Evaluation of the Failure Elongation of Steel Sheets for an Auto-Body at the Intermediate Strain Rate

2008 ◽  
Vol 385-387 ◽  
pp. 749-752 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seok Bong Kim ◽  
Hoon Huh

This paper deals with the dynamic failure elongation of mild steel, SGACD and advanced high strength steel sheets such as TRIP600, DP600 and TWIP steels. The failure elongation has been obtained from the high speed tensile testing machine with various strain rates ranged from 0.003/s to 200/s. The experimental result demonstrates that the tensile elongation does not simply decrease as the strain rate increases, but it decreases from the quasi-static state to the strain rate of 0.1 or 1/s and increases again up to the strain rate of 100/s. Furthermore, some high strength steels have the tendency that the tensile elongation increases as the strain rate increases. Moreover, the localized strain rate hardening in the necking region induces the increase of elongation.

2012 ◽  
Vol 509 ◽  
pp. 40-45
Author(s):  
Dan Yang Dong ◽  
Yang Liu ◽  
Lei Wang ◽  
Chang Sheng Liu

To reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emission, dual phase (DP) steels have been considered for automotive applications due to their higher tensile strength, better initial work hardening along with larger elongation compared to conventional grade of steels. In such applications, which would create potential safety and reliability issues under dynamic loading, the mechanical behavior of DP steel considering the strain rate must be examined. In the present study, the dynamic tensile behavior of DP600 steel sheets was investigated using a high-speed tensile testing machine at various strain rates. And the quasi-static tensile testing was also conducted on the steel to understand the effect of the strain rate on the tensile property. The fracture mechanisms of the steel were also analyzed. The results show that the mechanical properties of DP600 steel are noticeably influenced by the strain rates. As the strain rate increases, the strength of the steel increases and the obvious yield phenomenon can be observed when the strain rate is above 0.01 s-1. The fracture elongation of DP600 steels decreases with increasing strain rate from 0.001 to 1 s-1, then increases up to the strain rate of 100 s-1 and reaches the lowest value at the strain rate of 1000 s-1. DP600 steel sheet exhibit typical ductile fracture characteristics with dimples morphology of the facture surface when tensile deformed at various strain rates.


2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (7) ◽  
pp. 842-848
Author(s):  
Boyao Wang ◽  
Mengying Zhang ◽  
Enlin Han ◽  
Guofeng Tian ◽  
Guanghua Wang ◽  
...  

The tensile properties of polyimide (PI) filament tows were measured under quasi-static state and at high strain rates with a universal tensile testing machine and a split Hopkinson tension bar, respectively. Experimental results showed that mechanical behaviors of the tows were rather sensitive to strain rate, with failure stress and modulus increasing distinctly but the elongation at break declining as the strain rate increased. Besides, the PI filament tows exhibited a higher growth rate of fracture stress than para-aramid fiber and aramid III fiber did, and scanning electronic microscopy observation on the fracture surface indicated a ductile fracture mode. With the increase of strain rate, the axial splitting of fiber intensified. Further, strength distributions of the PI filament tows were evaluated by a single Weibull distribution function, and the curve predicted was in good accordance with the experimental data obtained.


2008 ◽  
Vol 59 ◽  
pp. 293-298
Author(s):  
Vaclav Mentl ◽  
Josef Bystricky

Mathematical modelling and virtual testing of components and structures represent a useful and economic tool for design and safety assessment. The basic mechanical properties which can be found in material standards are not relevant in cases where the real service conditions differ from those applied during standardised testing. Thus e.g. mechanical behaviour at higher strain rates can be interesting for the car components when the simulation of crash situations is used during structure development. The dynamic compression tests are usually performed by means of drop towers, by means of high speed hydraulic testing machines or Hopkinson bar method. At the Mechanical Testing Laboratory of the SKODA Research Inst. in Pilsen, Czech Republic, an instrumentation of Charpy pendulum testing machine was realised in order that it was possible to perfom dynamic compression tests, [1], and the compatibility of obtained results in comparison with traditional impact compression tests was verified within the round–robin carried out by TC5 ESIS Sub-Committee on “Mechanical Testing at Intermediate Strain Rates“, [2]. A new striking tup and load measurement system were designed and callibrated. At the same time, a new software was developed which makes it possible to evaluate the test force-deformation record. The goal of this study was 1. to check the possibility of compression testing of high strength materilas by mens of Charpy pendulum, and 2. to study the strain rate influence on basic mechanical properties.


2006 ◽  
Vol 116-117 ◽  
pp. 259-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hee Jong Lee ◽  
Jung Han Song ◽  
Hoon Huh

This paper is concerned with the thermo-mechanical behavior of steel sheet for an autobody including the temperature dependent strain-rate sensitivity. Tensile tests have been carried out with the high strength steel sheets such as SPRC35R, SPRC45E and TRIP60. The tensile tests were performed with the variation of the strain-rates from 0.001/s to 200/s and with the variation of environmental temperatures from -40 to 200. The thermo-mechanical response at the quasi-static state is obtained with the static tensile test and the one at the intermediate strain-rate is obtained with the high speed tensile test. Both the strain-rate and the temperature sensitivity of the flow stress are calculated for the quantitative evaluation of thermo-mechanical behavior of steel sheets. The results demonstrate that as the strain-rate increases, the variation of the flow stress becomes more dependent on the temperature. The results also indicate that the material properties of SPRC35R are more sensitive to the strain-rate and the temperature than those of SPRC45E and TRIP60.


Author(s):  
Mohammad Mehdi Kasaei ◽  
Marta C Oliveira

This work presents a new understanding on the deformation mechanics involved in the Nakajima test, which is commonly used to determine the forming limit curve of sheet metals, and is focused on the interaction between the friction conditions and the deformation behaviour of a dual phase steel. The methodology is based on the finite element analysis of the Nakajima test, considering different values of the classic Coulomb friction coefficient, including a pressure-dependent model. The validity of the finite element model is examined through a comparison with experimental data. The results show that friction affects the location and strain path of the necking point by changing the strain rate distribution in the specimen. The strain localization alters the contact status from slip to stick at a portion of the contact area from the pole to the necking zone. This leads to the sharp increase of the strain rate at the necking point, as the punch rises further. The influence of the pressure-dependent friction coefficient on the deformation behaviour is very small, due to the uniform distribution of the contact pressure in the Nakajima test. Moreover, the low contact pressure range attained cannot properly replicate real contact condition in sheet metal forming processes of advanced high strength steels.


Author(s):  
Y. I. Hezentsvei ◽  
D. O. Bannikov

Purpose. The work is aimed to study the use efficiency of fine-grained heat-strengthened steels (mainly 10G2FB) for steel bunker capacities. At the same time, the structural scheme of such a structure using corrugated steel sheets is considered as the main variant. Methodology. To achieve this purpose, a series of numerical calculations was carried out for a steel bunker capacity of a pyramidal-prismatic type with overall dimensions in plan view of 6×5.2 m and a total height of 4.5 m. The capacity was designed for complicated working conditions, in particular, increased loads, including long-term dynamic ones. The potential possibility of operating the container under conditions of high or low temperatures was also taken into account. At the same time, both the traditional structural scheme of a bunker capacity with horizontal stiffening ribs and the developed structural scheme based on corrugated steel sheets were analyzed. The calculations were carried out by the finite element method based on the SCAD for Windows project complex. Findings. Based on the results of the analysis and comparison of the data obtained in numerical calculations, it was found that the use of fine-grained heat-strengthened high-strength steels (for example, steel 10G2FB) for bunker capacities, both the traditional structural scheme with stiffening ribs and the developed structural scheme based on corrugated sheets, allows reducing material consumption by about 30% in both cases. At the same time, due to the good performance of fine-grained heat-strengthened steel 10G2FB, both at high and at low temperatures, it can be effectively used for steel bunker capacities that work in difficult conditions. Originality. The possibility and efficiency of the use of fine-grained, heat-strengthened high-strength steels for the construction of a steel bunker capacity is estimated. At the same time, such an estimation was given not only for structures of the traditional structural scheme with horizontal stiffening ribs, but also for bunkers with a developed structural scheme based on corrugated sheets. Practical value. From a practical point of view, quantitative parameters of the stress-strain state were obtained during investigations of various design variants for a steel bunker capacity. The data are presented in a compact form that is easy to evaluate and compare. They allow us to state about the improvement of the operation characteristics of capacities and the potential reduction of the risks of their failures and accidents during operation.


2014 ◽  
Vol 611-612 ◽  
pp. 167-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Piotr Skubisz ◽  
Łukasz Lisiecki

Paper presents deformation behaviour and microstructural response of selected medium-carbon high-strength steels commonly used for high-duty components deformed under high-strain-rate and warm work temperature range. The investigation of material behaviour is oriented at analysis of hot and warm workability of material and microstructure evolution resultant from deformation mechanisms, strain induced recrystallization and hardening at temperatures of lower forging regime and high strain rate deformation. The effect of these factors on microstructure after forging and subsequent direct-cooling was studied. Metallographic work aided with numerical methods of simulation of the metal flow and microstructure evolution during forging were used to correlate thermo-mechanical parameters observed with microstructure and mechanical properties after forging and cooling.


2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 109-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akihiro Uenishi ◽  
Hiroshi Yoshida ◽  
Shigeru Yonemura ◽  
Shunji Hiwatashi ◽  
Satoshi Hirose ◽  
...  

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erica Liverani ◽  
Alessandro Ascari ◽  
Alessandro Fortunato ◽  
Adrian Lutey

This paper presents the feasibility of an innovative application of laser-assisted bending process. The high strength steel sheets bending, carried out after a laser heat treatment, is studied. Several strategies aimed at obtaining a ductile structure along the bending line, suitable for cold forming, are investigated. The influence of laser processing parameters on the microstructure, hardness and strength of the sheets are discussed and analyzed. In order to predict the temperature and ensure the repeatability and reliability of the process, a model for heat treatment simulation is developed. The study of the experimental data and the integration with the simulation of the heating phase lead to the definition of specific process parameters suitable for achieving a crack-free cold bending of high strength steels.


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