E. Abolfathi et al., THE EFFECT OF THE MANUFACTURING TEST LOAD ON THE FATIGUE OF HOIST CHAINS, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part B, Journal of engineering manufacture, 209(2), 1995, pp. 133-139
The residual stresses, introduced into high-tensile steel chains durin
g their manufacture as the result of the application of a manufacturin
g test load, have been determined by the neutron diffraction technique
. The results are consistent with finite element calculations and with
the effects of the manufacturing test load on the fatigue properties
of the chains.