A Low Temperature Yield Instability in Iron

1960 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 359 ◽  
Author(s):  
JB Lean

Polycrystalline specimens of a 0�07% C steel were tested in tension at liquid air temperatures. Under particular conditions of temperature and strain rate, following the upper yield point, the recorded stress descended below the lower yield stress then returned to the lower yield stress quasi. elastically thus forming a serration on the stress-strain curve. The magnitude of the serration depended on the difference between the upper and lower yield stresses, on the rigidity of the testing machine employed, and on the applied strain rate.

1949 ◽  
Vol 161 (1) ◽  
pp. 165-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. V. Warnock ◽  
D. B. C. Taylor

The paper describes dynamic tensile tests carried out on a medium carbon steel to determine the true shape of the stress-permanent strain curve for rapid straining. The variation of this curve with change in strain rate, and the progressive deformation of the steel are also studied. An impact testing machine was used, straining being carried out as a series of dynamic loadings, and the stress was measured by means of electrical resistance strain gauges attached directly to the specimens. Comparison is effected between dynamic and static stress-strain curves, the existence of a “dynamic upper yield stress” and a “dynamic lower yield stress” being shown, together with a difference in the rate of strain hardening for the two straining conditions. Non-uniform yielding of the metal is shown to be more pronounced for dynamic straining and, like static yielding, to be an integral part of the lower yield stress phenomenon. The manner in which all these factors are affected by normalizing the steel is shown. A special form of deformation of the steel peculiar to rapid straining is indicated. Theoretical and experimental facts are used to deduce a theory for the observed increases in stress, and the use of these dynamic stresses for design purposes is discussed.


2017 ◽  
Vol 892 ◽  
pp. 89-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thorsten Henseler ◽  
Madlen Ullmann ◽  
Grzegorz Korpala ◽  
Klaudia Klimaszewska ◽  
Rudolf Kawalla ◽  
...  

This article demonstrates the difference in the flow curves of an AZ31 magnesium alloy and S235JR structural steel wire caused by non-linear strain rates during uniaxial tensile and compression testing at elevated temperatures. Throughout tensile deformation, the traverse velocity of the testing machine has to be adapted according to the current elongation of the specimen, thus accelerating, to ensure a constant strain rate during the admission of the stress-strain curve. The equivalent is necessary during compression testing, where the traverse velocity of the testing machine needs to decelerate ensuring a constant strain rate. Nevertheless, tensile and compression tests are performed with constant traverse velocity, which lead to divergent flow curves in comparison to deformation controlled traverse velocities. The results of the research show the difference in flow behaviour of magnesium and steel wire, when the temperature and strain rate are varied in conjunction with constant and deformation controlled traverse velocities.


Author(s):  
Kok Ee Tan ◽  
John H. L. Pang

In this paper, the strain-rate dependent mechanical properties and stress-strain curve behavior of Sn3.8Ag0.7Cu (SAC387) solder is presented for a range of strain-rates at room temperature. The apparent elastic modulus, yield stress properties and stress-strain curve equation of the solder material is needed to facilitate finite element modeling work. Tensile tests on dog-bone shaped bulk solder specimens were conducted using a non-contact video extensometer system. Constant strain-rate uni-axial tensile tests were conducted over the strain-rates of 0.001, 0.01, 0.1 and 1 (s−1) at 25°C. The effects of strain-rate on the stress-strain behavior for lead-free Sn3.8Ag0.7Cu solder are presented. The tensile yield stress results were compared to equivalent yield stress values derived from nano-indentation hardness test results. Constitutive models based on the Ramberg-Osgood model and the Cowper-Symond model were fitted for the tensile test results to describe the elastic-plastic behavior of solder deformation behavior.


Author(s):  
Qian Wu ◽  
Yong Wang ◽  
Tao Han ◽  
Hongtao Wang ◽  
Laihui Han ◽  
...  

Abstract The tensile tests of BCC Fe nanowires were simulated through molecular dynamics methods. The temperature and strain rate effects on the mechanical properties as well as the orientation-dependent plastic deformation mechanism were analyzed. For [001]-oriented BCC Fe nanowires, as the temperature increased, the yield stress and Young's modulus decreased. While the yield stress and Young's modulus increased as the strain rate increased. With the increase of temperature, when the temperature was less than 400 K, the twin propagation stress decreased dramatically, and then tended to reach a saturation value at higher temperatures. Under different temperatures and strain rates, the [001]-oriented Fe nanowires all deformed by twinning. The oscillation stage in the stress-strain curve corresponds to the process from the nucleation of the twin to the reorientation of the nanowire. For [110]-oriented Fe nanowires, the plastic deformation is dominated by dislocation slip. The independent events such as the nucleation, slip, and annihilation of dislocations are the causes of the unsteady fluctuations in the stress-strain curve. The Fe nanowires eventually undergo shear damage along the dominant slip surface.


Author(s):  
L-Y Li ◽  
T C K Molyneaux

This paper presents an experimental study of the mechanical properties of brass at high strain rates. The brass tested is the copperzinc alpha-beta and beta two-phase alloy in the cold-worked state. Experiments were conducted using an extended tension split Hopkinson bar apparatus. It is found that, at lower strain rates, the stress-strain curve is smooth, exhibiting no well-defined yield stress, but at higher strain rates the stress-strain curve not only shows a well-defined yield stress but also displays a very pronounced drop in stress at yield. The flow stress is found to increase with increasing strain rate, but the increase is more significant for the yield stress than for the flow stress, showing that the yield stress is more sensitive to the strain rate than the flow stress away from the yield point. Based on the experimental results, empirical strain-rate-dependent constitutive equations are recommended. The suggested constitutive equations provide a reasonable estimate of the strain-rate-sensitive behaviour of materials.


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