Fatigue limit evaluation of structure materials based on thermographic analysis

Each specimen was tested at different stress amplitudes, where the test procedure consists of at least 8 loading steps. Results obtained with the thermography technique were compared with those obtained from standard high-cycle force-controlled fatigue tests under constant loading until failure in accordance with the ASTM E466-07 standard. All tests were done at room temperature with the cycle asymmetry coefficient R = -1.