Fracture strength for a high strength steel bridge cable wire with a surface crack

In this paper, the fracture strength of a cracked suspension bridge wire is determined based on linear elastic fracture mechanics (LEFM). The wire is 5 mm in diameter, with an original ultimate strength of 1725 MPa and ultimate elongation that ranges between 5.5% and 6%. The average value of for the wire fracture toughness, K_C, was recently evaluated by the author. The state of practice is to use the ultimate strength of the cracked wire as obtained from tensile tests. This approach may overestimate the strength of the wire due to possible delamination and crack tip plasticity. A case study for a group of in situ wire breaks retrieved from a suspension bridge cable is presented. The failure analysis is performed based on both the fracture toughness criterion and the net section theory. The fracture toughness criterion produced more realistic results for the fracture strength of the wire. The decline in the fracture toughness and the corresponding reduction in the fracture strength of cracked degraded wire are predicted making use of the strain energy density criterion.     

Dissimilar ultrasonic spot welding of Mg-Al and Mg-high strength low alloy steel

Sound dissimilar lap joints were achieved via ultrasonic spot welding (USW), which is a solid-state joining technique. The addition of Sn interlayer during USW effectively blocked the formation of brittle al₁₂Mg₁₇ intermetallic compound in the Mg-Al dissimilar joints without interlayer, and led to the presence of a distinctive composite-like Sn and Mg₂Sn eutectic structure in both Mg-Al and Mg-high strength low alloy (HSLA) steel joints. The lap shear strength of both types of dissimilar joints with a Sn interlayer was significantly higher than that of the corresponding dissimilar joints without interlayer. Failure during the tensile lap shear tests occurred mainly in the mode of cohesive failure in the Mg-Al dissimilar joints and in the mode of partial cohesive failure and partial nugget pull-out in the Mg-HSLA steel dissimilar joints.     

超高强度平头圆柱形弹体对低碳合金钢板的高速撞击实验

为分析不同组分低碳合金钢板抗超高强度低碳合金钢弹体的高速撞击性能及破坏模式,以两种典型防弹特种钢SS、AS以及常见的Q235A钢为研究对象,通过静态拉伸、静态压缩及动态压缩测试,获得静态拉伸和压缩性能参数以及1 000~6 000 s-1应变率范围内的力学行为,分析了材料组分与力学性能的相关性。采用弹道枪加载撞击方法,获得了两种超高强度合金钢平头圆柱形弹体对3种钢板(14.5~15.9 mm厚)的弹道极限速度,通过分析获得了不同工况下的极限比吸收能,讨论了合金钢板在弹体高速撞击下破坏模式的差异,分析了材料力学性能与破坏模式的相关性。研究表明:3种合金钢板抗弹体撞击性能与材料屈服强度正相关,但其性能间的差异远小于屈服强度间的差异;在超高强度合金钢平头圆柱形弹体的高速撞击下,3种钢板的失效机制与其力学性能密切相关,Si和Mn含量高的AS钢呈硬脆性特征,其断裂失效主要取决于材料的剪切强度,而Si和Mn含量较低的SS钢和Q235A钢具有良好的塑性,其断裂失效主要取决于材料的压缩强度和剪切强度。     

Experimental investigation of the behavior of extra high strength steel

This paper comprises a study concerning the mechanical behavior of extra high strength steel. This is investigated by means of biaxial testing of flat cross-shaped specimens in the full σ₁-σ₂ plane, a concept developed earlier at Steel Structures, Luleå University of Technology. Furthermore, new specimen designs had to be developed to enable testing of a material with high yield strength and low ultimate over yield strength ratio, such as the extra high strength steel Weldox 1100. The tests are performed in two steps: one initial loading followed by unloading and a subsequent loading in a new direction. The test results, containing data from 15 biaxial tests, are characterized by a slightly anisotropic initial yield criterion where the proof stress in compression is consequently somewhat higher compared to the results in tension. In the subsequent loading the observed phenomena are a Bauschinger effect in the direction opposite the initial loading direction and that the transition from elastic to plastic state in subsequent loadings is gradual and direction-dependent.     

钢纤维高强混凝土冲击压缩的试验研究

介绍了利用100 mm SHPB装置获得钢纤维高强混凝土冲击压缩应力-应变曲线的试验研究。同一类试样在静态和动态共4个不同应变率下的试验结果揭示混凝土是应变率敏感材料,其破坏应变、峰值应变和弹性模量表现出显著的应变率强化效应。从静态和动态压缩下混凝土损伤演化的不同形式对这种应变率强化效应进行了详细讨论。从相近应变率下不同钢纤维含量试样的试验结果中,发现冲击压缩下钢纤维对混凝土的增强效应随应变率的增大而减弱。从钢纤维对混凝土静态和动态压缩下损伤演化形式的影响,讨论了钢纤维对混凝土的这种增强效应。     

Fatigue life assessment of a high strength steel 300 M in the gigacycle regime

The fatigue behavior of a high strength steel 300 M in the gigacycle regime was investigated. Fully reversed tension — compression fatigue tests at ambient temperature were performed using an ultrasonic fatigue system operating at 20 kHz. The staircase test method was employed to obtain accurate values of the mean fatigue strength corresponding to fixed numbers of cycles up to 10⁹. These results were compared to the curve which is estimated by the data tested in the mid-long life regime on conventional servo hydraulic test machine at 20 Hz. Results indicate that the fatigue strength determined from ultrasonic fatigue testing is lightly higher than conventional testing in the range of 10⁶–10⁷ cycles. It is obvious that nucleations of fractures tend to occur below the surface, if fractures happen after more than 10⁷ cycles. All the fractured specimens fails from internal SiO₂ inclusions or smaller carbides and carbide clusters.     

A modified damage model for advanced high strength steel sheets

More often than not, better formability in the simple tension test implies better formability performance in other stretching modes, especially in hole expansion performance since deformation in the hole expansion test is perceived to be in the same simple tension deformation mode. However, when the hole expansion formability is evaluated particularly for the twinning induced plasticity (TWIP) steel, its performance is so poor compared to other automotive steels, even though the TWIP steel has significantly superior formability in the simple tension test. Therefore, hole expansion formability was experimentally and numerically studied for advanced high-strength grade steel sheets, TWIP940 and a transformation induced plasticity (TRIP) 590 steel sheet, as well as a high-strength grade 340R steel sheet, particularly in conjunction with formability in the simple tension test and its surface condition sensitivity. In order to characterize mechanical properties, simple tension tests were performed to determine anisotropic properties and strain rate sensitivities. To account for macro-crack formation, an inverse calibration method based on a damage model utilizing a triaxiality-dependent fracture criterion and hardening behavior with stiffness deterioration was developed. In this approach, the damage model was inversely calibrated by performing numerical simulations and experiments for the simple tension test (with specimens prepared by milling and punching). Then, the damage model was applied to formability study in the hole expansion test. The damage model along with the anisotropic yield function Hill (1948) incorporated into the ABAQUS/Explicit FEM code performed well to predict hole expansion ratios (HER) and their surface condition sensitivity, elucidating the cause of the lukewarm hole expansion performance and strong surface condition sensitivity of the TWIP steel compared to the others.     

Dynamic crushing characteristics of high strength steel cylinders with elliptical geometric discontinuities

Thin-walled members are commonly used as energy absorbers in engineering structures and often contain cutouts. This study performed numerical simulations of high strength steel cylindrical shells with elliptical cutouts subjected to dynamic axial impact. The LS-DYNA code was the primary analytical tool used to analyze the influence of cutout locations, cutout shapes and symmetry of cutout on the energy absorption capabilities and the crush characteristics of tubes with a cutout. For high strength steel tubes made from a rate sensitive material, the stress-strain curves of different strain rates were used to elucidate the effect of dynamic impact on the strain rate. Our results show that collapse crushing behavior is strongly influenced by the location and symmetry of cutouts and the variation of major axis influences the peak crush load.     

Fatigue crack growth in high and low strength steel under torsional loading

During loading of a crack in mode III the crack surfaces in contact slide against each other giving rise to friction, abrasion and mutual support, thereby reducing the effective stress at the crack tip (“sliding mode crack closure”). This phenomenon was investigated in a high strength steel (AISI 4340) and in a low strength steel (AISI C1018) in circumferentially notched specimens under pure cyclic torsion and combined loading (cyclic torsion plus static axial load). The influence of sliding mode crack closure on fatigue crack propagation is shown and “true” crack growth values (without the sliding mode crack closure influence) are determined on the basis of an extrapolation procedure. Explanations are given for causes of the various fracture modes observed, such as “factory roof” fracture, macroscopically flat mode III fracture and “lamella” fracture. Finally the scientific and technical importance of sliding mode crack closure is demonstrated.     

Development of a technology for laser welding of the 1424 aluminum alloy with a high strength of the welded joint

Results of an experimental study of properties of joints obtained by using different regimes of laser welding of the 1424 alloy (Al–Mg–Li) are reported. The strength and structure of the welded joints are determined. The influence of various types of welded joint straining on its strength is studied. It is demonstrated that the joint strength increases in the case of plastic straining.     

高强度钢板热成形数值模拟-静力显式

在已建立的高强度钢热成形热、力、相变耦合本构方程的基础上,基于虚功率方程及持续平衡方程建立了热成形静力显式多场耦合有限元列武。将热成形过程中的相变潜热引入温度场,并进行了有限元分析;在自主开发的商业化金属成形CAE软件KMAS(King-Mesh Analysis System)基础上,开发了考虑多场耦合的非线性、大变...     

A study on deformation characteristic of ultra high strength steel and its fracture

A new shape on the load and elongation curve of ultra high strength structural steel in tension is measured by means of the advanced physical methods. A method of calculating true stresstrue strain is found in accordance with the whole load-elongation curve. The calculation results show that during the period of deformation, whetner prior to or after the maximum load, all are staged power hardening. The method of calculating hardening in dex is finally studied for discussion.The Iron and Steel Research Institute of the Anshan Iron and Steel Comapny     

双相高强钢FeNiAlC的动态剪切行为及微结构机理

绝热剪切带是金属材料在高应变率载荷下常见的一种失效模式。利用霍普金森压杆装置,对双相钢Fe-24.86Ni-5.8Al-0.38C不同微结构的帽形样品施加冲击载荷,研究它的动态剪切变形行为及微结构机理。先通过对固熔处理得到的粗晶态样品进行大应变冷轧获得冷轧态样品,再使用透射电子显微镜和扫描电子显微镜表征两种样品冲击前后微结构的变化差异。结果表明,双相钢FeNiAlC拥有较优异的动态剪切性能,剪切强度达1.3 GPa,均匀剪切应变达1.5。变形前,材料由奥氏体相和马氏体相构成,马氏体体积分数约为20%。变形过程由位错滑移和孪生变形主导,但因应变速率较高致使马氏体相变被抑制。不同微结构样品内均形成绝热剪切带,带内发生动态再结晶,形成超细晶粒,平均晶粒尺寸约300 nm,且剪切带内不发生相变;冷轧态剪切带宽度的实验值（14.6 μm）与理论计算值(12.3 μm)较好吻合,而粗晶态剪切带宽度的实验值（14.6 μm）与理论计算值（30 μm）相差甚远,初步分析可能是因为粗晶态样品应变较大基本不满足完全绝热的理论条件。在变形过程中,粗晶态因塑性变形做功产生的绝热温升高达720 K,而冷轧态的只有190 K。通过实验结果与热塑模型分析,得出绝热温升不是形成绝热剪切带的唯一因素,而应考虑材料的微观结构和局部化变形等的共同影响。     

一种弧形高强钢车身零件冲压回弹控制方法

高强度钢板材料冲压性能对冲压成形后零件精度的影响较大,主要表现在成形性能不稳定和回弹控制复杂.弧形零件具有典型的回弹特征,且回弹量较大,难以获取回弹的具体运动规律,给回弹控制和补偿带来了困难.本文在分析弧形高强钢零件回弹特征规律的基础上,开发典型截面回弹运动规律分析程序,定量分析回弹截面整体和局部的平动与转动量,采用反...     

Ultrasonic evaluation of fatigue crack growth of high strength steel at ambient temperature and below

By means of an ultrasonic testing device, the crack length in compact tension specimens is monitored. Four ultrasonic probes are used to cover the region of crack extension by transmission waves. The echo of the crack is amplified during fatigue crack propagation. By a knowledge of the initial crack length after precracking and the critical crack length, the alteration of the ultrasonic echo provides the information for determining the intermediate crack length which can be used to calculate the stress intensity range ΔK with respect to the elapsed cycles and the crack growth rate, da/dN.     

Micromechanics of plastic deformation and phase transformation in a three-phase TRIP-assisted advanced high strength steel: Experiments and modeling

The micromechanics of plastic deformation and phase transformation in a three-phase advanced high strength steel are analyzed both experimentally and by microstructure-based simulations. The steel examined is a three-phase (ferrite, martensite and retained austenite) quenched and partitioned sheet steel with a tensile strength of ~980 MPa. The macroscopic flow behavior and the volume fraction of martensite resulting from the austenite–martensite transformation during deformation were measured. In addition, micropillar compression specimens were extracted from the individual ferrite grains and the martensite particles, and using a flat-punch nanoindenter, stress–strain curves were obtained. Finite element simulations idealize the microstructure as a composite that contains ferrite, martensite and retained austenite. All three phases are discretely modeled using appropriate crystal plasticity based constitutive relations. Material parameters for ferrite and martensite are determined by fitting numerical predictions to the micropillar data. The constitutive relation for retained austenite takes into account contributions to the strain rate from the austenite–martensite transformation, as well as slip in both the untransformed austenite and product martensite. Parameters for the retained austenite are then determined by fitting the predicted flow stress and transformed austenite volume fraction in a 3D microstructure to experimental measurements. Simulations are used to probe the role of the retained austenite in controlling the strain hardening behavior as well as internal stress and strain distributions in the microstructure.     

Plasticity and fracture of martensitic boron steel under plane stress conditions

Two series of multiaxial experiments are performed to characterize the mechanical behavior of a hot formed martensitic 22MnB5 boron steel. In the first series, flat specimens of uniform cross-section are subjected to various combinations of tensile and shear loading to characterize the elasto-plastic response. Butterfly-shaped specimens of non-uniform cross-section are used for the second series to study the onset of fracture in the martensitic steel. It is found from the analysis of the experimental results that the planar isotropic Hill’48 yield function along with an associated flow rule provides good estimates of the stress–strain response over a wide range of loading paths. The fracture experiments demonstrate that the crack initiation depends strongly on the loading state. A simple stress triaxiality dependent phenomenological fracture model is calibrated to describe the onset of fracture. Using the proposed plasticity and fracture model, numerical simulations of the fracture of tensile specimens of different notch radii are performed and compared with experiments.