Failure prediction of thin beryllium sheets used in spacecraft structures. Semiannual Status Report, 1 Jul. - 31 Dec. 1990

Technical Report · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:5567560

Roschke, P N; Papados, P; Mascorro, E

In an attempt to predict failure for cross-rolled beryllium sheet structures, high order macroscopic failure criteria are used. These require the knowledge of in-plane uniaxial and shear strengths. Test results are included for in-plane biaxial tension, uniaxial compression for two different material orientations, and shear. All beryllium specimens have the same chemical composition. In addition, all experimental work was performed in a controlled laboratory environment. Numerical simulation complements these tests. A brief bibliography supplements references listed in a previous report.

• Research Organization: Texas A and M Univ., College Station, TX (United States)
• OSTI ID: 5567560
• Report Number(s): N-91-22588; NASA-CR-188167; NAS-1.26:188167; CNN: NAG9-280
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
BERYLLIUM
FAILURE MODE ANALYSIS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FOILS
FORECASTING
PROGRESS REPORT
STRESS ANALYSIS
ALKALINE EARTH METALS
DATA
DOCUMENT TYPES
ELEMENTS
INFORMATION
METALS
NUMERICAL DATA
SYSTEM FAILURE ANALYSIS
SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
360103* - Metals & Alloys- Mechanical Properties