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Characterization of mechanical properties of aluminum cast alloy at elevated temperature

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The tensile response, the low cycle fatigue (LCF) resistance, and the creep behavior of an aluminum (Al) cast alloy are studied at ambient and elevated temperatures. A non-contact real-time optical extensometer based on the digital image correlation (DIC) is developed to achieve strain measurements without damage to the specimen. The optical extensometer is validated and used to monitor dynamic strains during the mechanical experiments. Results show that Young’s modulus of the cast alloy decreases with the increasing temperature, and the percentage elongation to fracture at 100 °C is the lowest over the temperature range evaluated from 25 °C to 300 °C. In the LCF test, the fatigue strength coefficient decreases, whereas the fatigue strength exponent increases with the rising temperature. The fatigue ductility coefficient and exponent reach maximum values at 100 °C. As expected, the resistance to creep decreases with the increasing temperature and changes from 200 °C to 300 °C.

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  1. Shanghai Institute of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200072, China

    Shuiqiang Zhang & Rong Wu

  2. Shanghai Key Laboratory of Mechanics in Energy Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200072, China

    Shuiqiang Zhang, Rong Wu & Dongsheng Zhang

  3. University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China

    Yichi Zhang

  4. Motor Technical Center, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation, Shanghai, 201804, China

    Ming Chen, Yanjun Wang & Quan Cui

  5. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195, U.S.A.

    D. Arola

  6. Department of Mechanics, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China

    Dongsheng Zhang

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Citation: ZHANG, S. Q., ZHANG, Y. C., CHEN, M., WANG, Y. J., CUI, Q., WU, R., AROLA, D., and ZHANG, D. S. Characterization of mechanical properties of aluminum cast alloy at ele- vated temperature. Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (English Edition), 39(7), 967–980 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1007/s10483-018-2349-8

Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 11372173, 11672347, and 11727804) and the Science and Technology Development Foundation of Shanghai Automobile Industry (No. 1514)

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Zhang, S., Zhang, Y., Chen, M. et al. Characterization of mechanical properties of aluminum cast alloy at elevated temperature. Appl. Math. Mech.-Engl. Ed. 39, 967–980 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10483-018-2349-8

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