UTILIZATION OF THE BEND TEST FOR DETERMINING STRESS-STRAIN CURVES

Experimental verification of the utilization of the bend test for determining stress-strain curves for tension and compression is presented in this report. Stress-strain curves are determined from independently performed tension, compression, and bend tests of AISI 4340 steel specimens (heat treated to three nominal yield strength levels--125,000, 175,000, and 225,000 psi, respectively, at 0.2 percent offset) and compared. Fair agreement is found to exist among the curves up to the 2 percent strain limit of each test. (Author)

• Corporate Authors:

  Army Materials and Mechanics Research Center

  Watertown, MA  United States  02172
• Authors:
  • Campo, J
• Publication Date: 1971-7

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 24 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Compression tests; Elasticity (Mechanics); Fracture mechanics; Structural analysis; Tension tests
• Old TRIS Terms: Tensile test
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00024802
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Ship Structure Committee
• Report/Paper Numbers: AMMRC TR 71-13
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 21 1973 12:00AM