Influence of Strain Rate and Stress State on the Mechanical Behavior of Die-Casting AM60 Magnesium Alloy

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gongyao Gu ◽  
Shaoting Lin ◽  
Yan Meng ◽  
Yong Xia ◽  
Qing Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Magnesium Alloy ◽  
Strain Rate ◽  
Uniaxial Tension ◽  
Fracture Strain ◽  
Yield Criterion ◽  
Die Casting ◽  
Test Method ◽  
Strain Rates ◽  
Tension And Compression ◽  
Von Mises

This paper presents experimental study, including the test method and the test data analysis, on the die-casting AM60 magnesium alloy material. Uniaxial tension tests were carried out at various strain rates roughly from 5 × 10−4 to 1 × 102 s−1, which are of interest in vehicle crash CAE. Uniaxial compression and shear tests at strain rates from 5 × 10−4 to 5 × 10−2 s−1 were also carried out. All the specimens were cut off from die-casting plates of AM60 with thickness of 2.6 mm. The test results show that the yield stress of die-casting AM60 increases slightly with the strain rate at uniaxial tension. However, this tendency is not very significant due to the relatively large variation among the tests. There is no obvious relationship between the fracture strain and the strain rate at uniaxial tension and compression. For shear, the fracture strain decreases with higher strain rate. It is verified that this material follows the von-Mises yield criterion, with nearly symmetrical yielding behavior between uniaxial tension and compression at the same level of strain rates. And it is shown that the equivalent fracture strain or effective ultimate strength at uniaxial tension and shear states is relatively close to each other, which is significantly smaller than those at compression. According to these results, it is necessary to perform further study with additional tests at other stress states for accurately characterizing the fracture behavior of the die-casting AM60 magnesium alloy.

Dynamic Deformation Behavior of As-Extruded Mg-Gd-Y Magnesium Alloy and the Microstructural Evolution

2011 ◽  
Vol 284-286 ◽  
pp. 1579-1583
Author(s):  
Ping Li Mao ◽  
Zheng Liu ◽  
Chang Yi Wang ◽  
Feng Wang
Keyword(s):  
Magnesium Alloy ◽  
Strain Rate ◽  
Deformation Behavior ◽  
High Strain ◽  
Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar ◽  
Dynamic Deformation ◽  
Strain Rates ◽  
Compression Axis ◽  
Deformation Localization ◽  
Dynamic Deformation Behavior

The dynamic deformation behavior of an as-extruded Mg-Gd-Y magnesium alloy was studied by using Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar (SHPB) apparatus under high strain rates of 102 s-1 to 103s-1 in the present work, in the mean while the microstructure evolution after deformation were inspected by OM and SEM. The results demonstrated that the material is not sensitive to the strain rate and with increasing the strain rate the yield stress of as-extruded Mg-Gd-Y magnesium alloy has a tendency of increasing. The microstructure observation results shown that several deformation localization areas with the width of 10mm formed in the strain rates of 465s-1 and 2140s-1 along the compression axis respectively, and the grain boundaries within the deformation localization area are parallel with each other and are perpendicular to the compression axis. While increasing the strain rate to 3767s-1 the deformation seems become uniform and all the grains are compressed flat in somewhat. The deformation mechanism of as-extruded Mg-Gd-Y magnesium alloy under high strain rate at room temperature was also discussed.

Investigation of the axial compressive behavior of Kevlar fibers using the dynamic loop test

2019 ◽  
Vol 89 (18) ◽  
pp. 3825-3838
Author(s):  
Ahmad Abuobaid ◽  
Raja Ganesh ◽  
John W Gillespie
Keyword(s):  
Strain Rate ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Failure Strain ◽  
Kink Band ◽  
Test Method ◽  
Strain Rates ◽  
Compressive Failure ◽  
Band Formation ◽  
Rate Dependent ◽  
Strain And Strain Rate

A dynamic loop test method for measuring strain rate-dependent fiber properties was developed. During dynamic loop testing, the fiber ends are accelerated at constant levels of 20.8, 50 and 343 m/s2. The test method is used to study Kevlar® KM2-600, which fails in axial compression due to kink band formation. The compressive failure strain and strain rate at the onset of kink band formation is calculated from the critical loop diameter ( D C), which is monitored throughout the test using a high-speed camera. The results showed that compressive failure strain increases with strain rates from quasi-static to a maximum strain rate of 116 s−1 by a factor of ∼3. Kink angles (φ) and kink band spacing ( D S) were 60 ° ± 2 ° and 16 ± 3 μm, respectively, over the strain rates tested. Rate-dependent mechanisms of compressive failure by kink band formation were discussed.

scholarly journals An Image-Based Impact Test for the High Strain Rate Tensile Properties of Brittle Materials

2018 ◽  
Vol 183 ◽  
pp. 02042
Author(s):  
Lloyd Fletcher ◽  
Fabrice Pierron
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Elastic Modulus ◽  
High Strain Rate ◽  
Strain Rate ◽  
Stress Wave ◽  
High Strain ◽  
Brittle Materials ◽  
Test Method ◽  
Strain Rates ◽  
High Strain Rates

Testing ceramics at high strain rates presents many experimental diffsiculties due to the brittle nature of the material being tested. When using a split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) for high strain rate testing, adequate time is required for stress wave effects to dampen out. For brittle materials, with small strains to failure, it is difficult to satisfy this constraint. Because of this limitation, there are minimal data (if any) available on the stiffness and tensile strength of ceramics at high strain rates. Recently, a new image-based inertial impact (IBII) test method has shown promise for analysing the high strain rate behaviour of brittle materials. This test method uses a reflected compressive stress wave to generate tensile stress and failure in an impacted specimen. Throughout the propagation of the stress wave, full-field displacement measurements are taken, from which strain and acceleration fields are derived. The acceleration fields are then used to reconstruct stress information and identify the material properties. The aim of this study is to apply the IBII test methodology to analyse the stiffness and strength of ceramics at high strain rates. The results show that it is possible to identify the elastic modulus and tensile strength of tungsten carbide at strain rates on the order of 1000 s-1. For a tungsten carbide with 13% cobalt binder the elastic modulus was identified as 516 GPa and the strength was 1400 MPa. Future applications concern boron carbide and sapphire, for which limited data exist in high rate tension.

Strain Rate Effect on Microstructure of Dynamically Compressed Magnesium Alloy AZ31B

2013 ◽  
Vol 535-536 ◽  
pp. 137-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iram Raza Ahmad ◽  
Muhammad Syfiqu ◽  
Xiao Jing ◽  
Dong W. Shu
Keyword(s):  
Magnesium Alloy ◽  
Strain Rate ◽  
Fuel Consumption ◽  
Mechanical Behaviour ◽  
Mechanical Response ◽  
Microstructural Analysis ◽  
Strain Rate Effect ◽  
Strain Rates ◽  
Magnesium Alloy Az31b ◽  
Protective Structures

Lightweight materials have been in focus in recent times for their use in automobiles, planes and protective structures for numerous benefits ranging from reduction in fuel consumption and increased payload in vehicles to lighter and stronger protective structures. For efficient use of materials in applications where they are subjected to unusual higher sudden loads, it is necessary to understand their mechanical behaviour under such conditions.In present study, the effect of strain rate on deformation of magnesium alloy AZ31Bunder compression has been investigated. The alloy is subjected to various strain rates as 10-4s-1, 500s-1 and 2500s-1 and the microstructural analysis was performed to see the changes in the microstructure of the alloy and their effect on the mechanical response of the alloy is portrayed.

Stress-Strain Behavior of an Aluminum Alloy Under Transient Strain-Rates

2011 ◽  
Vol 133 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. W. Kwon ◽  
Y. Esmaeili ◽  
C. M. Park
Keyword(s):  
Aluminum Alloy ◽  
Strain Rate ◽  
Fracture Strain ◽  
Strain Curve ◽  
Strain Rates ◽  
Stress Strain Curve ◽  
Stress Strain ◽  
Single Strain ◽  
Transient Strain ◽  
Strain Rate Loading

Because most structures are subjected to transient strain-rate loading, an experimental study was conducted to investigate the stress-strain behaviors of an aluminum alloy undergoing varying strain-rate loading. To this end, uniaxial tensile loading was applied to coupons of dog-bone shape such that each coupon underwent two or three different strain-rates, i.e., one rate after another. As a basis, a series of single-strain-rate tests was also conducted with strain-rates of 0.1–10.0 s−1. When the material experienced multistrain-rate loading, the stress-strain curves were significantly different from any single-strain-rate stress-strain curve. The strain-rate history affected the stress-strain curves under multistrain-rate loading. As a result, some simple averaging of single-strain-rate curves did not predict the actual multistrain-rate stress-strain curve properly. Furthermore, the fracture strain under multistrain-rate loading was significantly different from that under any single-strain-rate case. Depending on the applied strain-rates and their sequences, the former was much greater or less than the latter. A technique was proposed based on the residual plastic strain and plastic energy density in order to predict the fracture strain under multistrain-rate loading. The predicted fracture strains generally agreed well with the experimental data. Another observation that was made was that the unloading stress-strain curve was not affected by the previous strain-rate history.

The Biaxial Strengthening of Textured Titanium

1967 ◽  
Vol 89 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. W. Babel ◽  
D. A. Eitman ◽  
R. W. McIver
Keyword(s):  
Hoop Stress ◽  
Yield Criterion ◽  
Test Method ◽  
Stress Fields ◽  
Titanium Sheet ◽  
Homogeneous Stress ◽  
Stress States ◽  
Von Mises ◽  
Biaxial Behavior ◽  
Very High

The purpose of this investigation was to develop an understanding of the biaxial behavior of titanium sheet. An experimental test method was developed and found to provide homogeneous stress fields for obtaining biaxial data in a variety of stress states. Data were obtained using the same specimen geometry for 1-to-2 and 1-to-1 axial-to-hoop stress states. Significant increases in the biaxial yield strength were obtained over those predicted by von Mises’ yield criterion for isotropic materials. Very high biaxial burst strengths were also obtained; the maximum was 246 ksi for annealed Ti-5Al-2.5 Sn alloy in a 1-to-1 stress state. The data followed the general form predicted by Hill’s model for anisotropic materials.

Deformation Behavior of ZK60 Magnesium Alloy at Elevated Temperature

2014 ◽  
Vol 788 ◽  
pp. 93-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chun Yan Wang ◽  
Hai Qun Qi ◽  
Kun Wu ◽  
Ming Yi Zheng
Keyword(s):  
Magnesium Alloy ◽  
Dynamic Recrystallization ◽  
Strain Rate ◽  
Deformation Behavior ◽  
Squeeze Casting ◽  
Testing Temperature ◽  
Strain Rate Range ◽  
Strain Rates ◽  
Temperature Range ◽  
Zk60 Magnesium Alloy

The high temperature compressive tests of squeeze casting ZK60 magnesium alloy in the testing temperature range of 523-723K and strain rate range of 0.001-10s-1 were performed on Gleeble-1500D thermal simulator testing machine. Optical microscopy was performed to elaborate on the dynamic recrystallization (DRX) grain growth. TEM observation indicated that the mechanical twinning, dislocation slip, and dynamic recrystallization are the materials typical deformation features. Variations of flow behavior with deformation temperature as well as strain rate were analyzed. Analysis of the flowing deformation behavior and microstructure observations indicated that the flow localization was observed at lower testing temperature and higher strain rates. Dynamic recrystallization occurred at higher testing temperature and moderate strain rates, which improved the ductility of the material. The results indicated that at the testing temperatures lower than 573K and strain rates higher than 1s-1, the material exhibited flow instability manifesting as bands of flow localizations. These temperatures and strain rates should be avoided in processing the material. Dynamic recrystallization occurs in the temperature range 573-723K and the strain rate range 0.001-0.1s-1. The number of dynamic recrystallization grains is less at lower temperature and higher strain rate than higher temperature and lower strain rate. The dynamic recrystallization is inadequate at 573-623K while the dynamic recrystallization grain growth has been observed in the temperature range of 673-723K. Therefore it may be considered that the optimum processing parameters for hot working of squeeze casting ZK60 magnesium alloy are 648K and 0.001-0.01s-1, at which fine dynamic recrystallization microstructure can be obtained.

scholarly journals Strain-Rate-Dependent Tensile Response of Ti–5Al–2.5Sn Alloy

Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 659 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bin Zhang ◽  
Jin Wang ◽  
Yang Wang ◽  
Yu Wang ◽  
Ziran Li
Keyword(s):  
Strain Rate ◽  
Strain Hardening ◽  
Uniaxial Tension ◽  
Temperature Rise ◽  
High Strain ◽  
Adiabatic Temperature ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Strain Rates ◽  
High Strain Rates ◽  
Adiabatic Temperature Rise

This study is an experimental investigation on the tensile responses of Ti–5Al–2.5Sn alloy over a wide range of strain rates. Uniaxial tension tests within the rate range of 10−3–101 s−1 are performed using a hydraulic driven MTS810 machine and a moderate strain-rate testing system. The high-rate uniaxial tension and tension recovery tests are conducted using a split-Hopkinson tension bar to obtain the adiabatic and isothermal stress–strain responses of the alloy under dynamic loading conditions. The experimental results show that the value of the initial yield stress increases with the increasing strain rate, while the strain rate sensitivity is greater at high strain rates. The isothermal strain-hardening behavior changes little with the strain rate, and the adiabatic temperature rise is the main reason for the reduction of the strain-hardening rate during high strain-rate tension. The electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) analysis of the post-deformed samples indicates that there are deformation twins under quasi-static and high-rate tensile loadings. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) micrographs of the fracture surfaces of the post-deformed samples show dimple-like features. The Zerilli–Armstrong model is modified to incorporate the thermal-softening effect of the adiabatic temperature rise at high strain rates and describe the tension responses of Ti–5Al–2.5Sn alloy over strain rates from quasi-static to 1050 s−1.

Establishment of Flow Stress Model of EW75 Alloy

2013 ◽  
Vol 423-426 ◽  
pp. 241-246
Author(s):  
Ming Long Ma ◽  
Kui Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Model ◽  
Flow Stress ◽  
Magnesium Alloy ◽  
Strain Rate ◽  
Strain Rate Range ◽  
Strain Rates ◽  
Stress Strain ◽  
Deformation Degree ◽  
Maximum Deformation ◽  
The Mathematical Model

The behavior evolvement of Mg-7.22Gd-4.84Y-1.26Nd-0.58Zr (EW75) magnesium alloy during the hot deformation process was discussed. The flow stress behavior of magnesium alloy over the strain rate range 0.002s-1to 2s-1and the temperature range 623K to 773K had been researched on Gleeble-1500D hot simulator under the maximum deformation degree 60%. A mathematical model was established to predict the stress-strain curves of this alloy during deformation. The experimental results showed that the stress-strain curves were obviously affected by the strain rates and deformation temperatures. The mathematical model could predict the stress-strain curves when the strain rates were under 0.2-1, but there was significant error in some of stress-strain curves when the strain-rate was 2-1by the reason of deformation temperature rising.

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