scholarly journals Strain rate and thermal softening effects in shear testing of AA7075-T6 sheet

2018 ◽  
Vol 183 ◽  
pp. 02037 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taamjeed Rahmaan ◽  
Ping Zhou ◽  
Cliff Butcher ◽  
Michael J. Worswick

Shear tests were performed at strain rates ranging from quasi-static (0.01 s-1) to 500 s-1 for AA7075-T6 sheet metal alloy at room temperature. A miniature sized shear specimen was used in this work to perform high strain rate shear testing. Digital image correlation (DIC) techniques were employed to measure the strains in the experiments. At maximum in-plane shear strains greater than 20%, the AA7075-T6 alloy demonstrated a reduced work hardening rate at elevated strain rates. At lower strains, the AA7075-T6 alloy showed mild positive rate sensitivity. The strain to localization (using the Zener-Holloman criterion), measured using the DIC technique, decreased with strain rate in shear loading. The strain at complete failure, however, exhibited an increase at the highest strain rate (500 s-1). The current work also focused on characterization of the thermal conditions occurring during high rate loading in shear with in situ high speed thermal imaging. Experimental results from the highest strain rate (500 s-1) tests showed a notable increase in temperature within the specimen gauge region as a result of the conversion of plastic deformation energy into heat.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
KHIZAR ROUF ◽  
MICHAEL J. WORSWICK ◽  
JOHN MONTESANO

The dynamic in-plane shear stress-strain response of a unidirectional non- crimp fabric carbon fiber/snap-cure epoxy composite was studied by subjecting 30° and 45° off-axis specimens to compression loading at high strain rates. Tests were performed using a compression split-Hopkinson pressure bar apparatus where an approximate axial strain rate of 305 s-1 was achieved. Images of the deformed specimen surfaces were captured with high-speed cameras and digital image correlation used to obtain a strain map. Pulse shaping was performed using a copper pulse shaper to achieve dynamic equilibrium during the high-rate tests. The results demonstrated that the in-plane shear yield stress and strength increased by 53% and 68%, respectively, when the strain rate increased from quasi-static to 305 s-1.


2021 ◽  
Vol 250 ◽  
pp. 05003
Author(s):  
A. Pontillo ◽  
C. Lonardi ◽  
S. Chandran ◽  
F. Vercruysse ◽  
L. Corallo ◽  
...  

This paper presents an investigation into the effect of different stress states and strain rates on the austenite-to-martensite transformation during plastic straining of a Q&P steel. Different stress states are imposed to the steel using purposed-designed samples. The sample geometries, including in-plane shear, dogbone and plane strain samples, are optimised by finite element modelling. Tensile tests are performed at different strain rates of 0.001 s-1, 10 s-1 and 500 s-1. Digital image correlation is used to capture the strain fields during the entire deformation process. The mechanical results indicate a positive strain rate sensitivity for both the shear and plane strain specimens and a negative strain rate sensitivity for the dogbone sample. In addition, the influence of the strain rate on the strain level is more pronounced for the shear than for the plane strain specimens and for the dogbone samples.


Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 1196
Author(s):  
Michaela Neuhäuserová ◽  
Tomáš Fíla ◽  
Petr Koudelka ◽  
Jan Falta ◽  
Václav Rada ◽  
...  

Compressive deformation behaviour of additively manufactured lattice structures based on re-entrant tetrakaidecahedral unit-cell geometry were experimentally investigated under quasi-static and dynamic loading conditions. Specimens of four different structures formed by three-dimensional periodical assembly of selected unit-cells were produced by a laser powder bed fusion technique from a powdered austenitic stainless steel SS316L. Quasi-static compression as well as dynamic tests using split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) apparatus at two strain-rates were conducted to evaluate the expected strain-rate sensitivity of the fundamental mechanical response of the structures. To evaluate the experiments, particularly the displacement fields of the deforming lattices, optical observation of the specimens using a high-resolution camera (quasi-static loading) and two synchronised high-speed cameras (SHPB experiments) was employed. An in-house digital image correlation algorithm was used in order to evaluate the anticipated auxetic nature of the investigated lattices. It was found that neither of the investigated structures exhibited auxetic behaviour although strain-rate sensitivity of the stress–strain characteristics was clearly identified for the majority of structures.


2006 ◽  
Vol 3-4 ◽  
pp. 363-368 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Temimi ◽  
Noelle Billon

Thermo mechanical behaviour of unfilled and filled polypropylenes are studied in tension from 10-4 to 102 s-1. Complementary low velocity compression and shear tests are also performed. A high-speed video camera (up to 2500 frames/s) combined with image analysis, image correlation and an infra red pyrometer allow measuring 3D-strain fields and temperature during tests. Thus, data can be processed without restrictive assumptions. Beside usual (for polymers) temperature and strain rate sensitivities it is found that plastic deformation in these materials does not obey incompressibility assumption. Voiding damage is evidenced in the polymer matrix by SEM observations that result in volume change and significant decrease in Young modulus for both materials. Moreover, an increase in the temperature of more than 10 °C is observed and is likely to modify the behaviour of each material at high strain rates. Shear and compression measurements demonstrate that yield criteria and constitutive equation depend on loading. It is concluded that apparent yield stress in semi-crystalline polypropylene can be a result of a combination of “non strain rate sensitive” “non-cohesive mechanisms” and “strain rate sensitive” “cohesive mechanisms”. Experimental characterisation on polymers should then be revisited as most of the usual assumptions are invalid and non monotonic tests should be generalized.


Author(s):  
Pradeep Lall ◽  
Sandeep Shantaram ◽  
Jeff Suhling ◽  
David Locker

Electronics may experience high strain rates when subjected to high g-loads of shock and vibration. Material and damage behavior of electronic materials at high strain rates typical of shock and vibration is scarce. Previously studies have shown that second-level interconnects have a high propensity for failure under shock and vibration loads in fine pitch electronics. Exposure to shock and vibration is common in a variety of consumer environments such as automotive and portable electronics. The low strain-rate properties of commonly used SnAgCu solders, including Sn1Ag0.5Cu and Sn3Ag0.5Cu, have been found to evolve with time after prolonged exposure to high temperatures. High strain rate properties of leadfree solder alloys in the strain-rate range of 1–100 sec−1 are scarce. Previous attempts at characterizing the high strain rates properties have focused on the use of the Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar (SHPB), which enables measurements of strain rates in the neighborhood of 1000 per sec. In this paper, a new test-technique developed by the authors has been presented for measurement of material constitutive behavior. The instrument enables attaining strain rates in the neighborhood of 1 to 100 per sec. Tests are conducted at strain rates 10, 35 and 50 per sec. High speed cameras operating at 75,000 fps have been used in conjunction with digital image correlation for the measurement of full-field strain during the test. Constancy of cross-head velocity has been demonstrated during the test from the unloaded state to the specimen failure. Solder alloy constitutive behavior has been measured for SAC105, SAC305 solders. Non-linear Ramberg-Osgood model has been used to fit the material data. The Ramberg-Osgood model available in Abaqus has been used for tensile test simulation and to correlate with DIC based experimental strain data.


2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zakaria El-Qoubaa ◽  
Ramzi Othman

Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) is used in several engineering applications where it has to bear impact loads. Nevertheless, the tensile behavior has only been studied in the quasi-static range of loading rates. To address the lack of data in the impact strain rate range, the tensile mechanical behavior of PEEK is investigated at room temperature over a large range of strain rates (from 0.001 to 1000/s). The macroscopic volume change is studied under uniaxial tension using digital image correlation (DIC) method, showing a significant dilatation that reaches 16% at a logarithmic axial strain of 40%. The true stress-strain behavior is therefore established based on the measured volume change. Elsewhere, the yield stress shows a significant sensitivity to strain rate. Besides, a new constitutive equation is proposed to take into account the increase in strain rate sensitivity at high strain rates. It assumes an apparent activation volume which decreases as the strain rate increases. The new constitutive equation gives similar results when compared to the Ree-Eyring equation. However, only three material constants are to be identified and are physically interpreted.


2021 ◽  
Vol 250 ◽  
pp. 05014
Author(s):  
Puneeth Jakkula ◽  
Georg Ganzenmüller ◽  
Florian Gutmann ◽  
Stefan Hiermaier

This work investigates the strain rate sensitivity of the aluminiummagnesium-scandium alloy Scalmalloy, which is used extensively for additive manufacturing of lightweight structures. This high strength aluminium alloy combines very good weldability, machinability and mechanical strength: it can be heat-treated to reach nominal ultimate tensile strengths in excess of 500 MPa. We report tensile tests at strain rates ranging from 10−3 /s to 103 /s at room temperature. It is well known that Al-Mg alloys exhibit a negative strain rate dependency in combination with serrated flow caused by the Portevin-Le Chatelier effect, which describes the interaction of Mg solutes with dislocation propagations. In contrast, in Al-Sc alloys, the flow stress increases with increasing strain rate and displays positive strain rate dependency. Additionally, the presence of Sc in the form of Al3-Sc provides a fine-grained microstructure which allows higher tensile and fatigue strength. This research shows how these combined effects interact in the case of Scalmalloy, which contains both Mg and Sc. Tests are performed at quasi-static, intermediate and high strain rates with a servohydraulic testing machine and a Split-Hopkinson tension bar. Local specimen strain was performed using 2D Digital Image Correlation.


2021 ◽  
Vol 63 (6) ◽  
pp. 529-536
Author(s):  
Daniel Kotzem ◽  
Lars Gerdes ◽  
Frank Walther

Abstract Additive manufacturing techniques enable the fabrication of new lightweight components with tailored mechanical properties. Considering current application fields, components are often over-dimensioned since a lack of data regarding the mechanical properties under compression or tensile loading at high strain rates is present. In this work, the influence of various strain rates on the mechanical properties of electron beam powder bed fusion Ti6Al4V lattice structures was investigated. In order to capture the damage mechanisms that occurred, a single unit cell plane was considered. In terms of mechanical characterization, high-speed tensile tests at nominal strain rates from 0.025 to 250 s-1 were carried out. By the additional use of a high-speed camera system and subsequent digital image correlation, an investigation of material reactions during shortest test times was enabled. Based on the results, a positive strain rate dependency was identified for yield and ultimate tensile strength for both investigated lattice types. In detail, an increase in ultimate tensile strength of 16 % for BCC- and 20 % for F2CCZ-specimens could be detected.


2018 ◽  
Vol 183 ◽  
pp. 02063 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Sancho ◽  
Mike J. Cox ◽  
Giles Aldrich-Smith ◽  
Tim Cartwright ◽  
Catrin M. Davies ◽  
...  

An experimental methodology has been developed for the tensile characterisation of ductile isotropic metals at high strain-rate. This study includes the region beyond plastic instability or necking, which is rarely analysed for conventional applications. The research explores an imaging technique used to track the geometry of the specimen during tensile tests and calculate true local values of stress and strain by applying Bridgman theory [1]. To improve the quality of the images taken at high strain-rate an in-situ high speed shadowgraph technique has been developed, and to obtain better results from the images a sub-pixel accuracy edge detection algorithm has been implemented. The technique has been applied to an austenitic stainless steel. Its tensile behaviour has been assessed by testing round samples at strain-rates ranging from quasi-static to ~103 s-1. The results obtained with the proposed methodology have been validated by comparison with more conventional techniques such as video-extensometer and digital image correlation in the pre-necking region and good performance even at the highest strain-rate tested has been proved.


Author(s):  
M. F. Stevens ◽  
P. S. Follansbee

The strain rate sensitivity of a variety of materials is known to increase rapidly at strain rates exceeding ∼103 sec-1. This transition has most often in the past been attributed to a transition from thermally activated guide to viscous drag control. An important condition for imposition of dislocation drag effects is that the applied stress, σ, must be on the order of or greater than the threshold stress, which is the flow stress at OK. From Fig. 1, it can be seen for OFE Cu that the ratio of the applied stress to threshold stress remains constant even at strain rates as high as 104 sec-1 suggesting that there is not a mechanism transition but that the intrinsic strength is increasing, since the threshold strength is a mechanical measure of intrinsic strength. These measurements were made at constant strain levels of 0.2, wnich is not a guarantee of constant microstructure. The increase in threshold stress at higher strain rates is a strong indication that the microstructural evolution is a function of strain rate and that the dependence becomes stronger at high strain rates.


Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document