Abstract
Tensile tests have been widely used to determine basic mechanical properties of materials. However, the properties measured may be related to geometrical factors of the tested samples especially for high-strength steels; this makes the properties’ definitions and comparisons difficult. In this study, a series of tensile tests of ultra-high-strength hot-stamped steel were performed; the geometric shapes and sizes as well as the cutting direction were modified. The results demonstrate that the hot-stamped parts were isotropic and the cutting direction had no effect; the measured strengths were practically unrelated to the specimen geometries, including both size and shape. The elongations were slightly related to sample sizes within the studied range but highly depended on the sample shape, represented by the coefficient K. Such phenomena were analyzed and discussed based on microstructural observations and fracture morphologies. Moreover, two widely used elongation conversion equations, the Oliver formula and Barba’s law, were introduced to verify their applicability, and a new interpolating function was developed and compared.
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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grants 51775336, U1564203, and Scientific and Technological Research Program of Chongqing Municipal Education Commission through under Grant KJ1400333.
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-018-3135-y