Fatigue is the resistance of a material to fail during cyclical loading.
Once a failure has occurred, our experienced metallurgical engineers can determine if the failure was due to fatigue, or other root causes, by performing a thorough and methodical failure analysis investigation.
Our team will guide you through the information, documentation, and sample collection process to provide the foundation for a successful investigation.
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Materials selected can be verified for use and their endurance range by cyclical fatigue testing through a range of stresses for a varying number of cycles.
Examples of fatigue investigations include:
- Fatigue fracture of catalyst-coated fuel cell membranes
- Thermal cycling fatigue of SOFCs
- Performance due to Lithium Ion battery fatigue
- Hydrogen environment's effect on Austenitic Stainless Steels' fatigue performance.