ASTM E1823-09b

Standard Terminology Relating to Fatigue and Fracture Testing

SCOPE
1.1 This terminology contains definitions, definitions of terms specific to certain standards, symbols, and abbreviations approved for use in standards on fatigue and fracture testing. The definitions are preceded by two lists. The first is an alphabetical listing of symbols used. (Greek symbols are listed in accordance with their spelling in English.) The second is an alphabetical listing of relevant abbreviations.  
1.2 This terminology includes Annex A1 on Units and Annex A2 on Designation Codes for Specimen Configuration, Applied Loading, and Crack or Notch Orientation.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 30-Jun-2009
• ICS: 01.040.19 - Testing (Vocabularies)
• ICS: 19.060 - Mechanical testing
• Technical Committee: E08 - Fatigue and Fracture
• Drafting Committee: E08.02 - Terminology

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM E1823-09a - Standard Terminology Relating to Fatigue and Fracture Testing
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2009
• Replaced By: ASTM E1823-10 - Standard Terminology Relating to Fatigue and Fracture Testing
• Effective Date: 01-Jan-2010
• Referred By: ASTM E647-23a - Standard Test Method for Measurement of Fatigue Crack Growth Rates
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2009
• Referred By: ASTM E1681-23 - Standard Test Method for Determining Threshold Stress Intensity Factor for Environment-Assisted Cracking of Metallic Materials
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2009
• Referred By: ASTM F384-17 - Standard Specifications and Test Methods for Metallic Angled Orthopedic Fracture Fixation Devices
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2009
• Referred By: ASTM F3122-14(2022) - Standard Guide for Evaluating Mechanical Properties of Metal Materials Made via Additive Manufacturing Processes
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2009
• Referred By: ASTM E467-21 - Standard Practice for Verification of Constant Amplitude Dynamic Forces in an Axial Fatigue Testing System
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2009
• Referred By: ASTM F3036-21 - Standard Guide for Testing Absorbable Stents
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2009
• Referred By: ASTM C1421-18 - Standard Test Methods for Determination of Fracture Toughness of Advanced Ceramics at Ambient Temperature
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2009
• Referred By: ASTM F2118-14(2020) - Standard Test Method for Constant Amplitude of Force Controlled Fatigue Testing of Acrylic Bone Cement Materials
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2009
• Referred By: ASTM F1541-17 - Standard Specification and Test Methods for External Skeletal Fixation Devices
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2009
• Referred By: ASTM E561-23 - Standard Test Method for <emph type="bdit">K<inf>R</inf></emph> Curve Determination
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2009
• Referred By: ASTM E2948-22 - Standard Test Method for Conducting Rotating Bending Fatigue Tests of Solid Round Fine Wire
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2009
• Referred By: ASTM C1360-17 - Standard Practice for Constant-Amplitude, Axial, Tension-Tension Cyclic Fatigue of Continuous Fiber-Reinforced Advanced Ceramics at Ambient Temperatures
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2009
• Referred By: ASTM C1368-18 - Standard Test Method for Determination of Slow Crack Growth Parameters of Advanced Ceramics by Constant Stress Rate Strength Testing at Ambient Temperature
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2009

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: E1823 – 09b
Standard Terminology
1
Relating to Fatigue and Fracture Testing
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E1823; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope E604 Test Method for Dynamic Tear Testing of Metallic
Materials
1.1 This terminology contains definitions, definitions of
E606 Practice for Strain-Controlled Fatigue Testing
terms specific to certain standards, symbols, and abbreviations
E647 Test Method for Measurement of Fatigue Crack
approved for use in standards on fatigue and fracture testing.
Growth Rates
The definitions are preceded by two lists. The first is an
E739 Practice for Statistical Analysis of Linear or Linear-
alphabetical listing of symbols used. (Greek symbols are listed
ized Stress-Life ( S-N) and Strain-Life (e-N) Fatigue Data
in accordance with their spelling in English.)The second is an
E740 Practice for FractureTesting with Surface-CrackTen-
alphabetical listing of relevant abbreviations.
sion Specimens
1.2 This terminology includes Annex A1 on Units and
E813 TestMethodforJIc,AMeasureofFractureToughness
AnnexA2 on Designation Codes for Specimen Configuration,
E992 Practice for Determination of Fracture Toughness of
Applied Loading, and Crack or Notch Orientation.
Steels Using Equivalent Energy Methodology
2. Referenced Documents
E1049 Practices for Cycle Counting in Fatigue Analysis
2
E1152 Test Method for Determining-J-R-Curves
2.1 ASTM Standards:
E1221 Test Method for Determining Plane-Strain Crack-
E6 TerminologyRelatingtoMethodsofMechanicalTesting
Arrest Fracture Toughness, K , of Ferritic Steels
E23 Test Methods for Notched Bar Impact Testing of Ia
E1290 Test Method for Crack-Tip Opening Displacement
Metallic Materials
(CTOD) Fracture Toughness Measurement
E28 Test Methods for Softening Point of Resins Derived
E1291 Test Method for Conducting a Saturated Vapor
from Naval Stores by Ring-and-Ball Apparatus
Inhalation Study with Rats
E208 Test Method for Conducting Drop-Weight Test to
E1304 TestMethodforPlane-Strain(Chevron-Notch)Frac-
Determine Nil-DuctilityTransitionTemperature of Ferritic
ture Toughness of Metallic Materials
Steels
E1457 Test Method for Measurement of Creep Crack
E338 TestMethodofSharp-NotchTensionTestingofHigh-
Growth Times in Metals
Strength Sheet Materials
E1681 Test Method for Determining Threshold Stress In-
E399 Test Method for Linear-Elastic Plane-Strain Fracture
tensity Factor for Environment-Assisted Cracking of Me-
Toughness K of Metallic Materials
Ic
tallic Materials
E436 Test Method for Drop-Weight Tear Tests of Ferritic
E1737 Test Method for J-Integral Characterization of Frac-
Steels
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ture Toughness (Discontinued 1998)
E467 Practice for Verification of Constant Amplitude Dy-
E1820 Test Method for Measurement of Fracture Tough-
namic Forces in an Axial Fatigue Testing System
ness
E468 Practice for Presentation of Constant Amplitude Fa-
E1921 Test Method for Determination of Reference Tem-
tigue Test Results for Metallic Materials
perature, T , for Ferritic Steels in the Transition Range
o
E561 Test Method for K-R Curve Determination
E1942 Guide for Evaluating Data Acquisition Systems
E602 Test Method for Sharp-Notch Tension Testing with
Used in Cyclic Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics Testing
Cylindrical Specimens
E2208 Guide for Evaluating Non-Contacting Optical Strain
Measurement Systems
1
ThisterminologyisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeE08onFatigue
E2443 Guide for Verifying Computer-Generated Test Re-
and Fracture and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E08.02 on Standards
sults Through The Use Of Standard Data Sets
and Terminology.
E2472 Test Method for Determination of Resistance to
Current edition approved July 1, 2009. Published August 2009. Originally
approved in 1996. Last previous edition approved in 2009 as E1823–09a. DOI: Stable Crack Extension under Low-Constraint Conditions
10.1520/E1823-09B.
2
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contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
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G15 Terminology Relating to Corrosion and Corrosion
Symbol Term
Testing
S specimen span
S force amplitude
a
3. Terminology
S fatigue limit
f
S mean force
m
3.1
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This document is not anASTM standard and is intended only to provide the user of anASTM standard an indication of what changes have been made to the previous version. Because
it may not be technically possible to adequately depict all changes accurately, ASTM recommends that users consult prior editions as appropriate. In all cases only the current version
of the standard as published by ASTM is to be considered the official document.
Designation:E1823–09a Designation: E 1823 – 09b
Standard Terminology
1
Relating to Fatigue and Fracture Testing
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E1823; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope
1.1 This terminology contains definitions, definitions of terms specific to certain standards, symbols, and abbreviations
approved for use in standards on fatigue and fracture testing.The definitions are preceded by two lists.The first is an alphabetical
listing of symbols used. (Greek symbols are listed in accordance with their spelling in English.) The second is an alphabetical
listing of relevant abbreviations.
1.2 This terminology includesAnnexA1 on Units andAnnexA2 on Designation Codes for Specimen Configuration,Applied
Loading, and Crack or Notch Orientation.
2. Referenced Documents
2
2.1 ASTM Standards:
E6 Terminology Relating to Methods of Mechanical Testing
E23 Test Methods for Notched Bar Impact Testing of Metallic Materials
E28 Test Methods for Softening Point of Resins Derived from Naval Stores by Ring-and-Ball Apparatus
E208 Test Method for Conducting Drop-Weight Test to Determine Nil-Ductility Transition Temperature of Ferritic Steels
E338 Test Method of Sharp-Notch Tension Testing of High-Strength Sheet Materials
E399 Test Method for Linear-Elastic Plane-Strain Fracture Toughness K of Metallic Materials
Ic
E436 Test Method for Drop-Weight Tear Tests of Ferritic Steels
E467 Practice for Verification of Constant Amplitude Dynamic Forces in an Axial Fatigue Testing System
E468 Practice for Presentation of Constant Amplitude Fatigue Test Results for Metallic Materials
E561 Test Method for K-R Curve Determination
E602 Test Method for Sharp-Notch Tension Testing with Cylindrical Specimens
E604 Test Method for Dynamic Tear Testing of Metallic Materials
E606 Practice for Strain-Controlled Fatigue Testing
E647 Test Method for Measurement of Fatigue Crack Growth Rates
E739 Practice for Statistical Analysis of Linear or Linearized Stress-Life ( S-N) and Strain-Life (-N) Fatigue Data
E740 Practice for Fracture Testing with Surface-Crack Tension Specimens
E813 Test Method for JIc, A Measure of Fracture Toughness
E992 Practice for Determination of Fracture Toughness of Steels Using Equivalent Energy Methodology
E1049 Practices for Cycle Counting in Fatigue Analysis
E1152 Test Method for Determining-J-R-Curves
E1221 Test Method for Determining Plane-Strain Crack-Arrest Fracture Toughness, K , of Ferritic Steels
Ia
E1290 Test Method for Crack-Tip Opening Displacement (CTOD) Fracture Toughness Measurement
E1291 Test Method for Conducting a Saturated Vapor Inhalation Study with Rats
E1304 Test Method for Plane-Strain (Chevron-Notch) Fracture Toughness of Metallic Materials
E1457 Test Method for Measurement of Creep Crack Growth Times in Metals
E1681 Test Method for Determining Threshold Stress Intensity Factor for Environment-Assisted Cracking of Metallic
Materials
E1737 Test Method for J-Integral Characterization of Fracture Toughness (Discontinued 1998)
E1820 Test Method for Measurement of Fracture Toughness
E1921 Test Method for Determination of Reference Temperature, T , for Ferritic Steels in the Transition Range
o
1
This terminology is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee E08 on Fatigue and Fracture and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E08.02 on Standards and
Terminology.
Current edition approved Feb. 15,July 1, 2009. Published MarchAugust 2009. Originally approved in 1996. Last previous edition approved in 2009 as E1823–09a.
2
ForreferencedASTMstandards,visittheASTMwebsite,www.astm.org,[e-mail]ards
volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.
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E 1823 – 09b
E1942 Guide for Evaluating Data Acquisition Systems Used in Cyclic Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics Testing
E2208 Guide for Evaluating Non-Contacting Optical Strain Measurement Systems
E2443 Guide for Verifying Computer-Generated Test Results Through The Use Of Standard Data Sets
E2472 Test Method for Determination of Resistance to Stable Crack Extension under Low-Cons
...

This document is not anASTM standard and is intended only to provide the user of anASTM standard an indication of what changes have been made to the previous version. Because
it may not be technically possible to adequately depict all changes accurately, ASTM recommends that users consult prior editions as appropriate. In all cases only the current version
of the standard as published by ASTM is to be considered the official document.
Designation:E 1823–09a Designation: E1823 – 09b
Standard Terminology
1
Relating to Fatigue and Fracture Testing
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E1823; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope
1.1 This terminology contains definitions, definitions of terms specific to certain standards, symbols, and abbreviations
approved for use in standards on fatigue and fracture testing.The definitions are preceded by two lists.The first is an alphabetical
listing of symbols used. (Greek symbols are listed in accordance with their spelling in English.) The second is an alphabetical
listing of relevant abbreviations.
1.2 This terminology includesAnnexA1 on Units andAnnexA2 on Designation Codes for Specimen Configuration,Applied
Loading, and Crack or Notch Orientation.
2. Referenced Documents
2
2.1 ASTM Standards:
E6 Terminology Relating to Methods of Mechanical Testing
E23 Test Methods for Notched Bar Impact Testing of Metallic Materials
E28 Test Methods for Softening Point of Resins Derived from Naval Stores by Ring-and-Ball Apparatus
E208 Test Method for Conducting Drop-Weight Test to Determine Nil-Ductility Transition Temperature of Ferritic Steels
E338 Test Method of Sharp-Notch Tension Testing of High-Strength Sheet Materials
E399 Test Method for Linear-Elastic Plane-Strain Fracture Toughness K of Metallic Materials
Ic
E436 Test Method for Drop-Weight Tear Tests of Ferritic Steels
E467 Practice for Verification of Constant Amplitude Dynamic Forces in an Axial Fatigue Testing System
E468 Practice for Presentation of Constant Amplitude Fatigue Test Results for Metallic Materials
E561 Test Method for K-R Curve Determination
E602 Test Method for Sharp-Notch Tension Testing with Cylindrical Specimens
E604 Test Method for Dynamic Tear Testing of Metallic Materials
E606 Practice for Strain-Controlled Fatigue Testing
E647 Test Method for Measurement of Fatigue Crack Growth Rates
E739 Practice for Statistical Analysis of Linear or Linearized Stress-Life ( S-N) and Strain-Life (-N) Fatigue Data
E740 Practice for Fracture Testing with Surface-Crack Tension Specimens
E813 Test Method for JIc, A Measure of Fracture Toughness
E992 Practice for Determination of Fracture Toughness of Steels Using Equivalent Energy Methodology
E1049 Practices for Cycle Counting in Fatigue Analysis
E1152 Test Method for Determining-J-R-Curves
E1221 Test Method for Determining Plane-Strain Crack-Arrest Fracture Toughness, K , of Ferritic Steels
Ia
E1290 Test Method for Crack-Tip Opening Displacement (CTOD) Fracture Toughness Measurement
E1291 Test Method for Test Method for Conducting a Saturated Vapor Inhalation Study with Rats
E1304 Test Method for Plane-Strain (Chevron-Notch) Fracture Toughness of Metallic Materials
E1457 Test Method for Measurement of Creep Crack Growth Times in Metals
E1681 TestMethodforDeterminingThresholdStressIntensityFactorforEnvironment-AssistedCrackingofMetallicMaterials
E1737 Test Method for J-Integral Characterization of Fracture Toughness (Discontinued 1998)
E1820 Test Method for Measurement of Fracture Toughness
E1921 Test Method for Determination of Reference Temperature, T , for Ferritic Steels in the Transition Range
o
E1942 Guide for Evaluating Data Acquisition Systems Used in Cyclic Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics Testing
1
This terminology is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee E08 on Fatigue and Fracture and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E08.02 on Standards and
Terminology.
Current edition approved Feb. 15,July 1, 2009. Published MarchAugust 2009. Originally approved in 1996. Last previous edition approved in 2009 as E1823–09a. DOI:
10.1520/E1823-09B.
2
ForreferencedASTMstandards,visittheASTMwebsite,www.astm.org,[e-mail]ards
volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.
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E1823 – 09b
E2208 Guide for Evaluating Non-Contacting Optical Strain Measurement Systems
E2443 Guide for Verifying Computer-Generated Test Results Through The Use Of Standard Data Sets
E2472 Test Method for Determination of Resistance to Stable Crac
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