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(a) (b)
Figure 1-13. (a) Typical stress-strain (type II) behavior for a metal showing
elastic and plastic deformations, the proportional limit P, and the yield
strength y, as determined using the 0.002 strain offset method.
(b) Representative stress-strain (type IV) behavior found for some steels
demonstrating the yield drop (point) phenomenon.
Poissons Ratio
Figure 1-14. l l lo
ez (1.9)
l lo
d d do (1.10)
ez
do do
Measures of Ductility
Ductility is a qualitative, subjective property of a material. It
usually indicates the extent to which a metal can be deformed
without fracture.
Two methods one can obtain ductility from tension test are:
- the engineering strain at fracture, ef, known as elongation
where L f Lo
ef (1.11)
Lo
- the reduction in area at fracture, q
where A A
o f
q (1.12)
Ao
The two properties are obtained by putting the fractured
specimen back together, and taking measurements of Lf and Af.
Figure 1-15 shows the stress strain curve for high and low
toughness materials.
Figure 1-15. Comparison of stress-strain curves for
high and low toughness materials.
The area under the curve for ductile metals (stress-strain curve is
like that of the structural steel) can be approximated by either of
the following equations:
U T su e f (1.13)
or
so su (1.14)
UT ef
2
The area under the curve for brittle materials (stress-strain curve
is sometimes assumed to be a parabola) can be given by:
2
U T su e f (1.15)
3
All these relations are only approximately to the area under the
stress-strain curve.
Resilience
The ability of a material to absorb energy when deformed
elastically is called resilience. Otherwise called modulus of
resilience, it is the strain energy per unit volume required to stress
the material from zero stress to the yield stress o. The strain
energy per unit volume for uniaxial tension is
1
U o x ex (1.16)
2
1 1 so s o
U R so eo so (1.17)
2 2 E 2E
Resilience Continued. . .
The value can be obtained by integrating over the area under the
curve up to the yield point, and this is given as:
ey
Ur 0
de (1.18a)
1 y y
2
1
U r y ey y (1.19)
2 2 E 2E
True Stress-True Strain Curve
The relationship between the true stress, , and engineering
stress, s, is given by:
P
(e 1) s(e 1) (1.20)
A
o
where P is the Load, and Ao is the original length
The derivation of Eq. (1.20) assumes both constancy of volume
and a homogenous distribution of strain along the gage length of
the tension specimen. Thus, Eq. (1.20) should only be used
until the onset of necking.
It must be emphasized that the engineering stress-strain curve
does not give a true indication of the deformation characteristics
of a metal because it is based on the original dimensions of the
specimen.
P
(1.21)
A
The true strain e may be determined from the engineering or
conventional strain e by
e ln( e 1) (1.22)
2
Ao ( pi / 4) Do Do
e ln ln 2 ln (1.23)
A ( pi / 4) D 2 D
dP dA Ad 0 (1.24)
dL dA
de (1.25)
L A
From the instability condition,
dA d
(1.26a)
A
so that at a point of tensile instability
d
(1.26b)
de
The necking criterion can be expressed more explicitly if engineering
strain is used. Starting with Eq. (1.26b )
d d de d dL / Lo d
( L e)
de de de de dL / L de
d
(1.27)
de 1 e
We know that the volume V is constant in plastic deformation:
V Ao Lo AL
Consequently, Ao Lo
A
L
In what follows, we use the subscripts e and e for engineering
(nominal) and true stresses and strains, respectively. We have
L Lo Ao
ee 1
Lo A
e P Ao Ao
* 1 ee
e A P A
e 1 e e e (1.28)
L
For extended deformation, integration is required:
dL L
ee L
L ln (1.30)
o
L Lo
L
exp e e (1.31)
Lo
On substituting, we get
P
e exp e e (1.32)
Ao
True Stress at Maximum Load
Pmax
su
Ao
and
Pmax Ao
u e u ln
Au Au
The true fracture strain, ef , is the true strain based of the original
area Ao and the area after fracture Af.
Ao
e f ln (1.30)
Af
1
e f ln (1.31)
1 q