
53Chapter three: Novel concepts of reliability technology
Table3.8 Characteristic Life, B10 Life, B1 Life, and B0.1 Life
for a Commonsense Level of Condence
Test
number Test condition
Failed
number
Shape
parameter
Characteristic
life
B10
life
B1
life
B0.1
life
1 10 units—1,000h 0 1
a
(10,000) 1,000 100 10
2 10 units—1,000h 0 2 (3,160) 1,000 316 100
3 10 units—1,000h 0 3 (2,150) 1,000 464 215
4 100 units—1,000h 0 1
a
(100,000) (10,000) 1,000 100
5 100 units—1,000h 0 2 (10,000) (3,160) 1,000 316
6 100 units—1,000h 0 3 (4,640) (2,150) 1,000 464
7 25 units—2,000 h 0 2 (10,000) (3,160) 1,000 316
8 12 units—2,000 h 0 3 (4,580) 2,130 986 458
a
Converting the data