scholarly journals Measuring deformation and mechanical properties of weld lines in short fibre reinforced thermoplastics using digital image correlation

2014 ◽  
Vol 36 ◽  
pp. 44-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jakub Kalus ◽  
Jens Kjær Jørgensen
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Digital Image Correlation ◽  
Digital Image ◽  
Image Correlation ◽  
Short Fibre ◽  
Reinforced Thermoplastics

Local Elasto-Plastic Identification of the Behaviour of Friction Stir Welds with the Virtual Fields Method

2011 ◽  
Vol 70 ◽  
pp. 135-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Le Louëdec ◽  
M.A. Sutton ◽  
Fabrice Pierron
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Digital Image Correlation ◽  
Digital Image ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Weld Zone ◽  
Spatial Variations ◽  
Image Correlation ◽  
Virtual Fields Method ◽  
Full Field ◽  
Friction Stir

Welding is one of the most popular joining technologies in industry. Depending on the materials to be joined, the geometry of the parts and the number of parts to be joined, there is a wide variety of methods that can be used. These joining techniques share a common feature: the material in the weld zone experiences different thermo-mechanical history, resulting in significant variations in material microstructure and spatial heterogeneity in mechanical properties. To optimize the joining process, or to refine the design of welded structures, it is necessary to identify the local mechanical properties within the different regions of the weld. The development of full-field kinematic measurements (digital image correlation, speckle interferometry, etc.) helps to shed a new light on this problem. The large amount of experimental information attained with these methods makes it possible to visualize the spatial distribution of strain on the specimen surface. Full-field kinematic measurements provide more information regarding the spatial variations in material behaviour. As a consequence, it is now possible to quantify the spatial variations in mechanical properties within the weld region through a properly constructed inverse analysis procedure. High speed tensile tests have been performed on FSW aluminium welds. The test was performed on an MTS machine at a cross-head speed of up to 76 mm/s. Displacement fields were measured across the specimen by coupling digital image correlation with a high-speed camera (Phantom V7.1) taking 1000 frames per second. Then, through the use of the virtual fields method it is possible to retrieve the mechanical parameters of the different areas of the weld from the strain field and the loading. The elastic parameters (Young’s modulus and Poisson’s ratio) are supposed to be constant through the weld. Their identification was carried out using the virtual fields method in elasticity using the data of the early stage of the experiment. Assuming that the mechanical properties (elastic and plastic) of the weld are constant through the thickness, the plastic parameters were identified on small sections through the specimen, using a simple linear hardening model. This method leads to a discrete identification of the evolution of the mechanical properties through the weld. It allows the understanding of the slight variations of yield stress and hardening due to the complexity of the welding process.

Measurement of the mechanical properties of soccer balls using digital image correlation method

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alireza Karimi ◽  
Reza Razaghi ◽  
Mahdi Navidbakhsh ◽  
Toshihiro Sera ◽  
Susumu Kudo
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Digital Image Correlation ◽  
Digital Image ◽  
Correlation Method ◽  
Image Correlation ◽  
Digital Image Correlation Method

Three-dimensional digital image correlation measurement of mechanical properties of soft materials

Meccanica ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 419-428 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei-Chung Wang ◽  
Yu-An Chiang ◽  
Ken-Jen Yu ◽  
Yi-Chieh Ho ◽  
Hung-Tsan Shen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Digital Image Correlation ◽  
Digital Image ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Soft Materials ◽  
Correlation Measurement ◽  
Image Correlation

Identification of the Mechanical Properties of High-Strength Steel Using Digital Image Correlation

2014 ◽  
Vol 980 ◽  
pp. 122-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michaela Štamborská ◽  
Miroslav Kvíčala ◽  
Monika Losertová
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Digital Image Correlation ◽  
Digital Image ◽  
High Strength Steel ◽  
Strain Field ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Image Correlation ◽  
Uniaxial Tensile ◽  
Large Strains ◽  
Identification Procedure

Identification of the mechanical properties of high-strength steel using digital image correlation. In this paper an experimental procedure to identify the plastic behaviour of sheet metals up to large strains using full field measurement is presented. The tests were conducted on notched specimens. This geometry generates a heterogeneous strain field which was measured during the test using a digital image correlation system. The advantage of using a heterogeneous strain field in the identification procedure is that a complex state of stress-strain can be analyzed at the same time and much more information can be obtained in a single test. On the other hand, the stress field cannot be directly computed from the test and a suitable identification procedure must be developed. Here, the virtual fields method (VFM) adapted for large strains and plasticity was used to identify the hardening behaviour and the anisotropy of the material. The values obtained with the VFM were compared with the results from a standard identification made using uniaxial tensile tests.

scholarly journals Application of Digital Image Correlation to Measurement of Packaging Material Mechanical Properties

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian-Wei Zhou ◽  
Dong-Hong Liu ◽  
Lan-Yuan Shao ◽  
Zhen-Lin Wang
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Digital Image Correlation ◽  
Digital Image ◽  
Poisson Ratio ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Measurement Range ◽  
Image Correlation ◽  
Packaging Materials ◽  
Entire Area ◽  
Low Frequency Vibration

Among various packaging materials, papers and polymer plastics are the most common due to their light weights, low costs, and other advantages. However, their mechanical properties are difficult to measure precisely because of their softness. To overcome the difficulty, a new measure instrument prototype is proposed based on an optical method known as the digital image correlation (DIC). Experiments are designed to apply the DIC to measure mechanical properties of flexible packaging materials, including the stress-strain relationship, the Poisson ratio, the coefficient of heat expansion, the creep deformation, and the top-pressure deformation of corrugated box. In addition, the low frequency vibration of package is simulated, and the vibration frequencies are measured by DIC. Results obtained in the experiments illustrate the advantages of the DIC over traditional methods: noncontact, no reinforced effect, high precision over entire area, wide measurement range, and good measurement stability.

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