Papers by Keyword: Damage Behaviour

Abstract: A way to overcome the low deformability of magnesium alloys at room temperature is toincrease the temperature of forming operations. The stress exponent n, which is known to be a keyparameter in the control of plastic stability, generally decreases when temperature increases.Nevertheless, low n-values are not enough to ensure large capacity of deformation since fracturecan also result from strain induced cavitation. In the present investigation, both the mechanisms ofhigh temperature deformation and damage were studied in selected Mg alloys. Since damage datacan also give information on the deformation mechanisms, the strain induce cavitation behaviourwas mainly studied thanks to X-ray micro tomography which provides 3D information like thecavity shapes or the variation with strain of the number of cavities. Moreover, additionally toconventional post mortem analyses, it was attempted to perform the 3D damage characterisation inin situ conditions, namely directly during high temperature deformation tests.

Abstract: Low-cycle cyclic loading tests were carried out on seven reinforced concrete shear wall specimens with different design parameters to investigate the damage behavior under earthquakes. The damage features including the damage process, deformations, the maximum crack width and the corresponding residue crack width at different damage state were recorded. According to the experimental data, the influence of axial compressive load ratio, stirrup ratio of the boundary column and cross-section shape on the ductility, carrying capacity, deformation characteristic and seismic damage is analyzed. With the axial compressive load ratio increasing, the carrying capacity and shear effect increase while the ductility and residual crack ratio decrease. With the deformation and damage increasing, the shear effect increases. The shear walls with I-shaped cross-section display more shear effect than those with the cross-section of “—” and “T” shape.

Abstract: The deformability of wrought magnesium alloys at room temperature is limited and a way to overcome this limit is to carry out forming operations in warm or hot conditions. In the case of fine grained alloys, superplastic properties can be generally achieved but in this regime, the Mg alloys are sensitive to strain induced cavitation. However, large grained alloys can also exhibit quite large deformabilities when they are deformed at high temperature. This can be due to the fact that on one hand, the Mg alloys may quite easily dynamically recrystallize and on the other hand, that dislocation movements may be controlled by a solute drag effect leading to significant strain rate sensitivity parameters. These various mechanisms of deformation will depend on the composition, the mean grain size and the conditions of deformation (i.e. temperature and strain rate). In this work, the high temperature deformation mechanisms as well as the associated damage mechanisms of two wrought magnesium alloys are discussed.

Abstract: Today heat resistant cast steels are the nominal solution for Ti-SPF forming die manufacturing. Nevertheless, this materials present some drawbacks related to delivery time and cost. A fibre reinforced refractory castable (FRRC) is proposed as a new solution for prototype SPF die manufacturing. Due to the general brittleness of refractory castables, a short fibre reinforcement has been investigated in order to avoid catastrophic failure during the forming process. General macroscopic behavior of such materials is very complex and presents large evolutions with the testing temperature. The paper addresses the important benefits of the reinforcement for refractory castable in the case of loading on a complex structure. The capability of the material to support several cracks is shown in the case of a technological sample with a complex shape.