Endurance Limit and Ultimate Strength |
symbol | description |
Se, σN | endurance limit |
Su, σu | ultimate strength, or ultimate stress, respectively |
S1000 | alternating stress for life of 1000 cycles |
BHN | Brinell hardness number |
Su(ksi) ≈ 0.5*BHN | ||||
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S1000 ≈ 0.9*Su |