scholarly journals The influence of rate of deformation on the tensile test with special reference to the yield point in iron and steel.

Author(s):  
C. F. Elam ◽  
Henry Cort Harold Carpenter

The following experiments were carried out with two principal objects in view: (1) to investigate the deformation of those metals, particularly iron and steel, in which the stress-strain curve does not immediately rise at the onset of plastic distortion; (2) to determine the effect of rate of deformation on the yield and subsequent stress-strain curve. It is impossible to give an adequate summary of the literature which deals with this subject, but a bibliography is included in an appendix and some of the most important results are referred to briefly below.

1966 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 331-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
T C Hsu

Three different definitions of the yield point have been used in experimental work on the yield locus: proportional limit, proof strain and the ‘yield point’ by backward extrapolation. The theoretical implications of the ‘yield point’ by backward extrapolation are examined in an analysis of the loading and re-loading stress paths. It is shown, in connection with experimental results by Miastkowski and Szczepinski, that the proportional limit found by inspection is in fact a point located by backward extrapolation based on a small section of the stress-strain curve, near the elastic portion of the curve. The effect of different definitions of the yield point on the shape of the yield locus and some considerations for the choice between them are discussed.


2009 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-174
Author(s):  
O. Ifedi ◽  
Q. M. Li ◽  
Y. B. Lu

In plasticity theory, the effective stress–strain curve of a metal is independent of the loading path. The simplest loading path to obtain the effective stress–strain curve is a uniaxial tensile test. In order to demonstrate in a plasticity laboratory that the stress–strain curve is independent of the loading path, the hydrostatic bulge test has been used to provide a balanced biaxial tensile stress state. In our plasticity laboratory we compared several different theories for the hydrostatic bulge test for the determination of the effective stress–strain curve for two representative metals, brass and aluminium alloy. Finite element analysis (FEA) was performed based on the uniaxial tension test data. It was shown that the effective stress–strain curve obtained from the biaxial tensile test (hydrostatic bulge test) had a good correlation with that obtained in the uniaxial tensile test and agreed well with the analytical and FEA results. This paper may be used to support an experimental and numerical laboratory in teaching the concepts of effective stress and strain in plasticity theory.


A stress-strain curve has been obtained for the atomic lattice of mild steel subjected to compression. A set of atomic planes is selected of which the spacing is practically perpendicular to the direction of the stress, and the change in spacing is measured as the magnitude of the applied stress is systematically varied. The behaviour of the lattice is compared with the corresponding stress-strain relation for the external dimensions in the compression test, and also with the lattice stress-strain curve previously obtained for the same material when subjected to tensile stress. Other experiments are described on the behaviour of the lattice of pure iron in compression. It had been previously shown that at the external yield in tension, the atomic spacing exhibited an abrupt change which remained indefinitely on removal of the stress; the effect was interpreted as a lattice yield point. The present work establishes that the lattice possesses a yield point also in compression, again marking the onset of a permanent lattice strain. The direction of this strain, however, is opposite to that found in tension, and the magnitude increases systematically with the applied stress. The experiments on the pure iron show that under extreme deformation the permanent lattice strain tends to a limit and that with continued deformation partial recovery from the strain may occur. The results suggest that the mechanics of the metallic lattice involve the principle that, after the lattice yield point, in a given direction the lattice systematically assumes a permanent strain in such a sense as to oppose the elastic strain induced by the applied stress.


1937 ◽  
Vol 135 (1) ◽  
pp. 467-483
Author(s):  
R. J. Lean ◽  
H. Quinney

The paper contains an account of a research into the effect on metals of different speeds of fracture, using a specially designed high-speed testing machine which is described in detail. The experiments were conducted both in this machine and in a 5-ton variable-speed autographic tensile machine, on five steels, the rate of loading being varied for each. With the high-speed machine toughness, ductility, time to produce fracture, and the stress-strain curve were obtained. The results of these combined tests, given in tables and graphs, show that there is a marked increase in stress due to higher speed of testing; and also that the work required to cause fracture increases with the speed. For mild steel the stress at the initial yield point was found to be in excess of that at the maximum point, when the speed of testing was increased the ductility did not appear to suffer.


2009 ◽  
Vol 417-418 ◽  
pp. 569-572
Author(s):  
D.A. Cendón ◽  
Jose M. Atienza ◽  
Manuel Elices Calafat

The stress-strain curve of a material is usually obtained from the load-displacement curve measured in a tensile test, assuming no strain localisation up to maximum load. However, strain localisation and fracture phenomena are far from being completely understood. Failure and strain localisation on plane tensile specimens has been studied in this work. A deeply instrumented experimental benchmark on steel specimens has been developed. Surface strain fields have been recorded throughout the tests, using an optical extensometer. This allowed characterisation of the strain localisation and failure processes. Tests have been numerically modelled for a more detailed analysis. Preliminary results show a substantial influence of geometrical specimen defects on the strain localisation phenomena that may be critical on the stress-strain curves obtained and in the failure mechanisms.


2004 ◽  
pp. 13-31

Abstract This chapter focuses on mechanical behavior under conditions of uniaxial tension during tensile testing. It begins with a discussion on the parameters that are used to describe the engineering stress-strain curve of a metal, namely, tensile strength, yield strength or yield point, percent elongation, and reduction in area. This is followed by a section describing the parameters determined from the true stress-true strain curve. The chapter then presents the mathematical expressions for the flow curve. Next, it reviews the effect of strain rate and temperature on the stress-strain curve. The chapter then describes the instability in tensile deformation and stress distribution at the neck in the tensile specimen. It discusses the processes involved in ductility measurement and notch tensile test in tensile specimens. The parameter that is commonly used to characterize the anisotropy of sheet metal is covered. Finally, the chapter covers the characterization of fractures in tensile test specimens.


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