ASTM E466-96
Standard Practice for Conducting Force Controlled Constant Amplitude Axial Fatigue Tests of Metallic Materials

Standard No.

ASTM E466-96

Release Date

1996

Published By

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

Status

Be replaced

Replace By

ASTM E466-96(2002)e1

Latest

ASTM E466-21

Scope

1.1 This practice covers the procedure for the performance of axial force controlled fatigue tests to obtain the fatigue strength of metallic materials in the fatigue regime where the strains are predominately elastic, both upon initial loading and throughout the test. This practice is limited to the fatigue testing of axial unnotched and notched specimens subjected to a constant amplitude, periodic forcing function in air at room temperature. This practice is not intended for application in axial fatigue tests of components or parts.

Note 1-The following documents, although not directly referenced in the text, are considered important enough to be listed in this practice: E739 Practice for Statistical Analysis of Linear or Linearized Stress-Life (S-N) and Strain-Life (e-N) Fatigue Data STP 566 Handbook of Fatigue Testing STP 588 Manual on Statistical Planning and Analysis for Fatigue Experiments STP 731 Tables for Estimating Median Fatigue Limits

2. Referenced Documents

ASTM Standards:

E 3* Methods of Preparation of Metallographic Specimens

E 467* Practice for Verification of Constant Amplitude Dynamic Loads on Displacements in an Axial Load Fatigue Testing System

E 468* Practice for Presentation of Constant Amplitude Fatigue Test Results for Metallic Material

E 739* Practice for Statistical Analysis of Linear or Linearized Stress-Life (S-N) and Strain-Life (e-N) Fatigue Data

E 606* Practice for Strain-Controlled Fatigue Testing

E 1012* Practice for Verification of Specimen Alignment Under Tensile Loading

E 1150* Definitions of Terms Relating to Fatigue

ASTM E466-96 history

• 2021 ASTM E466-21 Standard Practice for Conducting Force Controlled Constant Amplitude Axial Fatigue Tests of Metallic Materials
• 2015 ASTM E466-15 Standard Practice for Conducting Force Controlled Constant Amplitude Axial Fatigue Tests of Metallic Materials
• 2007 ASTM E466-07 Standard Practice for Conducting Force Controlled Constant Amplitude Axial Fatigue Tests of Metallic Materials
• 1996 ASTM E466-96(2002)e1 Standard Practice for Conducting Force Controlled Constant Amplitude Axial Fatigue Tests of Metallic Materials
• 1996 ASTM E466-96 Standard Practice for Conducting Force Controlled Constant Amplitude Axial Fatigue Tests of Metallic Materials