Effect of Rest Periods on Fatigue of High-Purity Aluminum

The effect of rest periods on the fatigue life of high-purity aluminum was investigated under two conditions. In one the specimens were tested at elevated temperatures and the rest periods were given at room temperature; in the second the specimens were tested at room temperature and the rest periods were given at elevated temperature. The results obtained indicated that the increase of life was negligible in the first condition, but an increase of life may be obtained in the second. In order to check this increase in fatigue life a second series of tests has been carried out on a different lot of specimens and again an increase in life was found. This increase of life appeared to be from 30 to 60 percent from the average of the results of 20 tests for each test condition