Papers by Author: Hyung Seop Shin

Abstract: The Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar (SHPB) testing technique has been used to derive the constitutive equations of engineering materials at high strain rate using the reflected and transmitted waves measured from the input and output bars. In this case, a precise measurement of the reflected and transmitted waves is important to determine a reliable stress-strain relation. In this study, to achieve the precise measurement of the reflected and transmitted waves in the SHPB experiment, a data acquisition scheme utilizing the LabVIEW software and a post processing program have been constructed. With the constructed system, an accurate data acquisition without a digital storage oscilloscope and a convenient post processing of the signals obtained through the SHPB test for identifying the mechanical properties have been possible. Therefore, a fast and simple generation of the strain rate - time curve and the nominal stress - nominal strain curve has been implemented by just selecting the specified regions on the reflected and transmitted wave profiles acquired. Also, the process to set the appropriate test configuration in the SHPB test for various kinds of materials has become easy with the constructed system.

Abstract: The responses of three high strength steels under impact loading were examined, specifically on their strain rate dependence. Split Hopkinson pressure bar test was used in this study. Over a wide strain rate range, the Johnson-Cook model and modified Johnson-Cook mode were adopted to determine the strain rate hardening behavior of the materials. The group determined the material parameters for each metallic material tested. Obtained material parameters were used to predict the behavior of each steel at high strain rate region. The modified Johnson-Cook model was not able to represent well enough the plastic deformation behavior of steels, specifically the steel that exhibited strain softening behavior at high strain rate region.

Abstract: Investigations on dynamic deformation behavior of metallic materials under high strain rate have been conducted. In this study, the deformation behaviors of metallic materials with different crystal structures were examined through Taylor impact test. As representative materials, HSA800 (body-centered cubic: BCC), OFHC (face-centered cubic: FCC) and Ti-6Al-4V (hexagonal close-packed : HCP) were adopted. Taylor impact tests were carried out in the impact velocity range of 100~270 m/s for BCC and FCC materials and 150~330 m/s for Ti-alloy one. In addition, an 8-Ch high-speed photography system was used to provide a series of images representing the plastic deformation behavior of a projectile during Taylor test. The dynamic yield strength and the strain rate were calculated based on the contact time duration of projectile determined from high-speed images. From the result, the strain rate dependency of the dynamic yield strength varied depending on the material adopted. Bulging occurred at the impact part was more significant in FCC material than in BCC one, while a shear band occurred in the Ti-alloy specimen when the impact velocity of projectile exceeded 270 m/s.

Abstract: The understanding of the deformation behavior of rubber materials under high strain-rate or high loading-rate conditions will be important in their impact applications adopting significant viscoelastic behavior. Taylor impact test has originally used to determine the average dynamic yield strength of metallic materials at high strain rates, but it also can be used to examine the overall deformation behavior of rubbers representing large elastic deformation by using a high-speed photography technique. Taylor impact tests of rubber materials were carried out in the velocity range between 100~250 m/s using a 20 mm air gun. In order to investigate the overall dynamic deformation behavior of rubber projectiles during Taylor impact test, a 8-Ch high-speed photography system which provides a series of images at each elapsed time was incorporated. Three kinds of rubber materials with different Tg (glass transition temperature) were supplied. The bulging behavior of rubber projectile could be evaluated quantitatively by digitizing images taken. Taylor impact tests at various temperature levels were conducted to predict the bulging behavior of rubbers at high strain rate.

Abstract: In order to investigate the mechanical behavior of newly developed materials such as bulk amorphous metals, it is essential to use small-size specimens. An instrumented impact testing apparatus was devised which could provide a load-displacement curve on subsize Charpy specimens under impact loading without oscillations. The impact fracture behaviors of Zr-based bulk amorphous metals (BAM) were investigated by using the instrumented impact tester using both V-notched and precracked subsize Charpy specimens. It was found that most of the fracture energy absorbed was used in the process of crack initiation through the development of shear bands.

Abstract: The impact fracture behavior of Zr-based bulk metallic glass was investigated by an instrumented impact tester using subsize Charpy specimens. Influences of loading rate and notch shape on the fracture behavior of amorphous Zr-Al-Ni-Cu alloy were examined. As a result, the maximum load and absorbed fracture energy under impact loading were lower than those under quasi-static loading. A large part of the absorbed fracture energy in the Zr-based BMG was consumed in the process for crack initiation and not for crack propagation. In addition, fractographic characteristics of BMGs were investigated. Fractured surfaces under impact loading are smoother than those under quasi-static loading. The absorbed fracture energy appeared differently depending on the appearance of the shear bands developed. It can be found that the fracture energy and fracture toughness of Zr-based BMG are closely related with the extent of shear bands developed during fracture.

Abstract: In this study, a bar impact test of low velocity was carried out to gain an insight into the damage mechanism and sequence induced in alumina plates during quasi-static impact conditions. An experimental setup which could measure directly the impact force applied to the specimen and supply a compressive pre-stress to the specimen by utilizing an long bar impact was devised. During the bar impact testing, the influence of the pre-stress applied to the specimen along the impact direction on the fracture behavior was investigated. The measured impact force profiles explained well the damage behavior induced in alumina plates. The application of higher pre-stress to the specimen led to less damage due to the suppression of radial cracks which was caused by the increase in the apparent stiffness of the plate. The observed results showed the following sequence in damage development: The development of cone crack at the impact region, the formation of radial cracks from the rear surface of plate depending on the plate thickness, and the occurrence of crushing or fragmentation within the cone envelope.

Abstract: The damage behaviors induced in a SiC by a spherical particle impact having a different material and size were investigated. Especially, the influence of the impact velocity of a particle on the cone crack shape developed was mainly discussed. The damage induced by a particle impact was different depending on the material and the size of a particle. The ring cracks on the surface of the specimen were multiplied by increasing the impact velocity of a particle. The steel particle impact produced the larger ring cracks than that of the SiC particle. In the case of the high velocity impact of the SiC particle, the radial cracks were generated due to the inelastic deformation at the impact site. In the case of the larger particle impact, the morphology of the damages developed were similar to the case of the smaller particle one, but a percussion cone was formed from the back surface of the specimen when the impact velocity exceeded a critical value. The zenithal angle of the cone cracks developed into the SiC decreased monotonically as the particle impact velocity increased. The size and material of a particle influenced more or less on the extent of the cone crack shape. An empirical equation was obtained as a function of impact velocity of the particle, based on the quasi-static zenithal angle of the cone crack. This equation will be helpful to the computational simulation of the residual strength in ceramic components damaged by the particle impact.

Abstract: In order to investigate the effect of a confinement condition on the damage induced by a spherical impact, an experimental setup that can impact contact pressure to the specimen through a pressing die was composed. The steel and the WC balls in 3mm diameter impacted to the soda-lime glass specimen with dimension of 33×33×8m in the impact velocity range of 30m/s to 200m/s. Three different conditions are given for the impact damage investigation, which are the case without a pressing die and the cases of p=0MPa and p=200MPa with a pressing die. The stress distribution in the glass specimen by impacting the particle was also evaluated using MARC s/w system. The particle impact produced various kinds of the damage such as the ring and the cone cracks, the radial cracks and the craters. The contact pressure applied to the specimen changed stress fields in the specimen. The damage zones of the specimen without a pressing die increased as the impact velocity increased. The damage extents in the specimen with the contact pressure of 200MPa were reduced as compared with the case of those without a pressing die.