Effect of Notches and Environment on Cyclic Life of Alumina

Four-point bending cyclic fatigue testing has been performed for alumina specimens with two kinds of notch radius in corrosive environments. Cyclic life is found to be dependent on notch radius and environments, the tests also show that the fatigue notch factor Kf is roughly equal to the theoretical notch factor Kt, the fatigue strength and fatigue limit σc are reduced in environment in the sequence: formamide-room air-distilled water