Papers by Keyword: Strength Anisotropy

Abstract: This paper analyses the role of cold drawing in the fatigue and fracture behaviour of pearlitic steels with distinct drawing degree (a hot rolled bar and a commercial prestressing steel wire). Fatigue crack growth develops globally in mode I and locally in mixed mode in both steels, the micro-crack deflection angle depending on the drawing degree. With regard to fracture behaviour, it takes place in mode I in the hot-rolled bar and in mixed mode (with a strong component of mode II) in the case of the cold-drawn wire, so that strength anisotropy appears in the drawn steel and a sort of directional toughness can be defined.

Abstract: In crystal plasticity models the crystal anisotropy of the yield strength is accounted for by the yield locus. In the present paper the full constraint Taylor model is used to calculate the yield strength anisotropy of a heavily cold rolled and annealed IF steel. In addition to the crystallographically induced anisotropy also the grain shape anisotropy was taken into account. To this purpose a model is presented in which the grain size that appears in the Hall-Petch relation is substituted by an effective grain size that is dependent of the grain-shape morphology and the crystal orientation. The grain shape of a specific crystal orientation is approximated by an ellipsoid volume of which the major axes are obtained from experimental data. The effective grain size of a specific crystal orientation is determined by the intersection of the most active crystal slip plane of this orientation and the ellipsoid volume.

Abstract: A2O3/YAG/ZrO2 eutectic Melt-Growth-Composites (MGCs) were unidirectionally solidified by the modified-pulling-down method (MPD) and the Bridgman type method, in which a crucible was brought down at different speeds. The microstructures and crystallographic textures were studied by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) and electron backscattered pattern (EBSP) method. The high-temperature strength was investigated by compression tests. All MGC rods show strong preferred growing orientation, although the structural size of eutectic microstructure among MGC rods was different. The high-temperature strength of MGC rods is dependent on orientation, compression temperature and strain rate. The high-temperature strength of MGC rods is controlled by the anisotropic strength of constituent Al2O3, as well as the structural size of eutectic microstructure.