Dynamic Characterization of Additively Manufactured Polylactide (PLA)

Author(s):  
GTL Priyanka ◽  
Ch. Saideep ◽  
T. Tadepalli

Additively manufactured materials have excellent properties with wide applications in many industries. For designing components exposed to extreme loading situations, it is essential to characterize the high strain rate response of 3D printed (fused deposition modelling) materials. In this study, uniaxial quasi-static and dynamic compressive tests were carried out at various strain rates (10−2 s−1 and 200 s−1 to 1800 s−1) for 3D printed PLA. Strain rate dependent compressive response of Polylactide acid (PLA) disk specimens 3D printed at 0°, 45° and 90° orientations was obtained using the Split Hopkinson bar technique. The results show that the compressive strength increases with corresponding strain rates for 0° and 45° print orientations. PLA printed at 0° has higher compressive strength compared to 45° and 90° orientations under quasi-static as well as high strain rate loading. Toughness was observed to increase with strain rate in all three orientations. A simple modification to the Johnson-Cook model is proposed, which accounts for the effects of print orientation, porosity and strain softening behavior.

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Jie Chen ◽  
Haifeng Zhang ◽  
Yunlong Zhang ◽  
Hongtao Zhang ◽  
Qingxiang Yang ◽  
...  

In this paper, the dynamic mechanical properties of GH4720Li nickel-base alloy under a large temperature range and high and low strain rates were studied by the hot compression test. The difference of mechanical properties of GH4720Li alloy under high and low strain rates was analyzed from the perspective of microstructure. The hot compression test experimental results showed that the true stress of GH4720Li alloy decreased at a low strain rate as the trial temperature elevated. Nevertheless, it was abnormal that the true stress increased at high strain rate condition as temperature elevated. By comparing the microstructure under high and low strain rates, it was found that the precipitates under low strain conditions contained a large amount of Cr (Mo). However, the content of Cr (Mo) in the precipitates at a high strain rate decreased, while the content of Fe increased. It would be concluded that Cr (Mo) would reduce the compressive strength and plasticity of GH4720Li alloy, while Fe would increase the compressive strength and plasticity of GH4720Li alloy. In addition, under the condition of a low strain rate, the shape of Cr (Mo) precipitates obtained at 20°C was lamellar, but it was spherical at 800°C. The compressive strength of GH4720Li composites with lamellar precipitates was higher than that of spherical precipitates.


2011 ◽  
Vol 82 (3) ◽  
pp. 280-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuehui Gan ◽  
Jianhua Yan ◽  
Bohong Gu ◽  
Baozhong Sun

The uniaxial tensile properties of 4-step 3D braided E-glass/epoxy composites under quasi-static and high-strain rate loadings have been investigated to evaluate the tensile failure mode at different strain rates. The uniaxial tensile properties at high strain rates from 800/s to 2100/s were tested using the split Hopkinson tension bar (SHTB) technique. The tensile properties at quasi-static strain rate were also tested and compared with those in high strain rates. Z-transform theory is applied to 3D braided composites to characterize the system dynamic behaviors in frequency domain. The frequency responses and the stability of 3D braided composites under quasi-static and high-strain rate compression have been analyzed and discussed in the Z-transform domain. The results indicate that the stress-strain curves are rate sensitive, and tensile modulus, maximum tensile stress and corresponding tensile strain are also sensitive to the strain rate. The tensile modulus, maximum tensile stress of the 3D braided composites are linearly increased with the strain rate. With increasing of the strain rate (from 0.001/s to 2100/s), the tensile failure of the 3D braided composite specimens has a tendency of transition from ductile failure to brittle failure. The magnitude response and phase response is very different in quasi-static loading with that in high-strain rate loading. The 3D braided composite system is more stable at high strain rate than quasi-static loading.


2012 ◽  
Vol 562-564 ◽  
pp. 688-692 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deng Yue Sun ◽  
Jing Li ◽  
Fu Cheng Zhang ◽  
Feng Chao Liu ◽  
Ming Zhang

The influence of the strain rate on the plastic deformation of the metals was significant during the high strain rate of loading. However, it was very difficult to obtain high strain rate data (≥ 104 s-1) by experimental techniques. Therefore, the finite element method and iterative method were employed in this study. Numerical simulation was used to characterise the deformation behavior of Hadfield steel during explosion treatment. Base on experimental data, a modified Johnson-Cook equation for Hadfield steel under various strain rate was fitted. The development of two field variables was quantified during explosion hardening: equivalent stress and strain rates.


2019 ◽  
Vol 822 ◽  
pp. 66-71
Author(s):  
Anton Naumov ◽  
Anatolii Borisov ◽  
Anastasiya Y. Doroshchenkova

The present research describes the comparison of numerical and physical simulation of hot high strain rate torsion tests for Al-based alloys in order to clarify the accuracy of calculations using basic grades of materials in Deform-3DTM software. A comparative visual analysis of the results is presented. Obtained data on the distribution of temperatures, strains, stresses and strain rates during the torsion test are discussed.


2012 ◽  
Vol 735 ◽  
pp. 271-277 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomoyuki Kudo ◽  
Akira Goto ◽  
Kazuya Saito

Blow forming accompanied with superplasticity makes possible the forming of complex parts, which cannot be formed by cold press forming. The conventional superplastic AA5083 alloy ‘ALNOVI-1’ developed by the Furukawa-Sky Aluminum Corp. shows high superplasticity because of its fine grain and is widely used for blow forming. However, for mass production of components, an Al-Mg alloy with finer-sized grains is needed. In this research, the newly developed high Mn version of the Al-Mg alloy ‘ALNOVI-U’ is used, and this material possesses grains finer than those of the conventional AA5083 alloy. The effects of finer grain size on the blow formability at high strain rates over 10-2/s and the properties of the resulting moldings were studied.


2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiangzhen Kong ◽  
Qin Fang ◽  
Hao Wu ◽  
Jian Hong

High strain-rate induced from intense dynamic loadings will cause an obvious enhancement of concrete material frequently used in civil and defense engineering, which plays an important role in correct numerical simulations of concrete members subjected to intense dynamic loadings. In this article, the existing three strain-rate enhancement approaches for concrete material are compared by three aspects, that is, flexibility of fitting data, consistency condition, and time-dependent behavior. The so-called “overstress approach” is found to be not flexible for fitting high strain-rate data and unable to well predict the strain-softening behavior but can capture the inherent viscidity of concrete material. The “consistency approach” can describe the strain-softening behavior and the inherent viscidity but may be inconvenient and time-consuming when fitting high strain-rate data. The “simplified approach” widely used in commercial concrete material models can describe the strain-softening behavior and fit high strain-rate data by a more convenient and direct way but cannot capture the inherent viscidity of concrete material. Examples of uniaxial stress including loading and unloading under constant and varying strain-rates are presented to demonstrate the above-mentioned findings, in which the updating algorithm of dynamic stress is presented in detail.


Author(s):  
Yuvraj Singh ◽  
Anirudh Udupa ◽  
Srinivasan Chandrasekar ◽  
Ganesh Subbarayan

Abstract Studies on medium to high strain-rate characterization (≥ 0.1s−1) of lead-free solder are relatively few, primarily due to the lack of available methods for testing. Prior work in literature uses Split Hopkinson Bar (SPHB) experiments for high strain-rate characterization (≥ 300s−1) [1,2], while a modified micro-scale tester is used for medium strain-rate characterization (0.005s−1 to 300s−1) [3] and an impact hammer test setup for testing in a strain-rate regime from 1s−1 to 100s−1 [4]. However, there is still limited data in strain-rate regimes of relevance, specifically for drop shock applications. In this paper, we present orthogonal metal cutting as a novel method to characterize lead-free solder alloys. Experiments are carried out using a wedgelike tool that cuts through a work piece at a fixed depth and rake angle while maintaining a constant cutting velocity. These experiments are conducted at room temperature on Sn1.0Ag0.5Cu bulk test specimens with strain-rates varying from 0.32 to 48s−1. The range of strain-rates is only limited by the ball screw driven slide allowing higher strain-rates if needed. The strains and strain-rates are captured through Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) using sequential images taken from a high-speed camera just ahead of the cutting tool. The PIV enables non-contact recording of high strain-rate deformations, while the dynamometer on the cutting head allows one to capture the forces exerted during the cutting process. Results for the stress-strain response obtained through the experiments are compared to prior work for validation. Orthogonal metal cutting is shown to be a potentially attractive method for characterization of solder at higher strain-rates.


Metals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 653
Author(s):  
Amos Muiruri ◽  
Maina Maringa ◽  
Willie du Preez ◽  
Leonard Masu

A study was undertaken on the compressive high strain rate properties and deformation behaviour of Direct Metal Laser-Sintered (DMLS) Ti6Al4V (ELI) parts in two separate forms: as-built (AB) and stress relieved (SR). The high strain rate compression tests were carried out using a Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar test system at ambient temperature. The average plastic strain rates attained by the system were 400 s−1 and 700 s−1. Comparative analyses of the performance (flow stresses and fracture strains) of AB and SR specimens were carried out based on the results obtained at these two plastic strain rates. Microstructural analyses were performed to study the failure mechanisms of the deformed specimens and fracture surfaces. Vickers microhardness test values were obtained before and after high strain rate compression testing. The results obtained in both cases showed the strain rate sensitivity of the stress-relieved samples to be higher in comparison to those of as-built ones, at the same value of true strain.


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