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8.7 Application of Factors
Application of factors depends on the ductility of the chosen material.

For ductile materials (the most likely case for shafts) apply factors to the fatigue strength.

For brittle materials apply factors also to the tensile strength.

Except for Ka and Kv, which are sometimes greater than unity, all factors de-rate the material strength.

fe = ( Ka . Kd . Kf . Kr . Ks . Kv ) fe'