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Understanding True Stress and Strain

The document discusses true stress-strain and engineering stress-strain curves. It explains that true stress-strain curves account for changes in specimen dimensions during deformation, while engineering curves use original dimensions. True curves provide a more accurate indication of deformation characteristics. The stress initially increases after necking on true curves, but drops on engineering curves. The document also presents equations for true strain and stress, and notes most metal flow curves can be expressed by a power law relationship between true stress and strain.

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Understanding True Stress and Strain

The document discusses true stress-strain and engineering stress-strain curves. It explains that true stress-strain curves account for changes in specimen dimensions during deformation, while engineering curves use original dimensions. True curves provide a more accurate indication of deformation characteristics. The stress initially increases after necking on true curves, but drops on engineering curves. The document also presents equations for true strain and stress, and notes most metal flow curves can be expressed by a power law relationship between true stress and strain.

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Indias No 1 Stress and Strain

IES Academy Chapter-1

True strain
L
dl L A d
(T ) = = ln = ln (1 + ) = ln o = 2 ln o
l Lo A d
Lo

or engineering strain ( ) = e T -1

The volume of the specimen is assumed to be constant during plastic deformation.


[ Ao Lo = AL ] It is valid till the neck formation.

Comparison of engineering and the true stress-strain curves shown below:

The true stress-strain curve is also known as


the flow curve.

True stress-strain curve gives a true indication


of deformation characteristics because it is
based on the instantaneous dimension of
the specimen.

In engineering stress-strain curve, stress drops


down after necking since it is based on the
original area.

In true stress-strain curve, the stress however increases after necking since the cross-
sectional area of the specimen decreases rapidly after necking.

The flow curve of many metals in the region of uniform plastic deformation can be
expressed by the simple power law.
T = K(T)n Where K is the strength coefficient
n is the strain hardening exponent
n = 0 perfectly plastic solid
n = 1 elastic solid
For most metals, 0.1< n < 0.5

Relation between the ultimate tensile strength and true stress at maximum
load
Pmax
The ultimate tensile strength (u ) =
Ao
Pmax
The true stress at maximum load (u )T =
A

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