the help of the above diagram, please calculate the damage D of the material after 250,000 cycles at 130 MPa and an additional 4,000,000 cycles at 90 MPa. What do you conclude from your result? (6 P)
d) The shown Wohler-curve does not cover stress amplitudes above 180 MPa and below 70 MPa. Please explain. (3 P)