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The nature of localized deformation that occurs both in metal and polymer samples was examined under uniaxial tension by measuring the complete strain distribution of a deforming specimen at a constant crosshead speed. The development of localized deformation in 6111-T6 aluminium alloy and polycarbonate was recorded along both the longitudinal and lateral directions as the specimen was stretched until it fractured. Determination of the true strain at various points on the tensile specimens was made by using an automated, vision-based image processing method using a CCD camera to measure the deformation of a silk-screened grid on the specimen. This vision-based system produced accurate results, allowing for careful analysis of the entire necking process from initiation to propagation. It has been observed that localized deformation develops principally in the longitudinal direction. The major and minor true strain are uniform for the uniform section specimens, however, these strains peak in the centre of the hourglass specimens in the longitudinal direction for both materials. For both specimen geometries, the major strain is uniform while the minor strain is non-uniform in the lateral direction. The longitudinal true strain to lateral true strain ratio remains at about two for the uniform section specimens, but this ratio increases to between 3 and 5 for the hourglass specimens, due to the constraining effect of the sample geometry.
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Tata, M.M., Oh, J.S. & Lee, D. The nature of localized deformation in 6111-T6 aluminium alloy and polycarbonate. Journal of Materials Science 33, 2781–2794 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1017573417091
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