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Tutorial 6

This document outlines the instructions for Tutorial 6 of the Materials & Design course, focusing on various engineering problems related to material strength and fatigue analysis. It includes specific questions regarding the factor of safety for different materials and loading conditions, as well as optional questions for additional analysis. The tutorial is designed to be completed in 50 minutes and requires justification for assumptions made during calculations.

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Tutorial 6

This document outlines the instructions for Tutorial 6 of the Materials & Design course, focusing on various engineering problems related to material strength and fatigue analysis. It includes specific questions regarding the factor of safety for different materials and loading conditions, as well as optional questions for additional analysis. The tutorial is designed to be completed in 50 minutes and requires justification for assumptions made during calculations.

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Materials & Design (ME2200)

Tutorial 6
10-April -2026
Instructions
• Assume suitable data wherever required and provide justification .
• Answer questions 1-3.
Allowed time: 50 min
1. ( 4 marks) A bracket rod shown in the figure below is made of gray cast iron whose ultimate
strength s in tension and compression are 52,500 psi and 164,000 psi. The dimensions of the
rod are as follows: 𝑙 = 15 in, 𝑎 = 8 in, and 𝑑 = 1.5 in. Determine the factor of safety at points
A and B show n in the figure using modified-Mohr theory

2. (2 marks ) A part made of Ti -6A l-4V is subjected in service to a stress amplitude of 500 MPa
under fully rever sed bending load . The desired service life is 100,000 cycles
a. W hat are the safety factors in stress and in life? Do these seem reasonable for an act ual
engineering application? Ex plain why or why not.
b. If a safety factor of 1.3 in stress is considered adequate, how many cycles can be applied
in service before the part is replaced ?
3. (4 Marks ) An unnotched solid circular shaft is mad e of SAE 4142 steel. It has a diameter of
50mm and is loaded in repeated cyclic torsion with a torque ampli tude of 10 kNm.
a. How many torsion cycles are expected to result in fatigue failure?
b. What is the safety factor against y ielding ?
c. What shaft diameter is needed if 100,000 cycles are needed with a minimum safety
factor in life expected to be 20 ?
d. What shaft diameter is needed if the safety factor in yielding must be at least 1.5?
e. What diameter is needed if the (c) and ( d) are to be met ?
4. (Optional ) Assume that a notched member with hal f circular cutouts is made of AISI 4340
steel. The member is required to resist 2000 cycles of a xial load with a nominal stress
amplitude of 150 MP a at a nominal mean stress level of 200 MPa. Obtain the approximate
values for the safety factors in stress and life . The effect of the notch on the member is shown
in the figure below.
Figure for question 4: Test data for AISI 4340 steel under uniaxial tension illustrating the
variation of the fatigue notch factor with life . The data from the left figure is used to plot
the figure on the right. The notches are th e half-circular cutouts shown in the left figure

Supplementary data

Fitting parameters for the S -N diagram in the HCF regime for different materials. Values are
given in MPa ( values in ksi are shown in brackets)

5. (Optional ) Fatigue data of a brass alloy is shown in the table below


a. Determine the fitting constants for the S -N curve
b. Determine the fatigue strength at 5e5 ( i.e. 5 x 10 5) cycles
c. Determine life at 200 MPa applied stress ampli tude
Stress amplitude ( MPa ) 310 223 191 168 153 143 134
Cycles to failure 2e5 1e6 3e6 1e7 3e7 1e8 3e8

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