Element Materials Technology

Low Cycle Fatigue Testing (LCF)

Low cycle fatigue testing is typically used for applications where materials are subject to extremely high mechanical stresses, and where plastic deformation is likely to occur. Low cycle fatigue testing is usually strain-controlled, and typically run to no more than 100,000 cycles. Read more

High Cycle Fatigue Testing (HCF)

High cycle fatigue, on the other hand, is used for materials that experience low applied forces and where deformation is primarily elastic in nature. High cycle fatigue testing is usually force-controlled, and typically running to 1M or more cycles. Staircase HCF testing is used to define the fatigue limit (endurance limit) and the statistical confidence. Read more

Thermomechanical Fatigue Testing (TMF)

Thermomechanical fatigue testing applies both varying load levels and varying temperatures to predict how materials will behave in thermal environments.

Rotating Beam Fatigue Testing

Rotating beam fatigue testing is another method which is utilized to generate high cycle fatigue curves at a higher frequency than traditional HCF methods with single or multi-point bending stresses. Read more

Additional Fatigue Testing Capabilities Include:

• Axial fatigue testing
• Torsional fatigue testing
• High cycle fatigue testing
• Low cycle fatigue testing
• Shear fatigue testing
• Proof load testing
• Bending fatigue testing
• Rotating beam fatigue testing
• Multiple degree of freedom fatigue testing
• Multi-channel/compound cyclic testing
• Strain Control
• Stress Control
• Displacement Control
• Thermo-mechanical Fatigue (TMF)
• Frequency up to 100 Hz (rotating beam up to 150 Hz)
• Forces up to 250 kN
• Test temperatures from -320 to 2400 F)
• Custom and special project set ups available