Abstract
IN SUDDEN DEATH TESTING, A GROUP OF BEARINGS IS DIVIDED INTO A NUMBER OF EQUAL-SIZED SUBGROUPS AND TESTED ONLY UNTIL THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURS IN EACH SUB-GROUP.LGENERAL PROCEDURES BASED ON MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATES ARE GIVEN FOR SETTING CONFIDENCE LIMITS ON L10 LIFE FROM SUDDEN DEATH TESTS RESULTS, AND THE NECESSARY TABULAR VALUES ARE GIVEN FOR SOME SAMPLE AND SUB-GROUP SIZES.LCOMPARISONS ARE MADE OF THE TOTAL EXPECTED TEST TIME AND THE PRECISION IN DETERMINING L/SUB 1/0 BY (A) A SUDDEN DEATH TEST AND BY (B) A CONVENTIONAL ENDURANCE TEST HAVING THE SAME TOTAL SAMPLE SIZE AND NUMBER OF FAILURES.(A)
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 8-13 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | ASLE TRANS. |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 1 (JANUARY, 1974) |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1974 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Engineering
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering
- Surfaces and Interfaces
- Surfaces, Coatings and Films