Tensile testing of microsamples |
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Authors: | D A LaVan W N Sharpe Jr |
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Institution: | (1) Sandia National Laboratories, 87185 Albuquerque, NM;(2) Department of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 21218 Baltimore, MD |
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Abstract: | Structural analysis has advanced rapidly to the point where lack of knowledge about the local inhomogeneity and anisotropic nature of the materials prevents the accurate prediction of the behavior; models can incorporate local material properties provided they can be experimentally determined. Conventional tensile techniques are unable to test speciments from submillimeter-sized regions, and micro-hardness measurements do not reveal directional variations. A system has been developed to perform tensile tests on microsamples that are 3.1 mm long with a gage cross section that is 0.2 mm square. The volume of the test region is roughly 500,000 times smaller than a standard half-inch diameter specimen. Tensile stress-strain curves are measured, and the yield strength, ultimate strength, modulus and elongation are calculated for each sample. Samples cut from the weld metal of undermatched welds in HY-100 plate showed a large variation in properties from the center of the weld to the outer edge, as well as anisotropy at some locations. The average mechanical properties of a group of microsamples cut from the outer region of the weldment compared favorably with measurements made using full-sized specimens; the variation in the microsample measurements reflect local variations in the material that are not measured with full-sized specimens. |
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Keywords: | Micro mechanics properties tensile steel |
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