ISSN: 1945-7553
CODEN: JTEVAB
Page Count: 4

Effect of Dither on Strain-Controlled Fatigue and Tensile Results Obtained with a Closed-Loop Servohydraulic Testing Machine

Bush, RW
Research Assistant and Associate Professor, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

Quesnel, DJ
Research Assistant and Associate Professor, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

Abstract

The flow stress of alpha brass was found to decrease during strain-controlled tension tests when the dither amplitude was increased. It is suggested that when conducting such tests using specimens requiring low deformation loads that alternative means of preventing silting be used.

Keywords:
strain-controlled fatigue, alpha brass, aluminum, dither, mechanical properties

Paper ID: JTE10973J
DOI: 10.1520/JTE10973J
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