Development of the Algorithm for Determination of Mechanical Properties of Steel 20 with Different Levels of Cumulative Fatigue Damage with the Application of Compact Samples
Nowadays, a change of material properties is evaluated on the basis of the results of "traditional" methods (for example, tensile testing and impact bending test). Unfortunately, "traditional" mechanical testing requires quite large samples, that leads to a damage of studied objects integrity. That is why testing with the application of compact samples, which allows converting obtained results into regular parameters, such as tensile properties and fracture resistance, was developed. Due to the novelty of this method, influence of different factors on testing results is understudied. Here arises the aim to study the influence of the level of accumulated damage on testing results. Regular changes of small punch testing tensile diagrams, depending on the number of worked out cycles, are under study in the present paper. Based on the study results, algorithm for determination of mechanical properties of steel 20 with different levels of cumulative fatigue damage with the application of compact samples was developed.