Acceleration Factor

Most practitioners use the term acceleration factor to refer to the ratio of the life (or acceleration characteristic) between the use level and a higher test stress level or,

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For the Arrhenius model this factor is,

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Thus, if B is assumed to be known apriori (using an activation energy), the assumed activation energy alone dictates this acceleration factor!