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Image-Based Inertial Impact Test for Characterisation of Strain Rate Dependency of Ti6Al4V Titanium Alloy

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In the present work Image-Based Inertial Impact (IBII) tests are performed on Ti6Al4V material. The IBII test uses an impact on the edge of the specimen to generate a short pulse that loads the specimen. Three specimen geometries have been tested: a classic rectangular specimen, and two specimen geometries with stress concentrating geometries (i.e. a hole and notches) to enhance high levels of plastic strain. Full-field measurement of the acceleration and strain are successfully used in combination with the Virtual Fields Method (VFM) to identify the strain rate sensitivity parameter of the Johnson-Cook model. The strain/strain rate spectra covered by each specimen are analysed. Finally, the influence of the virtual field used in the identification process is discussed as well as the simultaneous identification of the Johnson-Cook model strain rate sensitivity parameter and the strain rate threshold parameter.

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The authors are grateful to Onera and the Région Hauts-de-France for cofunding this project. Prof. Pierron acknowledges support by EPSRC through grant EP/L026910/1.

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  1. DMAS, ONERA, F-59014, Lille, France

    T. Fourest, P. Bouda & B. Langrand

  2. Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK

    L. C. Fletcher & F. Pierron

  3. Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France, CNRS, UMR 8201 - LAMIH, Valenciennes, F-59313, France

    D. Notta-Cuvier & E. Markiewicz

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Fourest, T., Bouda, P., Fletcher, L.C. et al. Image-Based Inertial Impact Test for Characterisation of Strain Rate Dependency of Ti6Al4V Titanium Alloy. Exp Mech 60, 235–248 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11340-019-00559-3

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