Reliability Toolkit

Temperature–Nonthermal Acceleration Factor Calculator

Combine thermal acceleration with a separable inverse power relationship for voltage, mechanical stress or another justified nonthermal stress.

Engineering inputs

Supported range: 0 to 5.

Supported range: -100 to 500.

Supported range: -100 to 500.

Supported range: 0 to 1e+09.

Supported range: 1e-06 to 1e+09.

Supported range: 1e-06 to 1e+09.

Supported range: -20 to 20.

Results

Your calculation

Enter the inputs and select Calculate.

How to use it

Check the inputs and assumptions.

  1. 01

    Enter use and test temperatures and activation energy.

  2. 02

    Enter both nonthermal stress levels in matching units and the fitted exponent.

  3. 03

    Review the combined acceleration and equivalent use duration.

Further reading

Book References

Practical Reliability Engineering

Patrick D. T. O'Connor and Andre V. Kleyner

5th Edition. Wiley, 2012.

ISBN 9780470979822

Book details