Mechanical Design of Machine Elements

Complete after watching Module 36: Fatigue Fully Reversed Loading Example

Worksheet 7: Fully Reversed Loading in Fatigue

A 4340 quench and tempered rotating steel shaft is loaded in fully reversed bending
as shown below. The bar has been machined with surface conditions a = 1.34 ksi and
b = -0.085, and will be operating at room temperature. The program requires a
reliability of 99.99 percent. Material properties from MIL HDBK 5J are shown on the
next two pages. The fillet radii at all points is r = 0.08 in. The fatigue strength fraction
f = 0.76, and the notch sensitivity is q = 0.96. Recall that the ultimate strength (Sut) is
referred to as Ftu in MIL HDBK 5J.
Determine the life of the component at point A.
600 lbf
400 lbf
8 in
8 in
A.
O.
1 in 1.5 in

12 in 12 in
R1 R2
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