Fatigue testing characterizes material or component behavior during cyclic loading. Our test machines can help test cyclic loads for vital properties, such as fatigue failure, fatigue limit, and fatigue life.
What is fatigue testing?
A fatigue test measures how cyclic forces will affect a product or material over time, by analyzing various sizes of cyclic loads in our test machines, under different speeds and environmental conditions, we can create predictive patterns for material behavior. While a large portion of fatigue tests are performed to plot stress (S) against the number of cycles to failure (N) (also known as an S-N curve), they can also be useful for simulating specific scenarios and investigating real-world fatigue failures.
Why is fatigue testing important?
Understanding fatigue properties is one of the most crucial elements of research and development, product safety, and material verification programs. It's important to test your materials & products to understand their performance, fatigue limit & fatigue life.
What is the purpose of fatigue testing?
Some products, such as medical devices, must conform to rigorous international standards for endurance properties. Other products, such as industrial components and consumer goods, often see manufacturers and testing companies working together to develop customized fatigue testing methodologies suited for the specific product’s application and end-use environment.