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A tension version of the split Hopkinson bar or Kolsky apparatus is developed for conducting tests in tension at high rates of strain up to 103 s−1. A number of aluminum, titanium, and steel alloys tested in tension show increasing degrees of rate sensitivity above 10 to 102 s−1. Tests on 6061-T651 and 7075-T6 aluminum show measurable strain-rate sensitivity in tension at the highest strain rates, although similar tests in compression in the literature show essentially no strain-rate sensitivity. Details of the apparatus and instrumentation and guidelines for its use are presented.
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Nicholas, T. Tensile testing of materials at high rates of strain. Experimental Mechanics 21, 177–185 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02326644
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02326644