“…is only one part of the total runtime factor: (12) with which the size of the damage equivalent test spectrum is enlarged up to the size of the final test spectrum. The further parts are f t , by which possible manufacturing-related changes in geometry are considered, f Corrosion , with which the effect of a corrosion, if present, is captured, without performing the tests in a corrosive environment, and f St/Al , with which the influence of a material-substitution on fatigue life is taken into account [1,3,4,9,12]. Consequently, the size of the damage equivalent test spectrum, which was derived for steel components, must be enlarged with the total runtime factor:…”