Verification of the Fatigue Test Method Applied with the Use of Mini Specimen

Abstract:

In special situations the fatigue properties of the construction material can be determined using non-standard specimens, for example smaller than the normative ones (the so-called mini specimens). The research presented was made for the aluminum alloy based on the high-cycle fatigue testing methodology. The verification was made by breaking down the results with own tests which involved the use of standard specimens and stands as well as with the literature reports.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 598)
• Pages: 243-248
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.598.243
• Online since: January 2014
• Authors: Tomasz Tomaszewski*, Janusz Sempruch
• Keywords: Aluminium Alloy, High Cycle Fatigue (HCF), Mini Specimen, Size Effect

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