THE EFFECT OF STRAIN RATE ON YIELDING IN HIGH-STRENGTH STEELS.

Abstract

The effect of strain rates ranging from 0.0001 to 10 in/in/sec. on the yield strengths of several high strength alloy steels is investigated. Quenched and tempered type alloys exhibit two regions of strain rate sensitivity with the strain rate dividing the sensitive and insensitive regions varying from 0.5 to greater than 10 in/in/sec, depending on composition, microstructure and grain size. At the higher rates a power law relationship is found which is consistent with a yielding model involving breakaway of dislocations from solute atmospheres. Maraging steel exhibits a continuous power law strain rate sensitivity over the entire range. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0637217

Entities

People

  • David P. Kendall
  • Thomas E. Davidson

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alloys
  • Atmospheres
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Dislocations
  • Ferrium
  • Grain Size
  • High Strength Alloys
  • Maraging Steels
  • Metallic Compounds
  • Microstructure
  • Sensitivity
  • Steel
  • Strain Rate
  • Yield Strength

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Metallurgy