Determination of high strain rate behavior of steel using finite element analysis and high strain rate experimentation

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Abstract

High strain rate properties of materials are often difficult and expensive to obtain. There is a growing interest in the high strain rate behavior of metallic materials. Finite Element Analysis (FEA) is being used to simulate these behaviors with the fewest number of experiments needed to characterize the material. A model of a steel ring was developed using the finite element software Abaqus. High strain rate properties of AISI 4340 steel were used for the analysis. The finite element model was coupled with the split Hopkinson pressure bar technique, along with a novel experimental method of characterization. Fracture strain in the FEA was adjusted to induce failure in the ring. Failure was modeled as element deletion. A fracture strain less than 1×10-5 was needed to initiate element deletion. The effects of mesh type and defects are investigated.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationTMS 2013 - 142nd Annual Meeting and Exhibition, Supplemental Proceedings
Subtitle of host publicationLinking Science and Technology for Global Solutions
Pages1175-1181
Number of pages7
StatePublished - 2013
Event142nd Annual Meeting and Exhibition: Linking Science and Technology for Global Solutions, TMS 2013 - San Antonio, TX, United States
Duration: Mar 3 2013Mar 7 2013

Publication series

NameTMS Annual Meeting

Other

Other142nd Annual Meeting and Exhibition: Linking Science and Technology for Global Solutions, TMS 2013
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Antonio, TX
Period3/3/133/7/13

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Metals and Alloys

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