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Static Fatigue Limit with Particular Reference to Glass
Author(s) -
WILKINS B. J. S.,
DUTTON R.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
journal of the american ceramic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1551-2916
pISSN - 0002-7820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1976.tb09442.x
Subject(s) - fatigue limit , limit (mathematics) , materials science , ultimate tensile strength , stress (linguistics) , mechanics , composite material , structural engineering , mathematics , physics , mathematical analysis , engineering , linguistics , philosophy
After a review of the literature on the static fatigue limit, it was concluded that the normal method for its determination, using time‐to‐rupture data, is inadequate. There are very few experimental demonstrations of the existence of a true fatigue limit, and it is difficult to measure its value with any statistical confidence. An alternative experimental approach is suggested which is based on measuring the change in strength distribution of a representative sample after a high‐temperature anneal under a fixed tensile stress. This stress weakens weak specimens in the as‐received distribution, whereas strong specimens gain in strength. Those specimens whose strength remains constant demonstrate the existence of a fatigue limit and can be used to calculate a numerical value. The results are analyzed on the basis of the Charles‐Hillig stress corrosion theory, which has been slightly modified to facilitate the examination of the parameters associated with the fatigue limit. This analysis relates the static fatigue limit to the effective surface energy appropriate to the fatigue mechanism, i.e. corrosion caused by water vapor. Some implications of the modified model are discussed.