Optimization of the geometry of specimens with transversal groove for materials with initial anisotropy

Abstract

The goal of the study is determination of the optimal geometric dimensions of rectangular anisotropic specimens with a transverse groove when tested for uniaxial tension under conditions close to plane deformation. A test scheme in which the shear fracture mechanism is implemented in the center of the groove under conditions of plane deformation is presented. The optimal geometric dimensions of the specimen (namely, the depth, width and length of the transversal groove) were determined proceeding from numerical simulation of the experiment in the ABAQUS software package in the Explicit mode. It is shown that the initial anisotropy of the material significantly affects the deformed state in the groove. The larger the ratio of the Lankford coefficients along the rolling direction and across this direction, the closer the deformed state in the groove to the plane deformation. It is also shown that change in the geometry of the specimen with a transverse groove can provide better results in implementation of the plane deformation in the region of specimen fracture. The value of the parameter of the deformed state approaches zero when the thickness and width of the groove decrease, as well as when the width of the specimen increases. It is shown that the possibility of forming plane deformation in the groove due to the choice of specimen geometry is limited from above for any initial anisotropy. A moment of «saturation» is observed, at which the ratio of principal strains in the center of the groove does not go any further to zero despite further change in the geometry. A table of geometric dimensions of rectangular specimens with a transverse groove recommended for tensile testing under conditions of plane deformation for all types of anisotropic and isotropic sheet materials is presented.