FATIGUE CURVES 2

[Mech151]

I would like to purchase a thorough (as thorough as available) reference for fatigue curves. I was planning on purchasing the Atlas of Fatigue Curves, however, I noticed that ASM no longer sells the book (of course available elsewhere), but now ASM has a related book: Handbook 19, Fatigue and Fracture. I am primarily interested in metals.

Please advise on comparison of these two books, or suggest alternative purchase if there is a better source. Thank you in advance for your thoughts.

Mason

 

[TVP]

Mason,

ASM Handbook Volume 19 Fatigue and Fracture is not meant to be a compendium of fatigue curves. While it does include a considerable amount of fatigue data, both in the form of curves and in tables with data on the various coefficients and exponents, it is meant to be a complete reference on the subject, meaning coverage of background, theory, equations, applications, metals and non-metals, etc. I highly recommend the book, just be clear on the contents.

I have to say that I was very disappointed in the Atlas of Fatigue Curves book when I first saw it, and my impression has only worsened over time. Too little data, much of it on old/obsolete grades. Fatigue data is a tricky subject, and any serious inquiry quickly reveals the true situation: fatigue is extremely dependent on material (composition, processing, non-metallic inclusions, microstructure, etc.), loading conditions (mean stress, stress amplitude, tension vs. torsion vs. bending, residual stresses), geometry (notches, surface roughness, radii or lack thereof), and environment (temperature, corrosive media, etc.). That being said, good sources of fatigue data (in addition to Volume 19), include the following:

MIL-HDBK-5J (or MMPDS replacement)
Aerospace Structural Metals Handbook (CINDAS)
SAE J1099 Technical Report on Low Cycle Fatigue Properties - Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Materials
Auto-Steel Partnership Sheet Steel Fatigue Data (

http://www.a-sp.org/publications.htm)

AISI Bar Fatigue Data (

http://www.steel.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=7851)