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Applying Dynamic Strain on Thin Oxide Films Immobilized on a Pseudoelastic Nickel-Titanium Alloy
Published on: July 28, 2020
Mechanical Behavior of Titanium Alloys at Moderate Strain Rates Characterized by the Punch Test Technique
Vladimir V Skripnyak1, Kristina V Iohim1, Vladimir A Skripnyak1
1Department of Mechanics of Deformed Solid Body, National Research Tomsk State University, 634050 Tomsk, Russia.
Abstract:
Material characterization at moderate strain rates is an important factor for improving the adequacy and accuracy of analysis of structures operating under extreme conditions. In this paper, the deformation and fracture of Ti-5Al-2.5Sn alloys were studied utilizing the punch test at strain rates up to several hundred per second. Loading velocities from 0.0003 to 15 m/s were realized during the spherical body penetration through a thin titanium plate. To describe the plastic flow and fracture of the Ti-5Al-2.5Sn alloy at strain rates ranging from 0.001 to 103 s-1, a micromechanical damage model was coupled with a viscoplastic constitutive model based on the dislocation dynamics. Numerical simulations of the punch test at 15 and 2 m/s were carried out to validate used constitutive relations. It was verified that the simulated fracture shape and deflections were similar to experimental ones. It was found that dynamic punch test is suitable for validation of damage kinetics under complex stress states.
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