Plastic Waves in a Rate Sensitive Material. Part I. Waves of Uniaxial Stress.
Abstract
Experiments have been carried out in which longitudinal plastic waves have been propagated in thin-walled tubes of alpha-titanium. Strain-time profiles recorded in these experiments show evidence of (1) stress levels considerably above quasi-static values at the same strain (2) decay of the amplitude of the elastic precursor, and (3) variation with distance of propagation of the speed at which a given level of strain propagates. These features of the strain-time profiles are interpreted as indicating that a strain rate dependent theory is necessary to describe the observed wave phenomena. Numerical solutions based on such a theory agree reasonably well with experimental results. For these solutions a plastic strain-rate function is used which agrees with data from quasi-static and split Hopkinson bar tests on the same tubes. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1973
- Accession Number
- AD0766755
Entities
People
- J. C. C. Hsu
- R. J. Clifton
Organizations
- Brown University