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The objective of this effort was to extend the Bridgman analysis of tensile necking to obtain stress-strain data beyond the point of onset of necking from a split Hopkinson bar. For this purpose, combined analytical and experimental techniques were considered. The analytical efforts were focused on validating the use of Bridgman solutions for high rate of deformation through a finite-element analysis of a tapered tensile specimen. The experimental technique involved the development of a photographic system using a light-emitting diode and a 35-mm rotating drum camera for the observation of necking during dynamic tensile tests conducted with a split Hopkinson tension bar. The developed new technique was successfully used to measure neck profiles of 6061-T6 aluminum, HY100 and 1020 steel tensile specimens. The measured profiles were used with the Bridgman analysis and stress-strain data were obtained to over 70-percent strain.
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Rajendran, A.M., Bless, S.J. Determination of tensile flow stress beyond necking at very high strain rate. Experimental Mechanics 26, 319–323 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02320146
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