The study presents several cases where use of specimens with reduced overall dimensions, i.e. mini specimens in the course of fatigue tests is advantageous. The high-cycle fatigue tests based on a developed method have been performed on mini specimens and normative specimens (comparative tests). The tests have been conducted on EN AW-6063 aluminum alloy specimens. A correction coefficient determined as a result of monotonic tests and selected models of the size effect have been critically assessed based on the test results. A statistical Weibull’s weakest link model and a monofractal approach based on a fractal dimension have been verified.
The paper concerns the size effect on fatigue life and fatigue strength. As for the mini specimens, smaller than the normative specimens, they show an increase in fatigue life with a decrease in the object cross-section area. Theoretically the calculational models assume a lack of sensitivity of the aluminum alloys to changes in the crosssection size, which is contrary to the experimental tests. The paper has been an attempt at determining the size effect for EN AW-6063 aluminum alloy mini specimens. Monotonic and fatigue tests were made. There were observed correlations of the results for the coefficient of material sensitivity to change in the cross-section. The results have made it possible to define the relationship of the ultimate tensile strength and fatigue strength for the specimens of various size.
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