Fatigue strength of structural materials at sonic and ultrasonic loading frequencies

Experimental data on the influence of sonic and ultrasonic frequency loading on the fatigue strength of steels, and titanium, aluminium, and nickel-based alloys tested with longitudinal and transverse vibrations at room temperatures are discussed. Results of fatigue tests in liquid nitrogen at low (16 Hz) and high (3 kHz) loading frequencies are also given for a number of materials. The influence of the loading-cycle asymmetry on fatigue strength is studied for structural materials tested at 10 kHz frequency loading with a mean tensile and compressive stress. Limiting amplitude curves are plotted. Measurements of the energy dissipation in materials were carried out during fatigue tests with symmetrical and asymmetrical loading cycles at high-frequency with large amplitude longitudinal vibrations of the specimen. Measurements of the amplitude dependency of the energy dissipation and dependency of the energy dissipation obtained during continuous loading by fatigue tests were also made.