FINITE ELEMENT MODELLING OF LÜDERS BAND BEHAVIOUR IN FERRITIC STEELS
Introduction The marvel of band configuration in ferritic steels was initially documented by Piobert et al., in 1842 and later by Luders in 1860. Therefore, it is recognised as Piober-Luders band configuration (Tsukahara, & Thierry, 1998). Investigations revealed that yield drop recorded in moderate steel was due to interstitial carbon atoms joining dislocation cores. These […]
Cost analysis of building a material testing machine
Introduction: The proposed structural design of a materials testing machine is presented in Fig 1. The testing machine is consisted of I-beams, bars, channels, grips, load cells, actuators and other necessary components. As a range of components are required for the materials testing machine, therefore, a primary cost analysis is very much needed to gather […]