Metal Fatigue Spreadsheets
Metal Fatigue Spreadsheets
Metal Fatigue Spreadsheets
Definiion!
"# Co$%onen! &re de!i'ned o wih!&nd( dire) for)e!, $o$en! &nd or!ion#
2# The!e *o&d! $&+ e &%%*ied 'r&d-&**+, !-dden*+, or re%e&ed*+#
.# A !&i) !re!! &n&*+!i! *e&d! o & d+n&$i) !re!! e/&*-&ion#
e/&*-&ion#
<# Sre!! i! For)e %er -ni Are&, 9 1 F A 3%!i or P&4
5# Sr&in i! e0en!ion di/ided + ori'in&* Len'h, e 1 0 L 3n-$er4
# Sren'h i! he Sre!! of & e!ed $&eri&* & f&i*-re, S 1 F$&0 A 3%!i or P&4
(e cantilever en! loa! )*+ an! tor,&e )+ are balance! b
ben!in. an! s(ear stresses wit(in t(e beam#
(e stress element )%+ at t(e top s&r/ace o/ t(e beam above is s&becte!
to a ben!in. stress Si.ma )3+ an! torsional s(ear stress a& )<+#
Note: n t(is case 3 4 0#
(e maim&m stress !&e to t(ese two stresses are t(e principal stresses
31 actin. on t(e planes incline! at an.le = !e.rees an! = > 90 !e.rees#
"# ensile
ensile stress stren.t( S 4 este!
este! brea8in. loa! %rea )psi or Pa+
5# Mo!&l&s o/ elasticit
elasticit 4 Stress Strain 4 3 ; )psi or Pa+
C&ni*e/er e&$
(e cantilever en! loa! )*+ an! tor,&e )+ are balance! b
ben!in. an! s(ear stresses wit(in t(e beam#
(e stress element )%+ at t(e top s&r/ace o/ t(e beam above is s&becte!
to a ben!in. stress Si.ma )3+ an! torsional s(ear stress a& )<+#
Note: n t(is case 3 4 0#
(e maim&m stress !&e to t(ese two stresses are t(e principal stresses
31 actin. on t(e planes incline! at an.le = !e.rees an! = > 90 !e.rees#
"# ensile
ensile stress stren.t( S 4 este!
este! brea8in. loa! %rea )psi or Pa+
5# Mo!&l&s o/ elasticit
elasticit 4 Stress Strain 4 3 ; )psi or Pa+
?# S(ear mo!&l&s @ 4 S(ear Stress S(ear Strain 4 < = )psi or Pa+
B#orsion
B#orsion s(ear stress S&s 4 6 r C )psi or Pa+
Prin)i%&* Sre!!e!
Principal stresses are t(e maim&m Si.ma )31+ an! minim&m )32+ normal
stresses an! t(e act on principal planes at 90 !e.rees to eac( ot(er#
(ere is Fero s(ear stress on t(e principal planes#
Ma s(ear stress a& ) <ma+ is on t(e plane $5 !e.rees to t(e principal planes#
Prin)i%&* !re!! 3"4 9" 1 390 9+4 2 6390 B 9+4 282 :2;#5
Prin)i%&* !re!! 324 92 1 390 9+4 2 B 6390 B 9+4 282 :2;#5
M&0 !he&r !re!!, :$&0 1 39" B 9.4 2
E0&$%*e(
(e tensile stress at point )%+ in t(e beam above is 5000 psi !&e to
ben!in. an! t(e s(ear stress is 2000 psi !&e to t(e transverse loa! )*+#
Galc&late t(e principal stresses an! t(e maim&m s(ear stress#
3 4 50000 psi
3 4 20000 psi
<4 2000 psi
C&*)-*&ion!
Prin)i%&* !re!! 3"4, 9" 1 390 9+4 2 6390 B 9+4 282 :2;#5
9" 1 5;".. %!i
2# Di!orion ener'+
Iistortion ener. or von Mises-Hen8 t(eor is t(e most acc&rate /ail&re t(eor#
(e von Mises' e//ective stress is t(e &ni-aial tensile stress t(at wo&l! create t(e
same !istortion ener. as is create! b t(e act&al combination o/ applie! /orces#
(e !istortion ener. stress )3+ is t(e !irect stress e,&ivalent to an combination
o/ tensions an! s(ears#
/on Mi!e!H
Mi!e!H effe)i/
effe)i/e
e !re!!, 9 1 6 3 9"2 922922 9"92 8;#5
8;#5
/on Mi!e!H
Mi!e!H effe)i/e !re!!, 9 1 6 3 902 9+2 909+ .:0+2 8;#5
M&eri&* +ie*d
+ie*d !&fe+
!&fe+ f&)or
f&)or,, N 1 S+ 9
S+ 1 M&eri&*
M&eri&* en!ion
en!ion +ie*d
+ie*d !re!!
!re!!
n t(e case o/ p&re torsion 3 4 0 an! 3 4 0#
9 1 3 .:0+2
.:0+2 4;#5
4;#5
Material s(ear sa/et /actor
/actor N 4 St 3
N 4 St
St ) "6<L
"6<L22 +L0#5
+L0#5
N 4 St
St ) 1#A"26
1#A"26<
<++
M&eri&* !he&r +ie*d
+ie*d !re!!,
!re!!, S+! 1 #577 S+ S+
Gi/en %rin)i%&* !re!!e!( In%- D&&
31 4 $000 psi
31 4 2000 psi
C&*)-*&ion!
/on Mi!e!H effe)i/e !re!!, 9 1 6 3 9"2 922 9"92 8;#5
9 1 .<< %!i
(e maim&m s(ear-stress t(eor states t(at /ail&re occ&rs w(en t(e ma s(ear
stress in a part ecee!s t(e s(ear stress in a tensile specimen at iel!#
ne (al/ o/ t(e tensile iel!: In%- D&&
Material tensile iel! stress S 4 "?000 psi
C&*)-*&ion
M&eri&* !he&r +ie*d !re!!, S+! 1 ;#5; S+
S+! 1 "=;;; psi
(e stress element s(own (ere ill&strates torsion w(ic( ca&ses p&re s(ear#
31 is normal to plane θ
32 is paralel to plane = In%- D&&
Principal stress 31 4 "0000 psi
Principal stress 32 4 20000 psi
C&*)-*&ion!
M&0 !he&r !re!!, :$&0 1 39" 924 2
:$&0 1 25;;; %!i
9&/' 1 39" 924 2
:$&0 1
F&i'-e Sren'h &nd End-r&n)e Li$i 1 )+)*e! & & !re!! *e/e* o f&i*-re#
See*! &nd !o$e i&ni-$ &**o+! h&/e &n end-r&n)e *i$i !re!!
e*ow whi)h he+ wi** no f&i*, no $&er how $&n+ *o&d )+)*e! &re &%%*ied#
W(en &sin. cel's @oal See8 &nprotect t(e sprea! s(eet b selectin.:
Dro% down $en-( Too*! Proe)ion Un%roe) Shee O
W(en cel's @oal See8 is not nee!e! restore protection wit(:
Dro% down $en-( Too*! Proe)ion Proe) Shee O
NI * I*NNS
ESTIMATING FATIGUE ENDU@ANCE LIMITBUS Uni!
de ?&/i**&nd Co$e
(e Dritis( !e Havillan! I#H#10? Gomet airliner b&ilt in 19$9 &se! /o&r !e Havillan! @(ost 50 t&rboet
en.ines mo&nte! in t(e win.s#
%/ter 500 (o&rs o/ /li.(t testin. commercial operations be.an in earl 1952# % Gomet msterio&sl
cras(e! s(ortl a/ter ta8eo// on 2 Ma 195"# wo similar cras(es /ollowe! in earl 195$#
%/ter several t(o&san! o/ ccles o/ repeate!l press&riFin. an! !epress&riFin. t(e /&sela.e in water
/ati.&e crac8s !evelope! at t(e s,&are corners in t(e cabin win!ows# (ese crac8s .rew over time &ntil
t(e cabin eplo!e!#
(e corners o/ all et airliners are now ro&n!e! to re!&ce stress concentration#
Most /ati.&e testin. (as been !one wit( metal t(at is ro&n! small in !iameter an! (i.(l
polis(e!# (e (ave been teste! t(ro&.( man ccles &ntil /ati.&e / ail&re occ&rs# (is is
!one at several stress levels an! t(e res<s are plotte! in a Stress vs# N&mber o/ Gcles
)S-N+ !ia.ram# Corre)ion f&)or! $-! e &%%*ied o %&r! h& differ in !iKe,
!e)ion !h&%e, !-rf&)e fini!h, e$%er&-re, &nd !&i) !ren'h#
%l&min&m an! copper allos !o not (ave an en!&rance limit# % n&mber o/ al&min&m allos (ave a
/ati.&e stren.t( o/ $0J o/ t(eir <imate tensile stren.t( at 5 10LB ccles#
M&eri&* end-r&n)e !re!! & ";;; )+)*e! 3S$4
Den!in. Sm 4 #9 6 S&t psi
%ial loa!in. Sm 4 #A5 6 S&t psi P.
Un)orre)ed f&i'-e end-r&n)e *i$i! &re 'i/en e*ow(
Steels Se' 4 0#5 6 S&t i/ S&t O 200000 psi
n!&rance /actor Ke 4 0#5
rons Se' 4 0#$ 6 S&t i/ S&t O ?0000 psi
n!&rance /actor Ke 4 0#$
%l&min&ms Se' 4 0#$ 6 S&t i/ S&t O $B000 psi
n!&rance /actor Ke 4 0#$
Gopper %llos Se' 4 0#$ 6 S&t i/ S&t O $0000 psi
Lo&d F&)or
Den!in. Gloa! 4 1#000
%ial loa!in. Gloa! 4 0#A50
P&re orsion Gloa! 4 1#000
SiKe of Cir)-*&r Se)ion! F&i'-e e!in' i! done wih !$&** di&$eer $e&*#
For d V ;#. in, C!iKe 1 "#;;;
In%- D&&
Part !iameter ! 4 1#500 in
C&*)-*&ion
For ;#.; V d V "; in#, C!iKe 1 ;#=> d B;#;>7
C!iKe 1 ;#=.5 P<
In%- D&&
Rectan.le base b 4 1#000
Rectan.le (ei.(t ( 4 2#000
C&*)-*&ion!
,&iv area %95 4 ;#;5h
%95 4 ;#";; inL2
P5
In%- D&&
,&iv area %95 4 0#100
C&*)-*&ion!
E-i/&*en di&$eer, De-i/ 1 3A>5 ;#;74;#5
De-i/ 1 "#"<. in
C!iKe 1 "#"=>De-i/B;#;>7
C!iKe 1 "#"7< in
Te$%er&-re F&)or
*or O4 $50 !e. G Gtemp 4 1#000
In%-
emperat&re !e. G 4 $B0
C&*)-*&ion
For, <5; VTV55; de' C, Ce$% 1 "B;#;;5=3TB<5;4
Ce$% 1 ;#=2
In%-
emperat&re !e. G 4 A00
C&*)-*&ion
For, 55; VTV=<; de' C, Ce$% 1 "B;#;;.23TB=<;4
Ce$% 1 "#<<=
@e*i&i*i+ Cre*i&
R
@e*i&i*i+ F&)or 50#000 1#000
*rom t(e Reliabilit table at t(e ri.(t: In%- D&& 90#000 0#B9A
%ss&me! percent reliabilit J 4 90#000 99#000 0#B1$
Greliab 4 0#B9A 99#900 0#A5"
99#990 0#A02
99#999 0#?59
P
7# Corre)
Corre)ed
ed end-r&
end-r&n)e
n)e *i$i,
*i$i, Se 1 C*o&d
C*o&dC!i
C!iKe
KeC!-
C!-rf
rfC
Ce$%
e$%Cr
Cre*i
e*i&
&SeH
SeH
Se 1 5"#;= %!i
1 B3".4
B3".4 Lo'3S
Lo'3S$
$ Se4
1 B;#;
B;#;7.;
7.;< <
Lo'3&4
Lo'3&4 1 Lo'3S$4
Lo'3S$4 B .
Lo'3&
Lo'3&44 1 2#"<
2#"<
&1 "; Lo'3
Lo'3&4
&4
&1 "<;#
"<;#"
"
W(en &sin. cel's @oal See8 &nprotect t(e sprea! s(eet b selectin.:
Dro% down $en-( Too*! Proe)ion Un%roe) Shee O
W(en cel's @oal See8 is not nee!e! restore protection wit(:
Dro% down $en-( Too*! Proe)ion Proe) Shee O
P>
?00#000
ST@ESS CONCENT@ATION FACTO@S
1# Static !irect ben!in. an! torsion stresses are calc&late! /irst#
2# Static stress concentration /actors are applie! to t(e above static stresses#
"# *ati.&e stress concentration /actors mo!i/ t(e static stress concentration#
Dd1 Dd1"#2
rd
0#"0 1#$1 1#"5
T&*e
0#25 1#$B 1#$0
@eometric stress concentration
/actor 34 in static ben!in.# 0#20 1#5B 1#$?
0#15 1#A" 1#52
0#10 2#50 1#50
0#05 2#?B 2#0A
P2
i! he !re!! )on)enr&ion f&)or 34 in !&i) endin'#
In%- D&&
Notc( ra!i&s r 4 0#125
Plate small !ept( ! 4 1#250 -
Plate lar.e !ept( I 4 1#500 -
C&*)-*&ion
rd 1 ;#"; B
Dd 1 "#2
In%- D&&
Galc&late! nominal !irect stress 3 4 "0A20 psi
Static concentration /actor /rom table Kt 4 1#50
C&*)-*&ion
C&*)-*&ed $&0 !&i) dire) !re!!, 9 1 9
9 1 <;=; %!i
W(en &sin. cel's @oal See8 &nprotect t(e sprea! s(eet b selectin.:
Dro% down $en-( Too*! Proe)ion Un%roe) Shee O
W(en cel's @oal See8 is not nee!e! restore protection wit(:
Dro% down $en-( Too*! Proe)ion Proe) Shee O
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CANTILEE@ @ACET WIT? FULL^ @EE@SED ENDING
In%- D&&
*&ll reverse! loa! * 4 200 lb/
Wi!t( b 4 0#500 in
Small !ept( ! 4 1#250 in
7ar.e !ept( I 4 1#500 in
*illet ra!i&s r 4 0#125 in
7oa! !istance /rom s&pport a 4 20#000 in
Deam span 7 4 20#000 in
Material <imate stren.t( S&t 4 B0000 psi
4 "0000000 psi
Reliabilit 4 99#90 J P"
C&*)-*&ion!
M&0 $o$en i! & fi0ed end, M 1 F&
M1 <;;; inB*f
I1 d. "2
I1 ;#;="< in<
)1 d2
)1 ;#. in
Si'$& no$ 1 M) i
9no$ 1 .;72; %!i
In%- D&&
*rom above inp&t !ata S&t 4 B0000 psi
*rom UNotc(esU tab aL0#5 4 0#0B -
C&*)-*&ion!
1 " 3" &;#5 r;#54
1 ;#="5 B
";# F&i'-e !re!! )on)enr&ion f&)or f#
f 1 " 3 B "4
f 1 "#<" B
de-i/ 1 ;#.> in
E-&ion #7d, %.27, C!iKe 1 #=>3de-i/4B#;>7
C!iKe 1 ;#>;=
"2# @e$&inin' )orre)ion f&)or!# In%- D&&
*rom US-N G&rveU tab Gloa! 4 1#00
P2
In%- D&&
*rom US-N G&rveU tab % 4 2#A0
*rom US-N G&rveU tab b 4 -0#2?5
C&*)-*&ion!
S-rf&)e Fini!h F&)or, C!-rf 1 A3S-4 Note:S&t 4 8psi not psi#
C!-rf 1 ;#=<5
In%- D&&
*rom US-N G&rveU tab Gtemp 4 0#B2?
W(en &sin. cel's @oal See8 &nprotect t(e sprea! s(eet b selectin.:
Dro% down $en-( Too*! Proe)ion Un%roe) Shee O
W(en cel's @oal See8 is not nee!e! restore protection wit(:
Dro% down $en-( Too*! Proe)ion Proe) Shee O
P.
22. A steel cantilever bracket having a span of 20 in. and an
ultimate tensile strength of 80,000 psi, with rectangular
Q
section: base width, b = 0.0 in, constant depth d !was "# =
200
$.20 in over the span of the beam. %hat is the cantilever
0#500
beam section second moment of area at the free end&
1#250
!new# 'he beam root depth is $.00 in.
1#500
0#125
a. ) = 0.08$ in*+
20#000
b. ) = 0.0$ in*+
21#000
c. ) = 0.$0$ in*+ -
B0000
"0000000
99#99
1
Q
0#A5" 0#A02
CANTILEE@ @ACET WIT? FLUCTUATING ENDING
F&i'-e S&fe+ F&)or De!i'n
Pro*e$(
Iesi.n t(e brac8et below /or a /&ll reversin. loa! * 4 >-500 lb /or 10L9 ccles wit( no /ail&re#
The /on Mi!e!H effe)i/e !re!!, 394 or di!orion ener'+ !re!! i! he
dire) !re!! e-i/&*en o &n+ )o$in&ion of en!ion! &nd !he&r!#
9&/ 1 6 3 902 9+2 909+ .:0+2 8;#5
9+ _ :0+ 1 ; !o h&, 9&/ 1 9&/
9&/ 1 ";<52 %!i
(e ma applie! mean )3av+ an! alternatin. )3alt+ stresses in t(e beam (ave been calc&late! ab ove#
Now t(e allowable /ati.&e en!&rance stress /or t(e be am material will be estimate!#
de-i/ 1 "#"<. in
C!iKe 1 #=>3de-i/4B#;>7
C!iKe 1 ;#=5=
Greliab 4 0#A5"
P.
W(en &sin. cel's @oal See8 &nprotect t(e sprea! s(eet b selectin.:
Dro% down $en-( Too*! Proe)ion Un%roe) Shee O
W(en cel's @oal See8 is not nee!e! restore protection wit(:
Dro% down $en-( Too*! Proe)ion Proe) Shee O
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POWE@ T@ANSMISSION S?AFTING
FATIGUE LOADS
In%- D&&
S(a/t material eil! stress S 4 "?000 psi
S(a/t material <imate stress S& 4 ?2000 psi
C&*)-*&ion!
Sh&f Wiho- e+w&+
"0J o/ material iel! stren.t( 4 10B00 psi
1BJ o/ material <imate stren.t( 4 111?0 psi
Sh&f Wih e+w&+
25J o/ "0J o/ material iel! stren.t( 4 B100 psi
25J o/ 1BJ o/ material <imate stren.t( 4 B"A0 psi
Ge&r Tr&in
In%- D&&
Iriver @ear eet( N1 4 12
Iriven @ear eet( N2 4 2$
Iriver @ear eet( N" 4 10
Iriven @ear eet( N$ 4 20
C&*)-*&ion
Ge&r r&in /e*o)i+ r&io, @ 1 3N"N243N.N<4
@ 1 ;#25;
In%- D&&
Iriver @ear 1 or,&e 1 4 100 in-lbs
C&*)-*&ion
Dri/en Ge&r < Tor-e, T< 1 T"@
T< 1 <;; inB*!
U!e he In%- D&& &nd C&*)-*&ion! in %&'e! " hro-'h . &o/e
o )&*)-*&e !h&f di&$eer! in he 'e&r r&in !hown here#
W(en &sin. cel's @oal See8 &nprotect t(e sprea! s(eet b selectin.:
Dro% down $en-( Too*! Proe)ion Un%roe) Shee O
W(en cel's @oal See8 is not nee!e! restore protection wit(:
Dro% down $en-( Too*! Proe)ion Proe) Shee O
Ct
1#0
1#5 to 2#0
1#0
1#5 to 2#0
1#5 to "#0
55 Mpa
$0 Mpa
2$B Mpa
$2A Mpa
$0#0 Mpa
In%- D&&
S(a/t material eil! stress S 4 "?000 psi 2$B Mpa
S(a/t material <imate stress S& 4 ?2000 psi $2A Mpa
C&*)-*&ion!
Sh&f Wiho- e+w&+
"0J o/ material iel! stren.t( 4 10B00 psi
1BJ o/ material <imate stren.t( 4 111?0 psi
Sh&f Wih e+w&+
25J o/ "0J o/ material iel! stren.t( 4 B100 psi
25J o/ 1BJ o/ material <imate stren.t( 4 B"A0 psi
esence o/ 8ewas#
24=442 3CT4243"24
24=442 3CT4243"24 B S&