MTS Fatigue Template - Manual (Page 31)

Description Item
Specify a percentage that is used to calculate the
stable load range and crack initiation. Crack Initiation
Change
Specify a percentage that is used to calculate the
stable load range and specimen failure. Load Failure
Change Percent
Specify a percentage that is used to calculate if the
control peak or valley occurs outside the control
range. Peak Level
Control Change
Specify a number of cycles for the maximum length
of the test. Total Cycles
5.2.3.0 Data Storage Parameters
Data Storage Parameters Properties
Description Item
Sets the number of cycles to save to disk at the end
of the test or when the test stops. Ending Cycles
Sets the amount of change that must occur in the
maximum load between saves to disk. Load Storage
Change
Sets the value of N, which is the rate (number) of
peak-valley cycles for a store to disk to occur. For PV Nth Cycle
Stored
example, if this parameter is 100, data is saved to
disk every 100 cycles.
Sets the number of cycles to save to disk at the
beginning of the test or when the test is started. Starting Cycles
Sets the number of cycles of time data per decade
based on a logarithm to save to disk. Time Cycles Per
Log Decade
Stored
Sets the number of levels between saves to disk. Number of Levels
Sets the range the data must exceed to detect the
peak-valley data. Within this range, points are
considered noise and not peak or valley data. Strain Noise Band
Percent
Sets the amount of change that must occur in the
displacement between saves to disk. Displacement
Storage Change
MTS TestSuite 31
5.0 ASTM Low-Cycle Fatigue (LCF) Strain Template