Abstract
This investigation presents a new measurement technique for third-order elastic constants using the acoustoelastic effect. The cross-sectional resonance frequencies of a cylindrical rod are measured while the rod is stressed under tensional load. The Murnaghan's third-order elastic constants of the rod are determined by matching experimentally obtained resonance frequencies with those numerically obtained by a finite element model. Electromagnetic acoustic transducers (EMATs) are employed to measure cross-sectional resonance frequencies, enhancing the repeatability to minimize the variation of the contact condition between the transducer and the specimen. The present method was applied to specimens made of carbon steel (JIS-S20C) and aluminum (Al7075-T651), whose third-order elastic constants were calculated. It should be emphasized that the estimated Murnaghan's constants obtained by the proposed method showed very small coefficients of variation (CVs), less than 6.54%, for repeated tests conducted on several specimens, showing excellent repeatability and reproducibility that is almost unattainable by conventional methods using wave speeds or higher harmonics of an input wave.
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