Research Article

Fatigue Life Calculation Method and Experimental Study of the Multiple Corrugated Diaphragm Coupling

Table 3

Stiffness value of the MCD assemblies before and after the fatigue test.

Part numberAxial stiffness before test (kN/mm)Axial stiffness after the axial fatigue test (kN/mm)Relative to the change before the experiment (%)Axial stiffness after the angular fatigue test (kN/mm)Relative to the change before the experiment (%)

110.1989.9482.469.5226.63
29.018.733.108.3237.61