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TSD-1003 April, 2008

Fatigue
PPS has superior long term mechanical endurance even under elevated temperature. Fig.1 is the schematic view of
S-N curve comparing with plastics and metal materials. In this figure, metal materials has clear and accurate fatigue
endurance limit, on the other hand generally fatigue endurance limit of the plastic material is not clear. Based on this
character, the fatigue endurance limit is defined as the failure stress amplitude at 107 cycles for the plastic materials.

In experience, the fatigue endurance limit of PPS is about 1/3 to 1/4 of the static strength at the same testing
conditions. The following figures are the flexural fatigue test data based on ASTM-D671 (constant stress) at 23C,
120C and 150C.
100

Stress amplitude σa, MPa

100 23℃
Mean stress=0 75
1.1

90 120℃
80 +σa
0 50 150℃
Stress amplitude σa

70 0 6 .2 8

－σa
60 25
-1.1 FZ-1140
50 Metals FZ-2140
0
40
1.E+03 1.E+04 1.E+05 1.E+06 1.E+07
30 Pl a s ti cs Number of cycles to failure, N

20 Fig.2 Flexral S-N curves of GF40% grade

d
10 100
Stress amplitude σa, MPa

0
23℃
1.E+03 1.E+04 1.E+05 1.E+06 1.E+07 75
Number of cycles to failure, N
Fig.1 Shematic view of S-N curve 120℃
50
150℃
25
FZ-3600
FZ-6600
0
1.E+03 1.E+04 1.E+05 1.E+06 1.E+07
Number of cycles to failure, N
Fig.3 Flexral S-N curves of GF&filler grades

100
Stress amplitude σa, MPa

23℃
75
120℃

50 150℃

25
Z-230
Z-650
0
1.E+03 1.E+04 1.E+05 1.E+06 1.E+07
Number of cycles to failure, N
Fig.4 Flexral S-N curves of super tough grades
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