The Concept of Local Fatigue Strength Extended by Statistical Approaches to Assess Manufacturing Influences such as Residual Stresses

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This contribution deals with manufacturing induced surface states and their influence on fatigue strength. An extension to the Concept of Local Fatigue Strength is introduced, taking into account the statistical distribution of both residual stresses and work hardening. To validate this new approach, residual stress measurements and fatigue tests on specimens with different machined surfaces were performed. The statistically distributed local fatigue strength is calculated and can be used to derive failure probabilities. These are compared with experimental results.

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