Testing of the ability of fatigue test machine prototype and fatigue test for nylon and cast iron specimens

Abstract

Fatigue life prediction for engineering material is important for predictive maintenance to support accident prevention in a high-risk equipment. The study aims to determine the ability of the machine prototype of rotating bending type fatigue test and to find out the fatigue life of Nylon and cast iron specimens. By knowing the fatigue life of a plastic and ferrous metal material, the prediction of fatigue life can be applied to a maintenance plan. The design and manufacture of rotating bending fatigue testing machines equipped with copy turning devices can be used to prepare specimens from plastic/soft metal materials, thus becoming an integrated fatigue test machine. The method used includes determining the standard size of fatigue test specimens, turning various fatigue test specimens, carrying out fatigue test specimens of nylon and cast iron materials, and analyzing the results of fatigue tests. The test results of the fatigue test machine prototype showed the ability to turn plastic and soft metal materials, and the fatigue life for Nylon 6.6 ranging from 659 to 13216 rotation for breaking the specimens at 229 to 26 MPa stresses, and for cast iron from 142 to 22863 rotation at 229 to 147 MPa stresses.