Failure modes during uniaxial deformation of magnesium alloy AZ31B tubes

International Journal of Mechanical Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1634-1645

  Beggs, Peter D ^a   Song, William ^a   Easton, Mark ^b  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crashworthiness; Energy absorption; Failure modes; Fracture; Light weight design; Magnesium alloys

Indexed keywords

AA6061-T6; ALLOY AZ31B; ALUMINIUM ALLOY TUBE; ALUMINIUM ALLOYS; DROP TEST; EQUIVALENT MASS; FRACTURE MODE; GRADE B; HIGH STRAIN RATES; HIGHER-DEGREE; HYDRAULIC TESTING; LIGHT-WEIGHT DESIGN; MODE CLASSIFICATION; OUTSIDE DIAMETER; QUASI-STATIC TESTS; SHARDING; SHEAR FRACTURE; STEEL TUBE; STRAIN RATE SENSITIVITY; TUBE LENGTH; UNIAXIAL COMPRESSIVE LOADING; UNIAXIAL COMPRESSIVE LOADS; UNIAXIAL DEFORMATION;

ABSORPTION; ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; CERIUM ALLOYS; CRASHWORTHINESS; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FAILURE MODES; FRACTURE; HYDRAULIC MACHINERY; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM ALLOYS; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; TUBES (COMPONENTS); TUBING; TUBULAR STEEL STRUCTURES;

STRAIN RATE;

EID: 78049321825     PISSN: 00207403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2010.08.005     Document Type: Article

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