I am trying to determine how the industry handles fatigue when designing to a pre-determined safety factor. If I want to design to a SF=3, it would seem purtinent to ensure this safety factor exists over the full life of the system. In order to determine this, you would need to know that the...
We are wanting to fabricate rotation shafts out of high strength stainless. Due to lead times of our product, it would be best to machine the shafts in the high strength condition rather than heat treating afterwards. Does anyone have a recommendation on an alloy that would meet the following...