David,

Your question is like "how long is a piece of string?". There is no way
of correlating product life to temperature cycling, in my opinion. At
least, you would require to know the exact conditions at which the
product will be used. After that, any correlation would be empirical.

Brian

> David wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Would like reliability opinions on temperature cycle translating to a
> product life. For a temp cycle at the following parameters:
> -55 to 125 degC
> 5 mins dwell time on each peak
> Maximum ramp at 10degC/min
>
> What would this translate to a product life for 100cycles, 200 cycles
> and 300 cycles?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Best regards,
> David.

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