Fatigue simulation of rubber components in Ansys
Fatigue simulation of rubber components in Ansys
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Dear experts,
Can I establish the live time of a metal/rubber component with Ansys, subjected to a, let's say, radial displacement or loading? From where should I start? I have no idea if it is possible or how can it be done. At my firm we test experimentally the durability of our components to find out for how many cycles it can hold but we would want to do this by computing simulation. We have Ansys Workbench 15. Thank You!
Best regards!
Can I establish the live time of a metal/rubber component with Ansys, subjected to a, let's say, radial displacement or loading? From where should I start? I have no idea if it is possible or how can it be done. At my firm we test experimentally the durability of our components to find out for how many cycles it can hold but we would want to do this by computing simulation. We have Ansys Workbench 15. Thank You!
Best regards!





RE: Fatigue simulation of rubber components in Ansys
RE: Fatigue simulation of rubber components in Ansys
You may be able to back an S/N curve out of component testing you've already done. Analyze a couple of parts you've already tested, and take stresses from your analysis and cycles to failure from your testing, and plot the data.
Rick Fischer
Principal Engineer
Argonne National Laboratory
RE: Fatigue simulation of rubber components in Ansys