COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH BEHAVIOR OF A FINE-GRAINED GRAPHITE AS A FUNCTION OF SPECIMEN GEOMETRY AND LOADING RATE,

Abstract

Ultimate compressive strength data were determined for a fine-grained graphite at room temperature. Solid cylindrical specimens of various lengths were loaded at constant deformation rates to examine the effect of specimen geometry on the ultimate strength. For slenderness ratios from 4 to 20, the strength variation was only a few percent for specimens of constant diameter. To investigate loading rate effects, specimens of constant diameter and length were fractured in time periods ranging from about 160 microseconds to 260 seconds. The strength increased approximately seven percent with decreasing test time. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 15, 1966
Accession Number
AD0489018

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  • Richard E. Ely

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Compressive Strength
  • Diameters
  • Geometry
  • Graphitic Materials
  • Mathematics
  • Microsecond Time
  • Physical Properties
  • Sizes (Dimensions)

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  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.