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AISI 1020 HR Steel Tension Test Data

The document describes a tensile test conducted on an AISI 1020 HR steel specimen. It provides the raw test data with measurements of force, engineering strain, and diameter collected at each point. It also includes calculations of true stress, true strain, and corrected true stress values accounting for changes in geometry during the test. The test reveals yielding around 265 MPa, ultimate tensile strength of 395 MPa, and ductile fracture occurring at over 1% strain.
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AISI 1020 HR Steel Tension Test Data

The document describes a tensile test conducted on an AISI 1020 HR steel specimen. It provides the raw test data with measurements of force, engineering strain, and diameter collected at each point. It also includes calculations of true stress, true strain, and corrected true stress values accounting for changes in geometry during the test. The test reveals yielding around 265 MPa, ultimate tensile strength of 395 MPa, and ductile fracture occurring at over 1% strain.
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s, Stress, MPa

500 su = 395 MPa

400

300

200 ef = 0.366
AISI 1020 HR Steel
sf = 266.8 MPa
100 fracture
0
0.00000 0.08000 0.16000 0.24000 0.32000 0.40000
e, Strain
s, Stress, MPa
400.0
so = 264
300.0 MPa
f(x) = 201170.787063021x 1

200.0
AISI 1020 HR Steel
100.0 0.00
2
0.0 2
0.00000 0.00300 0.00600 0.00900 0.01200
ep ee e, Strain
s, Stress, MPa

900

AISI 1020 HR Steel


fracture

600

s vs. e enginering
true
300 corrected
fracture true
fit to
corrrected

0
0.00000 0.20000 0.40000 0.60000 0.80000 1.00000 1.20000
e, Strain
1000.0
raw values
corrected
Power f(x) = 625.6650949825 x^0.1954615205
(corrected)
not fitted

AISI 1020 HR Steel

100.0
0.00100 0.01000 0.10000 1.00000 10.00000
5
(a) Test Data (b) Calculated Values
Raw True Corrected
Force Engr. Strain Diam. Engr. Stress True Strain
Stress True Stress
~ ~ ~
σ B , MPa
P, kN e d, mm s, MPa ε σ , MPa
0 0 9.11 0 0 0 0
6.67 0.00050 --- 102.3 0.00050 102.3 102.3
13.34 0.00102 --- 204.7 0.00102 204.7 204.7
19.13 0.00146 --- 293.5 0.00146 293.5 293.5
17.79 0.00230 --- 272.9 0.00230 272.9 272.9
17.21 0.00310 --- 264.0 0.00310 264.0 264.0
17.53 0.00500 --- 268.9 0.00500 268.9 268.9
17.44 0.00700 --- 267.6 0.00698 269.4 269.4
17.21 0.01000 --- 264.0 0.00995 266.7 266.7
20.77 0.0490 8.89 318.6 0.0478 334.3 334.3
24.25 0.1250 --- 372.0 0.1178 418.5 418.5
25.71 0.2180 8.26 394.4 0.1972 480.4 465.3
25.75 0.2340 --- 395.0 0.2103 487.5 469.8
25.04 0.3060 7.62 384.2 0.3572 549.1 505.0
23.49 0.3300 6.99 360.4 0.5298 612.1 540.9
21.35 0.3480 6.35 327.5 0.7218 674.2 576.2
18.90 0.3600 5.72 290.0 0.9308 735.5 611.5
17.39 0.3660 5.28 266.8 1.0909 794.2 649.1
(Final point is fracture)
True Plastic
Strain

p
0
0
0
0
0
0.00179
0.00366
0.00564
0.00862
0.0462
0.1157
0.1949
0.2079
0.3547
0.5271
0.7190
0.9278
1.0877
EXAMPLES 4.1, 4.2, and 4.3 Tension Test, AISI 1020 HR steel (Final point is fracture)

Strain gage length, mm = 50.8 25.4 Original Diameter, mm = 9.11 E, MPa =


Final length, mm = 70.9 38.6 Final Diameter, mm = 5.28 H, MPa =
% elongation = 39.6 52.0 % RA = 66.4 n=
Data
Engr Raw True Bridgman Corrected
Force Engr Strain Diam
Stress
True Strain
Stress log { ~ε ¿ Correction True Stress

P, kN e d, mm s, MPa
~
ε ~
σ , MPa B ~
σ B , MPa
0 0.00000 9.11 0 0 0 --- 1.000 0
6.67 0.00050 102.3 0.00050 102.3 -3.301 1.000 102.3
13.34 0.00102 204.7 0.00102 204.7 -2.991 1.000 204.7
19.13 0.00146 293.5 0.00146 293.5 -2.836 1.000 293.5
17.79 0.00230 272.9 0.00230 272.9 -2.638 1.000 272.9
17.21 0.00310 264.0 0.00310 264.0 -2.509 1.000 264.0
17.53 0.00500 268.9 0.00500 268.9 -2.301 1.000 268.9
17.44 0.00700 267.6 0.00698 269.4 -2.156 1.000 269.4
17.21 0.01000 264.0 0.00995 266.7 -2.002 1.000 266.7
20.77 0.04900 8.89 318.6 0.04784 334.3 -1.320 1.000 334.3
24.25 0.12500 372.0 0.11778 418.5 -0.929 1.000 418.5
25.71 0.21800 8.26 394.4 0.19721 480.4 -0.705 0.968 465.3
25.75 0.23400 395.0 0.21026 487.5 -0.677 0.964 469.8
25.04 0.30600 7.62 384.2 0.35719 549.1 -0.447 0.920 505.0
23.49 0.33000 6.99 360.4 0.52978 612.1 -0.276 0.884 540.9
21.35 0.34800 6.35 327.5 0.72184 674.2 -0.142 0.855 576.2
18.90 0.36000 5.72 290.0 0.93081 735.5 -0.031 0.831 611.5
17.39 0.36600 5.28 266.8 1.09089 794.2 0.038 0.817 649.1
Plastic strain offset for yield strength
0.00200 0
0.00364 330.0 Points on fit
Unloading question 185.7
0.007000 267.6 total 716.5
0.005670 0 plastic
0.001330 elastic
point is fracture)

201,200
625.7
0.1955
Calculated from fit
True Plastic
True Strain
Strain
~ε ~
ε ~
σ , MPa
p
0
0
0.00000
0.00000
0.00094
0.00179
0.00366
0.00564
0.00862
0.04618 0.04214 334
0.1157 0.12995 419
0.1949 0.22207 465
0.2079 0.23325 470
0.3547 0.33670 505
0.5271 0.47741 541
0.7190 0.65909 576
0.9278 0.89232 612
1.0877 1.09026 636

0.002
2.000

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Analyzing engineering and true stress differences highlights discrepancies due to specimen shape changes, such as necking. True stress, accounting for actual area, offers more realistic insights into when failure may occur, enabling engineers to better predict and mitigate potential material failures during design and application .

Engineering strain is calculated based on the original length, while true strain uses the instantaneous length, providing precise insight into ongoing deformation. True strain better characterizes material behavior during large deformations, essential for understanding how materials will perform under actual working conditions where deformation is not uniform .

Differentiating between raw and corrected true stress is significant as raw true stress can underestimate the actual stress due to necking effects during tensile testing. Corrected true stress provides a more accurate representation by adjusting for these geometric changes, offering better predictions of material performance under realistic conditions .

True plastic strain reflects the permanent deformation a material undergoes, whereas corrected true stress accounts for the actual stress considering geometric changes during deformation. Their relationship helps in understanding how strain hardening affects the steel's strength, with increasing true plastic strain indicating ongoing plastic deformation which results in a higher corrected true stress .

The fracture point on the stress-strain curve indicates the limit of elasticity and plasticity when the material fails. This point is essential for understanding the ultimate tensile strength and the material's ductility, providing crucial insights for engineering applications where failure prevention is critical .

The decreasing diameter of the specimen during tensile testing indicates necking, where localized deformation occurs leading to a reduction in cross-sectional area. This behavior shows the material's inability to uniformly distribute stress and strain along its length, leading toward eventual fracture at the neck .

True stress accounts for the actual cross-sectional area of the material sample during deformation, whereas engineering stress uses the original cross-sectional area. This distinction is critical as the true stress reflects the material's actual capability to withstand stress as it undergoes plastic deformation, giving insight into the strain hardening properties of the steel .

The elongation percentage is a measure of ductility, representing how much a material can stretch before breaking. For AISI 1020 HR steel, a high elongation percentage suggests good ductility, meaning the material can absorb significant deformation before fracture, beneficial for applications requiring high plastic deformation without failure .

The power law, expressed as a formula relating stress and strain, describes how stress varies with strain during deformation. It suggests that the steel follows a strain-hardening behavior where the stress increases with strain at a diminishing rate. This understanding assists in predicting material performance under different loading conditions, especially in assessing strength and toughness .

The Bridgman correction adjusts the true stress values to account for the triaxial state of stress that occurs in notched or necked specimens during tensile testing. This correction ensures more accurate representation of the material's behavior under stress, as simple calculations can underestimate stress due to geometric changes at the neck .

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