In: Mechanical Engineering
The fatigue life of a component is 5 x 105 cycles at 200MPa and 2 x 105 cycles at 400MPa. If this component is subjected to the loading sequence: 100 cycles at 200 MPa and 100 cycles at 400 MPa, which repeats indefinitely, which one of the answers below is closest to the component’s expected fatigue life? Pick one answer only.
A. 2.86 x 105 cycles
B. 2.93 x 105 cycles
C. 3.23 x 105 cycles
D. 3.52 x 105 cycles