Determining mechanical behavior of solid materials using miniature specimens
A Miniaturized Bend Test (MBT) capable of extracting and determining mechanical behavior information from specimens only so large as to have at least a volume or smallest dimension sufficient to satisfy continuum behavior in all directions is disclosed. The mechanical behavior of the material is determined from the measurements taken during the bending of the specimen and is processed according to the principles of linear or nonlinear material mechanics or both. In a preferred embodiment the determination is carried out by a code which is constructed according to the finite element method, and the specimen used for the determinations is a miniature disk simply supported for central loading at the axis on the center of the disk. 51 figs.
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-78ER10107
- Assignee:
- Battelle Development Corp., Columbus, OH (United States)
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4567774; A
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 6-489597
- OSTI ID:
- 7255509
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 28 Apr 1983
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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