Abstract Quasi-static and dynamic axial crushing tests have been performed on circular thin-walled sections made of three materials: 304 stainless steel, aluminium alloy 6063-T6, and mild steel. The tests were arranged to investigate the mode transitions during the impact crushing of thin-walled tubes and the three materials were chosen for their distinctive individual characteristics, such as strain rate sensitive properties, pronounced strain hardening, etc. The stainless steel, aluminium alloy and mild steel shells have moderate diameter-to-thickness ratios, 2R/H, of 22, 33 and 26, respectively, and were examined over a range of different axial lengths that encompassed both classical progressive buckling and the global bending modes of failure. The tests were conducted at a standardised energy of 9 kJ, approximately, with a few tests repeated at a higher energy of 18 kJ. The shells were impacted at velocities up to 13.4 m/s with masses up to 502 kg. Standard collapse modes developed in the tubes and the associated energy absorbing characteristics have been examined and compared with previous studies on mild steel. Quasi-static and dynamic tensile test results on the materials are also reported and the critical slenderness ratios at the transition between the two principal modes of failure are identified. The effects of strain hardening, strain rate as well as inertia effects due to the individual characteristics of the three materials are explored.


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    Title :

    Quasi-static and dynamic axial crushing of thin-walled circular stainless steel, mild steel and aluminium alloy tubes


    Contributors:
    Hsu, S S (author) / Jones, N (author)


    Publication date :

    2004




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English



    Classification :

    BKL:    55.20 Straßenfahrzeugtechnik




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