Plastic Design in A572 (Grade 65) Steel

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
OF ASTM A572
GRADE 65 STEEL
by
Suresh Desai
Lehigh University
. 1969
Plastic Design in A572 (Grade 65) Steel
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF ASTM A572 GRADE 65 STEEL
by
Suresh Desai
A Thesis
Presented to the Graduate Committee
of Lehigh University
in Candidacy for the Degree of
Master of Science
in
Civil Engineering
Lehigh University
1969
.C E R T I FIe ATE o F A P p. R 0 V A L
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This thesis is accepted and approved in partial fulfillment of
the requirements for the degree of Master of Science.
t U M ~ (O,\Q'1
. Date
Dr. ynn S. Beedle
Professor in Charge
Dr .. David
Department
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A C K NOW L ED G MEN T S
The present study was made at Lehigh University in the Fritz
Engineering Laboratory, as part of its Civil Engineering iesearch. Dr.
Lynn S. Beedle is Director of the Laboratory and Dr. D.' A. VanHorn is the
Chairman of the Civil Engineering Department. The study forms a part of
Project 343-
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Plastic Design in A572 (Grade 65) Steel," sponsored by the
.. American Institute of Steel Construction.
Dr. S. Beedle supervised the work of this thesis. The author
owes a special debt of gratitude to him for his advice 'and encouragement.
Dr. L. W. Lu and Mr. S. N. S. Iyangar'who have been closely associated
with this study were very generous with their time and contributed many
suggestions. Drs. Lambert ,Tall and B. T. Yen helped in early phases
-of this work. Mr. Roger Scheid helped with many tests. The class of courSe
CE456F of Spring 1967 carried out twenty-eight tests and prepared rep"orts
were used in this study. J
-Miss Karen Philbin typed this report and Mr. John Gera prepared
the drawings. The author gratefully acknowledges their assistance.
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TAB L E- 0 F ,C 0 N TEN T S
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ABSTRACT 1
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1. INTRODUCTION
2. T E S T l r ~ G PROGRAM AND PROCEDURE
3. TEST RESULTS AND ANALYSIS
4. SUM:MARY AND CONCLUSIONS
5 . NOMENClATURE
6. GLOSSARY
7. APPENDIX
8. TABLES AND FIGURES
9 REFERENCES
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TABLES
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AND FIGURE S
Table 1
Table 2
Table 3
.Table 4
Table 5
Table 6
Table 7
Table 8
Table 9
Table 10
Tab Ie 11
Figure 2
Figure 3
-\ Figure 4
Figure 5
Figure 6
Figure 7
:, Figure 8
,Proposed Program of Work Under Project 343
Summary of Relevant ASTM Standards
Program of Tests
Test Specimens
Observed Stress
Observed Strains and Other Mechanical
Properties
Summary of Stresses
Summary of Strain and Other Mechanical
Properties
Average Values of Groups of Specimens
Ratio cr diG
_ Y ys
Simu-lated Mill Tests and Mill Data
Sketch Defining a
p
' auy' a
jy
, a
ys
Sketch Defining E l' E 2 and E 3
st st st
Sketch Defining ESt1(b)
Typical Graph ftomAutographic Recorder
Typical Complete Stres.s-Strain Curve for
A572 (Grade 65) Steel
Idealized Stress-Strain Curve for A572
(Grad,e 65) Stee l' (wi-th strain-harqening)
Idealized Stress-Strain "Curve for A7, A44l
and A572 (Grade 65) Steels
Typical Stress-StraiR Curves for
A36, A441 and A572 (Grade 65) Steels
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Figure 9
Figure 10
Figure 11,
Figure 12
Figure 13
Figure 15
Figure 16
Figure 17
Figure 18
Figure 19
Figure 20
_Figure 21
Figure 22
Figure 23
Histograms for IT
yd
' cr ,and IT
ys u
Histograms for est' Percent Elongation
and Percent of Area
Histograms for E
st2
' E
st3
(a) and E
st3
(b)
Histogram for Specimen
Variation of and cr
ys
with Thickness
Variation of st and E
St2
with thickness
Histogram for Weight of Shape
Variation of cr
yd
and cr
ys
with Weight of Shape
Variation of est and E
St2
with Weight of Shape
Shape of the Specimen
Scribe and Punch Marks on the Faces of
the Specimen
Fr9nt view of section'through crossheads
showing the arrangment of grip spreaders
and grip retainers.
Side view of section through crossheads'
showing the correct position of the specimen
and the grips.
A specimen with both extensometers mounted
Measurement on the fractured
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A B" S T RAe T
This ,study forms a part of a research project (Fritz Laboratory
Project 343) initiated -to explore the. possibility of extending plastic
design concepts to of ASTM A572 (Grade 65) Steel. The over-
all objective was to study the mechanical properties of this material
with particular emphasis on the properties in the inelastic range.
This report includes discussion of the procedure, the testing
machine and the instruments used. After a general discussion of the
mechanical properties of steel, results of fifty-two tension specimens
from plates and shapes of A572 (Grade 65) Steel are summarized.
This report constitutes the most complete study to date of the
properties of higher grade of steel. The strain-hardening range of the
material is studied and more refined techniques for the evalua-
tion of the strain-hardening are developed. Various steps of
the testing procedure are studied in some detail. In particular, the
phenomenon of rev,er.sal of the motor when 'it is shut off was examined
to make sure that it did not cause unloading.
It is found that the A572 (Grade 65) Steel exhibits mechanical
properties in the inelastic region that are similar to those of struc-
tural ca"rbon stee 1. The strain-hardening modulus_' is'" not:" So:" low as to
impose unduly severe restr'ictions for the' compactness ',of shapes. Further
itudy with a view to extending plastic design concepts to structures
of this material is, therefore, appropriate.
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1. INTRODUCTION
Plastic design concepts and procedures for ASTM A36 steel have'
gained wide acceptance during the past decade and are now an important
f
' h AIS' S f 1
part 0 t e ,C peC1 1cat10ns.
Recent advances in metallurgical techniques have led to the
development of a number of 'low-alloy steels with yield strength higher
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than.that of st,ructural carbon steel covered by ASTM A36. These high-
strength low alloy steels have found increasing use during the last
few years and need was felt of extending design principles to
such steels. A project was initiated at Fritz Engineering Laboratory
in 1962 study the plastic behavior of structural members and frames
of steels covered by ASTM A242, A440 and A441 with specified yield
strength of 42-50 ksi.
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This research has resulted in design recom-
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mendations for such steels. ' ,
The next step was to investigate ,the low alloy steels with
higher strength such as those covered by.ASTM A572. The grade with
,a strength of 65 ksi has the highest strength in the range of
steels Govered by this standard:. Hence, a new project entitled '''Plastic
Design in A572 (Grade 65) Steel" was sponsored in early 1967 by the
American Institute of Steel Construction with a view towards extending
plastic design techniques to include with a yield strength of
65 ksi. A comprehensive was proposa which included study of
mechanical properties, stub columns, beams, etc., details of which are
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included in Table 1. Since little information to A572 steels
i.;s avaitable., it was decided to test a number of tension specimens
to determine the mechanical properties of the Grade 65 material.
A study of the mechanical properties, especially those in the
inelastic region, namely, the strain-hardening strain and the strain-
hardening modulus is particularly relevant with regard to the following
problems in plastic design.
1) Hinge formation and mechanism theory,
2) Lateral-torsional buckling,
3) Lateral bracing spacing,
4) Local buckling of web and flange,
5) Rotation capacity,
'6) Deflection.
Of particular interest in this study is the magnitude of the
strain-hardening modulus. Beams and columns of a plastically designed
frame as' also the plate elements constituting the cross sections of
the beams and columns must be capable, of undergoing- large deformations
in the inelastic range so that the basic assumptions of plastic design
are satisfied and no premature failure due to local or lateral buckling
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occurs. The value of the strain-hardening modulus E and the strain-
st '
hardening strain . play an important part in the development of criteria
st
to prevent such failures. Two examples show' the dependence of important
functions upon est-and Est The maximum rotation R for a
m
wide-flange shape is given approximately by5
o.s{:;t '- 1 }
where Cst
e 2
y
=
=
Strain at onset of strain-hardening
Strain at first yield
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As a second example, the critical length L of lateral bracing
cr
by 5 spac1ng 1S g1ven
= --------- L
cr
K e
y
rrr
y
1 + O.56E
Est
where r
y
E
E
st
K
=
=
=
=
Weak axis radius of gyration
Young's modulus,
Strain-hardening modulus,
A coefficient whose value.depends on the stress field
in- L
cr
The object of this report is to provide data on the mechanical
properties of A572 (Grade 65) Steel with special emphasis on those
more pertinent to plastic design and as a contribution towards the
feasihitity of extending the concepts of plastic design up to 65 ksi
material.
ASTM A572 was issued as a standaid for the first' time in Sep-
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tember 1966. It covers "Standard Specification for High-Strength Low-
Alloy Columbium-Vanadil:lffi Steels of Structural Quality." Important
ASTM Specifications for the chemical and the mechanical
properties of A572 steel- as also of A36, A242, A440 and A441 steels
are contained .in Table
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.Thehigher- s'trength of low alloy structural steels is due to
small amounts of alloying elements. The higher strength of A572 steels
is attributed to small amounts of nitrogen and vanadium. The addition
of "columbium promotes a fine grained structure with increased notch
Four types of alternative combinations of these elements
specified as detailed in Table 2.
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2. T EST
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PROGRAM AND T EST PRO C E D U RES
2.1 TEST PROGRAM
A fairly extensive program of testing was in-
stituted using a 120 kip Tinius-Olsen universal -te,sting machine of the
screw-power type. Detailed procedures followed are contained in the
appendix found at the end of this report.
The program of tests is given in Tables 3 and 4. Two manufac-
turers supplied a total of forty-two tension specimens. Ten more
specimens were fabricated at the Fritz Engineering Laboratory. Four
of these from the.undeformed portion of a 12B19 beam previously
tested moment gradient and six from a piece of 10lf54 left over
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after fabrication of two stub columns.
A pilot test was run to determine approximately the properties
of the material ,to facilitate a proper formulation of the testing pro-
cedure. The other specimens were tested by groups of students working
in parties of two each. The author collaborated on twenty-three of
these tests.
2 . 2 SELECTION OF MA.TERIAL
Material was received from two manufacturers and is designated
as Material A and Material B.' All the specimens of Material" A came from
,webs -and flanges of 16W71 and 16W88. Material B was from plates -
1/4", 3/8\1 and 1/2
1f
thick and also from the webs and' flange s of 12B19,
,16B26, 14\f30, l2\f36 , 16\f36 , lO\f39 and lOtf54. Camp Ie te det-ails are given
in Tables 3 and 4.
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All specimens were .fabricated to conform to ASTM A370 using an
8
2 d .
.1.n. gage. They were teste in the as-received condition except that
any loose scale was removed. No attempt was made to remove tight mill
scale. None of the original surfaces were milled, only the edges were
machined.
2.3 TEST PROCEDURES
The rationale of testing instructions are now briefly r:eyiewed.
Also discussed are the difficulties encountered with the machine and
the strain-measuring instruments.
1) Testing Machine and Tension Testing
The 120 kip Tinius-Olsen machine which was used in this series
of tests is a screw power type with a speed selector which provides a
.' crosshead speed of from 0.025 ipm (inches per min_ute) up to 10 ipm.
According to the manufacturer's data, the crosshead speed indicated on
the speed selector is maintained onstant at all loads. However, the
strain rate, which is the factor which influences the stress
level, depends on a number of factors such as crosshead speed, shape
of the specimen, elongation within the and also on whether the
specimen is in elastic or plastic or strain-hardening range. Thus,
with presently available equipment, there was no way of testing under
a uniform strain rate with this machine. Instead, ihe strain rate was
observed, where possible, by a timer.
Since it was considered desirable to keep the strain rate as
'low as possible with a .view to minimizing its influence on stress.
a crosshead speed of 0.025 ipm was specified. This is the
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minimum speed indicated on the speed selector as also the minimum speed
at which the machine works smoothly at all loads. It would have been
possible to run the machine at a lower speed but such lower speeds
were not attempted since the of definite markings on
speed selector would have introduced an additional undesirable variable.
There is one s,ouree of possible error which was not noted until
after most of the tests were completed. The instructions for obtaining
the static yield load did not emphasize stalling of the
.. by gradually reducing the crosshead speed so as to re-
versal of the motor. This reversal which occurs when the 'STOP' button
is pushed or if the speed selector is set to zero could possibly result
in unloading of the specimen and thereby give lower values for the
static stress level. However, later observations on the machine
have shown that the lower crosshead continues to move and thus strain
the specimen even after the motor reverses on being switched off. Thus,
there is no danger of any unloading due to this effect.
2) Instrumentation
Two types of "Strain-measuring instruments were used as noted
in the Appendix. One was an extensometer with a mechanical dial gage
which was mounted on one side of the specimen while the autographic
extensometer which was. connected 'to the recorder was maunte"d on the
other side. The smallest magnification of 400 was used for the re-
)
corder to obtain the entire strain-hardening range in one run of the
drum.
Although both the autographic recorder and the dial gage were.
used to record strains, unfortunately no attempt was made in the early
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tests to correlate the results. After about thirty specimens were
tested, lack of agreement between certain of the two sets of data was
noticed. It was not possible to verify any of the previous tests be-
cause in most cases, complete dial.gage data were not available. Later,
complete records of dial gage readings were maintained and results
compared wlth obtained autographically. Excellent agreement
was observed in some cases and disagreement in some others.
However, there was no discernible pattern from which to draw any de-
finite conclusion. Special tests for checking both instruments again
indicated good agreement. It was then decided to rely on the dial
gage readings for a number of reasons to be discussed below.
F"irstly, a mechanical instrument may"be considered inherently
more reliable. Secondly, the dial gage always gave more realistic
data in the elastic range, that is the value of E was around 30,000

ksi. As that, the graph sometimes gave a much lower value of

E and in all such cases, the disagreement between the dial gage and the
graph was more pronounced in the plastic range. Thirdly, while the
engagement of the conical points of the dial gage the punched
holes on the specimen generally considered satisfactory, the
same' could not be said of the knife-edge of the extensometer. There
was no positive device .to maintain the position of the knife-edge,
and a slip in the grips was often accompanied by slip qf the knife-
edge. This by itself, was probably not serious because it appeared
on the graph and could be accounted for .. But if, there was a creep of
the knife-edge during straining, it was impossible to detect. This
possibility seemed particularly strong in the plastic region when the
mill scale under the knife-edge became loose.
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Marking of scribe lines on the specimen for engaging the knife-
ed,ge was tried on one specimen but not considered a success. A number
of scribe lines were necessary for the various runs of the autographic
recorder and it,was difficult to mark these accurately. This made it
. diff'icult to bring the drum to zero position. Further, the scribe
'lines, which were, never deep too start with, tended to 'flat'ten out
in the plastic range and became
All these factors coupled with the lack of sensitivity of the
autographic recorder as noted earlier cast some doubt on the realibility
of the graph.
It is interesting to note that wherever there was pronounced
disagreement between the graph and the dial gage, the strains as re-
corded by the graph were almost invariably higher. In other words, the
movement of the knife-edge was greater than the corresponding line on
the specimen. This appears rather strange' because creep of the knife-
edge may be expected to record lower strains.
, Values of strain" at Strain-hardening e and the strain-hardening
st
modulus E 2 based on dial gage readings are marked with an asterisk * in
st
Table 6.
2.4 MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
The following mechanical properties were determined from the
tensionmsts. Figures 1, 2 and 3 are typical and indicate the terms
, in a' graphica 1 way. The glossary defines each term.
1. Prop'ortional limit cr
" P
2. Upper yield point,G
uy
4-.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
Lower yield point
Dynamic yield stress
Static yield stress level cr
ys
Tensile strength (ultimate strength) 0
u
Fracture stress crf
Strainat first yield
y
Young's Modulus E
Strain at onset of strain-hardening st
Percent Elongation ( in 8 in.)
Percent reduction of area
Strain-hardening Modulus E
, st
Of these the properties most important in plastic design are:
1. Static yield cr
ys
.2:
Yield strain
y
3. Strain at onset of strain-hardening
st
.4. Strain-hardening modulus E
st
5. Tensile strength (ultimate strength) cr
u
A typical graph from the recorder is shown in Fig .
. 4 and" a typical complete stress-strain curve'obtained from one of the
tests is shown in Figure 5.
1) Proportional Limit
. ,
The proportional limit (J i-s the maximum stress up to which a
p
linear stress-strain relationship is exhibited .. However, due to the
practical difficulty of determining such a stress, it has been the
practice to define G as the stress corresponding to a specified offset
p
from.the initial straight line. The eRe guide specified the offset as
10 micro-in./in.
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.Due to the low magnification used in the present
series of tests this value was too low for practical use. A higher
value of 100 micro in. lin. was, therefore, used. See Fig. 1. However
ther.e is no practical significance of the' value of 0'. Although
p
structural carbon as well as low alloy steels are expected to exhibit
linear elasticity almost up to yielding many tests give lower and
widely varying values of 0. This' can be attributed to two factors:
p
-- (i) -Inaccurate alignment of the specimen and the consequent higher
localized stresses due to eccentric load and (ii) Prior plastic defor-
mation in the opposite direction due to cold-straightening, creating
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the Bauschinger effect.
2) Upper Yield Point
Yield point is defined as the first stress in the material,
less than the maximum at which an increase in strain occurs without
an increase in stress.
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When such increase in strain is accompanied
by a decrease in stress, the material is said to have exhibited an
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upper yield point. Referring to Fig. 1, the upper yield point 0
. " uy
corresponds to the highest load before the plastic range.
It is influenced by the strain rate, the grain size and the previous
strain-history of the material. In terms of mechanics, the
presence of art upper yield point is attributed to inters'tital impurities
in' dislocations which lead to a drop in flow stres's after plastic flow
h b
- d h ld .. 9
as een initiate at t e upper Yle pOlnt. This load is recorded
by the maximum pointer on the looad dia'l, as well as 1:?y the autogr'aphic
recorder. -However, in many instances in these tests, when the drop in
load after the attainment of the highest load was small, the auto-
graphic recorder failed to register the load correspondini to IT
. uy
This is- because there is a certain play between the gears operating
the 'rod recording the load and also between the rod and the record ing
pen that'the mechanism is rendered insensitive to small
reversals of load. However, cr is not an important property and
uy
many tension specimens fail to exhibit any upper yield point pO$sibly
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because of misalignment or the Bauschinger effect.
3) Lower Yield Point
Lower yield point 0
ty
corresponds to the lowest load recorded
after the upper yield point has been passed and after the load has
reached a temporary dynamic equilibrium condition compensating for the
sudden prior slip. This can be recorded from the load dial, keeping
a close'watch when the load begins to drop. The difference between
the load corresponding to crt and the dynamic yield load
Y .
is often so small that the recording mechanism fails to record
of its insensitivity to load reversals.
0
ty
is not a significant quantity and is dependent on the pre-
sence of an observed upper yield point'and the response of the specimen
and the machine after the first slip. Because of these reasons,
values of 0
ty
are not reported.
4) Dynamic Yield Stress Level
The yield level is defined as the average during
yielding the plastic range.
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For structural steel, the
stress level remains fairly constant from the yield point up to the
onset of s'train-hardening, provided the strain rate is' he Id constant.
yield stress by the mills and is designated IT
ym
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The yield stress level corresponding to the crosshead speed 0.025 ipm
is. termed the dynamic yie Id stress leve 1 IT d. The load corresponding
- -y
to the value of G
Yd
was recorded using the maximum pointer of the load
dial just before stalling the'machine at a strain of about 0.005 in./in.
2
which was equivalent 2 in. on the sttain axis of the recorder sheet.
It was not possible to the machine exactly at a strain of 0.005
in. lin. because such accurate control of machine speed was not pos-
sible and there was some delayed strain even after stalling of the
machine and as explained in the next section.
The value ofG
yd
at the crosshead speed of 0.5 ipm which is
the maximum permitted by ASTM for an 8 in. gage is reported as the
2
5) Static Yield Stress Level
The static yield stress level IT may be defined as the value
ys
of the yield stress level at zero strain rate.a is an important pra-
ys
perty of steel and has a significant to play in design.
It is the value which must be used for yield stress in plastic analysis
under static loads.
Obtaining a value for 0 is not merely a matter of stalling
ys
the machine and observing the reduced load. The drop in load is due
not only to the stalling of the machine. There is the loss due to
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relaxation. Relaxation is defined as the loss of stress under con-
stant strain. Relaxation loss is time-dependent and the rate of loss
drops sharply with time but the fullre-laxation loss may be realized
only after a very long time.
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The situation in the test is still more complicated. Many
elements of the machine (the columns, screws, crossheads) are sub-
jected to stresses and every drop. in load reduces strains in these
elements and also in the lengthof the specimen outside the gage
-t
points. Hence, the strain between the gage points continue.s to increase
'for. a minute or two even" after the crosshead has become stationary
and the process of relexation is delayed. This is the reason why
the load corresponding to cr was recorded after an interval of five
ys
minutes after stalling the machine at a strain of about 0.005 in./in.
2
This interval was considered a practical minimum for reaching a reasonably
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stable Full relaxation tosses were thus not registered but
obtaining even a significant part of it would have required waiting
for at_ least a few hours.
Since the yield stress quoted by manufacturers is based on
mill tests which are conducted at much higher crosshead speeds, the
study of-the ratio cr d/cr assumes Such studies have been
y ys
made for A36, A441 and A514 steels but the A572 steels have not been
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examined so far. The ratio IT d /cr is.studied for the uniform cross-
y ys,
head speed of 0.025 in./min. Four simulated mill tests were carried
out and their results reported, later together with the data provided
by the producers.
ASTM A370 specifies a maximum crosshead speed of 0.5 ipm for
2
8 in: gage. The speed adopted for this series of tests was only one-
twentieth of the maximum stipulated by ASTM and .usually used for mill
. tests. Also the yield load as defined by the .ASTM A370 is the load
d
0 2
C1
; f f 0 SCII' . 2 hI ..
correspon.lng to a . /0 .. ect or . /0 T e atter
- was used for this series of tests.
6) Tensile Strength
The tensile streng,th 0 corresponds to the maximum load on the
u
sp'ecimen. This is recorded from the maximum pointer after the load
begins to drop off.
7) Fracture Stress
The fratttire Of 'corresponds to the load at the instant
of fracture. The drop in load' was rather sharp just before fracture
so that it was -difficult to record the fracture load. Hence, the
value of a
f
should be regarded as approximate only.
8) Strain at First Yield
The strain at first yield was recorded from the dial gage
y
at instant the load pointer dropped on reaching the upper yield
\_-
point. in the absence of. an upper yield point, no observa-
tion could be taken. In such cases, even the autographic recorder
failed to register a clear value of . Because if this, the observed
y
value of. e are not included in this report. Instead is computed
y y
as 0" IE.
ys
9) Young's Modulus'
Young's E was' computed from observations taken as' per
the procedure detailed in the Appendix. However, the measuring tech-
niques were fined enough to give accurate values of E and therefore,
the observed values are not reported here". Its value is assumed at
29 ,600 ks i. 13.
10) Strain at Onset of Strain-Hardening
Strain at onset of strain-hardening est was measured from the
autographic recorder and later when certain discrepancies appeared
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. range in one run.
The "uniform strain" which is the strain cor-
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as noted earlier, dial gage readings were also taken. The -values of"
e based on dial gag.e readings are marked with an asterisk * in Table
st
6. The process of straining between first yield and the onset of
is a discontinuous process due to the formation of
successive slip bands. In terms of the modern theory of dislocation
. mechanics, the value of est depends on the distribution of dislocations.
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Previous strain history would also modify the value of st-
A small reduction in the gage length occured as the knife-
edge of the extensometer was lifted off the specimen usually after a
strain 0" 0.0125 which was done to obtain the entire strain-hardening
In computing e ,no correction was applied to the
st
strain on the second run. In any case, such correction would be small.
11) Percent Elongation and Percent Reduction of Area
Both percent elongation and percent reduction of area at fracture
have been used extensively as a measure of ductility although both
these quantities depend upon a variety of factors other than the
t
It . 9
rna er1a proper 1es.
responding to the point at which the ,maximum load is recorded in a
tension test, is the. measure of ductility specified by some standards
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and is a more consistent material property. Percent elongation re-
presents the sum, of uniform strain and a large localized 'necking strain
averaged over the gage length. That is why the gage length is ,always
specified along with percent elongation. However the necking strain
itself depends on the cross section. Mechanics of necking in a cir-
cular cross section is far different from that in a cross
section. Different width-thickness ra.tios in specimens of rectangular
cross section also exhibit different necking characteristics. This
adds further uncertainty to the value of percent elongation. The
same applies to percent reduction of area as a measure of ductility.
12) Strain-Hardening Modulus
The strain-hardening modulus E has received considerable
st
attention in research because of its importance,in stability analysis.
( )
As already noted in the introduction, E figures in the lateral buck-
, st
ling criterion under uniform moment and the' local buckling criteria
of plate elements constituting the cross section of members. In short,
the value of Est is very important in the study of inelastic buckling
behavior of any member, where any_portion of the cross section is
subjected to compressive yield stress a finite length. Many
approaches have been used in evaluating E and some of these are
st
briefly reviewed below. Refer to Figure' 2.
E 1 is the instantaneous value as measured by a tangent to
st
the curve at the point where strain-hardening commences.' In the pre-
sent series of tests, this value was obtained from the
recorder graph. It would be somewhat more difficult to obtain from
dial gage readings because a large number of points would need to be
taken at close intervals.
Est1'is only of academic interest and has little practical sig-
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nificance. The ins.tantaneous value of Est falls off rapidly as stra,in-
hardening progresses and it would be rather unrealistic to use the
value of Est! in computations. Besides, the tangent
is difficult to determine uniquely and the small drop in load which
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often precedes the initiation of strain-hardening results in rather
~ i g h values of E
stl
' Further, the value of the strain-hardening modulus
depends on the distribution of dislocations,9 All these factors con-
tribute to a wide scatter of values,
In orde.r to approximate the initial instantaneous value, Haaijer
defined the stress-strain relationship in the strain-hardening region
using three. parameters introduced by Ramberg and Osgood.1
4
,15
=
cr - CJ
Y
+ K
(J - CJ.
Y
E .
st
m
where 0 and are respectively the stress and strain, cr is the yield
y
stress and K and ill are coefficients,
equation is designated E
stl(a)'
The value of E used in the above
~ st
Values of K, m, and Estl(a) are deter-
mined frbm experimental curves by a curve-fitting technique,
This approach eliminates the uncertainties involved in the graph-
ieal construction of the tangent and provides a powerful- mathematical
tool for the study of incremental stress-strain relationship,
was not computed in this series of tests,
E
stl(a)
Adams and .Lay obtained a static strain-hardening modulus desig-
nated Estl(b) by using the s t a t ~ c load at est and at a strain equal to
4
est + 0.002. See Fig; 3. No attempt was made to obtain Estl(b)
in this series of tests, because the method appears.to introduce un-
certainties that raise a question as to the re.producibility of results,
The value of e must be determined in advance and since this value
st
can vary between rather wide limits,themethod is sensitive to the
'variation between the correct value of e and the strain at which
st
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the machine is stopped {or observing the static load. Besides, the
value of E is not constant in the increment of 0.'002 beyond
, st. st
A further uncertainty is introduced by the possibility of different
relaxation losses at the two points.
K
stZ
' which was 'measured in these present tests and is later
defined as the strain-hardening modtilus measured as the
chord slope between the strains + 0.003 and 0.010. See
st st
Fig. 2. This particular range was chosen from the results nf the
pilot test with a view to confining measurements to a fairly linear
and stable range of the curve and eliminating the initial erratic
portion of the strain-hardening range of the stress-strain curve.
E 2 should provide a more conservative value than the other methods
st
because measurements are made at a greater value of strain.
E
st2
was computed from the autographic recorder in.most of the
tests. However, when the earlier-mentioned 'discrepancies between. the
dial gage readings and the recorder were discovered and the results of
the recorder appeared to be in some doubt, it was decided to take more
complete dial gage observations on the later tests. Wherever values of
E 2 are based on dial. gage readings, they are marked by an asterisk *
st
in Table
8
E
st3
is obtained using the eRe approach. It is the average
value in an increment of 0.005 in./in. stra.in after the of
See Fig. 2. For this purpose the onset of strain--
,hardening is defined as the strain corresponding to the intersection
on the stress strain curve of the yield stress level in the plastic
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range with the tangent to the curve in the strain-hardening range.
This tangent is drawn as the average value in an. increment of 0.002
in./in. after . the apparent onset of strain-hardening. The definition
of the onset of strain-hardening is so modified here that the effect
of the frequently encountered drop in load immediately prior to the
apparent onset of strain-hardening is eliminated.
E
St3
{ileludes .the effect of the stee.p.er initial slope. It should
result in E 3 being a less conservative value than E 2. The range
st ' st
of strain-hardening is also rather arbitrary and this is quite sig-
nificant because the influence of strain range on E 3 is much greater
st
than on E 2.
st
In the present series of tests, E 3 was measured in two ways.
. st
The value measured from the autographic recorder was designated E
s t3 (a)
and that measured from dial gage readings designated E
st3
(b).
No single value of E can be satisfactorily used in all situa-
st
tions. For incremental analysis, Ramberg and Osgood's equation with
E would be appropriate. For the simpler buckling analysis, two
stl(a)
cases arise; (1) In the first case, the material is assumed to be
strained up to'st as in the local buckling analysis and analysis of
beams under uniform moment, (2) Here, the material is assumed to be
strained well into the. strain-hardening range. A suggested value is
a stress of a + 1/4 (0
y . u
, ) 16
- CY
Y
E
St3
can be for the first case,
but for the second case E 2 would be more appropriate. Further, when
. st
cold-straightening strains the material well into the
r;atrge', it' may be nt'ore appropriate to use E
stZ
-
It may be emphasized again that E is not a stable material
st
but depends on factors like distribution of and
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h. 10
preV10US stra1n 1story. Under these circumstances, values of both
E
st2
and E
St3
(average of E
st3
(a) and E
st3
(b)) are reported.
3. T EST RES U L T S AND A N A L Y SIS
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Results of tests are presented in this section together with
pertinent discussion. The data was analyzed using the CDC6400 com-
puter at Lehigh Uniyersity. Details of the computer program will be
17
made available in a subsequent report.
Table 3 lists the program of tests and Table 4 give's the details
of the test specimens. Computed values of-the mechanical properties
are listed in det'ail in Tables 5 and 6 and are summarized in Tables.
7 and '8. Table 9 contains the average values of some important pro-
perties of groups of specimens selected according to (i) origin,
(ii) preBence or absence of yie Id lines, (iii) thickness' and (iv) weight.
of shape. Data for the ratio 0 dIG 'are in Table 10 and the results
y ~ s '
of the E;,imulated mill tests and the 'mill data are in Table 11.
A typical graph from the autographic recorder is shown in Fig.
4 and a typical complete stress-?train ~ u r v e obtained from the tests
is shown in Fig. 5. The dips in the curve indicate the points 8:t
which the .machine was stopped in order to adjust the recording paper.
Figure 6 sho\vS an idealized s,tre,ss-strain curve for A'572 , (Grade 65)
steel up .to and including strain-hardening and,' indicating the average
values of t h ~ significant properties. The same curve is reproduced
in Fig. 7 alongside similar curveS of A7 and A441 steels. Figure 8
shows typical complete stress-strain curves for A36, A441 and A572
(Grade 65) Steels.
A summary of the average values of the mechanical properties
listed in Chapter 2 is given below:
1. a 57.0 ksi
p
2. a 66.7 ksi
uy
3.
ay
is not rep.orted for reasons stated in 2.
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4.
5. cr
Y8
64.6 ksi
= 62:1 ksi
6. CT 85.7 ksi
u
7.
crf
= 67.9 ksi
8. E: 0.00211 in/in. = IT IE
y
Y5
9. E is assumed as 29,600 ksi
-10. e = 0.0186 in. lin.
st
11. Percent (in 8 in. ) = 21.5
Percent Reduction of Area = 51.0
2,979 ksi 12. E
stl
E
st2
=
E
st3
(a)
553 ksi
771 ksi
704 ksi
E
st3
= Average of and E
st3
(b) = 737 ksi
13. IT dIu 1.040 for a crosshead speed of 0.025 ipm.
y ys
14. cr = 69.3 ksi
.ym
These results' are consistent with the relevant ASTM A572 re-
quirements .. Some of these will now be discussed.
Some of the important results from 5 and 7 are reproduced
below. All values are in ksi.
Property Minimum Maximum Average Standard Deviation
cr 30.8 72.0' '57.0 9.9
p
cr 59.8 72.0 66.7 2.6
uy
G
yd
58.4 69.9 64.6 2.6
IT 57.0 66.3 62.1 2.3
ys
a 80.4 89.6 85.7 2.2
u
crf
61.1 79.3 67.9 3.4
'1) Proportional Limit
.As already discussed in Chapter 2, the propQrtional. limit is
influenced by many factors. This is reflected in the test results
summarized above.
The observed average value of 0 corresponds to'85.4% of the
p
?pper yield point, which is about what one would expect.
2) Upper Yield Point
Only forty-two specimens upper yield.' Figure 9
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shows the histogram for the values of a
uy
Only three specimens ex-
leve 1.
hibited values of 0 lower by 0.2 ksi than the dynamic yield stress
, - uy
Otherwise, the values of0
uy
were higher than those of 0
yd
'
the average being 3.1 ksi or 4.65% of the average value of
a This increase is registered in spite of the fact that the strain
uy
rate near upper yield point is smaller than in the plastic range.
12
The higher value of cr can be attributed to the higher stress required
uy
to initiate plastic flow ,compare,d to the stress required for sustaining
it.
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3) Lower Yield Point
Values of the lower. yield point are not reported for re,asons-
alre"ady discussed in Chapter 2.
4) Dyanmic Yield Streii ~ e v e l
Figure 9 shows the histogram for the values of 0
yd
"
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is much less than for lower grades of steel.
5) Static Yield Stress Level
The scatter
The values for cr also exhibit a smaller ~ c a t t e r than for
ys
1 d f 1 h b h h
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ower gra es 0 stee as sown y t e lstogram in Flg. .
The effect of strain rate on the relationsip of 0
yd
and 0
ys
and the influence of factors like thickness of specimen on the value
of cr are discussed later.
ys
6) Tensile Strength
Among the values of stresses, the values of the tensile strength
show the minimum scatter as indicated by the histogram in Fig. 9.
Like the values of CY
yd
and CY ,the values of cr showsmaller
ys u
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scatter than for lower grades of steel. However, the results of the
three flange specimens of Material A with tensile strength higher than
the stress corresponding to 120 kips, the capacity of the machine,
. -
are not included. The values of IT for these ,spe6imens were larger
U ,-
than 92 ksi and inclusion of these values would have resulted in a
slightly higher value of IT
U
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7) Fracture.
: The difficulties of observing the fracture load
l
have been dis-
cussed- in Chapter 2, Further uncertainty is introduced by the practice.
of evaluating fracture stress using the original area of the specimen
and 'tIle differences in the mechanics of necking of different shapes of
cross section.
9
The test values of cr
f
appear to reflect these problems.
8) Strain at First Yield
value of the strain at first yield as reported here is
0.00211 in./in, which is equal to the quotient of the average value of
cr and Young's modulus, This has been discussed in Chapter 2.
ys
9) Young's Modulus
As already discussed in Chapter 2, the values of E as computed
from the tests are not reported since the techniques used were not
enough. Instead, the value is adopted from a series of careful
-tests in Ref. 13.
Some of the important results from Tables 6 and 7 are now re-
produced below:
Property Minimum Maxtmum Average Standard Deviation
, in./in. 0.0095 0,0328 0.0186 0.0052
.Y
% 18.0 36,1 21,5 2.7
Reduction of Area, %
36.4 62.3 51,0 6.8
E
stl'
ksi
.393 9825 2979 2400
E
st2 '
ksi
'322 775 553 95
E
s t3 (a) ".
ksi
382 1160 771 186
E'st3 (b)'
ksi
220 1122 704 197
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10) Strain at Onset of Strain-Hardening
Figure 9 shows the histogram for the values of . The test
y
results -for the values of are summarized preceding page.
y
The coefficient of variation is 27.9%. As noted in Chapter
2, the modern science of materials asserts that the -stress-strain
relationship in the inelastic range is determined by the
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nature of the distribution of dislocations and the prior strain
This would suggest that est may not be a characteristic mechanical
property and would explain the wide scatter in the values of
st
IlL Percent Elongation and Percent Reduction- of Area
The limitations of the values of the percent elongation and
the percent reduction of area as a measure of ductility have been dis-
cussed in Chapter 2. The histograms for both values in Fig. 9
and a"brief summary of the test values is given earlier.
Except for one specimen with a value of 36.1, the maximum value
of the percent elongation was 24.9. The values for percent reduction
of area exhibit a much bigger scatter. Also, a study of Figure 9
"indicates that there is -no central tendency for percent elongation
of area in contrast with the distribution of percent elongation.
12) Strain-Hardening Modulus
Various approaches to the measurement. of E ,the value of which
st" ..
is of particular interest, have been discussed in Chapter 2 .. Important
results have been summarized at the end "of section 9 earlier. Histo-
grams for E
st2
' E
st3
(a) and E
st3
(b) are shown in Fig. 11.
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E
Stl
varies from 393 to 9825. This wide scatter of values is
in keeping with the known erratic nature of the straining process in
the region of the onset of strain-hardening and is also in keeping with
inherent difficulties in determining this function.
By eliminating the initial erratic portion, of the strain-hardening
range of the stress-strain curve and confining measurements to a
relatively Itnear portion of the curve, the value of E
st2
exhibits a smaller scatter and a much smaller standard deviation than
E
st3
- since the slope of stress-strain curve reduces with
increasing strain, the average value of E 2 is lower.
st
The average value of E
St2
at 553 ksi for A572 (Grade 65)
steel compares favorably with the value of 572 ksi for A7 steel, since
the later value lies somewhere between E
st2
and E
st3
. See Fig_ 7.
This would indicate that the limits on' the width-thiclcness ratios of
and the bracing spacing requirements would not be too restric-
tive. This is fortunate, since the A572 (Grade 65) steel is limited
to shapes of Group 1 with high width-thickness ratios so that a low
.value of E 2 would render most of them non-compact.
st
ACGording to Ref. 9, the effective value of E in compression
st
is somewhat larger than in tension for a material otherwise exhibiting
the same stress-strain relationship in compression and tension. This
is becau.se of the Poisson effect, -which causes a change in cross sec-tion
as a result of the lateral strain which accompanies longitudinal strain.
The effect is more pronounced in the inelastic range due to a higher
va,lue of Poisson f s ratio.
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This higher value of E has been noted in previous tests.
st
The following table of values of Est are reproduced from unpublished
data on twenty-one tension tests and twenty compression tests on A7
steel conducted at the F,ritz Engineering Laboratory. Values?f Est
,are read as chords in the linear portion of the curve and lie some-
where between E and E
stZ
. All values are in ksi
st3
21 Tension Tests
20 Compression Tests
Minimum
465
520
Maximum
750
855
Average.
572
695
A series of ten compression tests on specimens fabricated out
of the same material from which tenpion specimens were prepared, has
19
been recently completed. A preliminary analysis has given an average
value .of E
St2
as 820 ksi;
However, the Poisson effect cannot fully account for the sub-
stantial1y higher test values of E in compression .. And this gives
. st
rise to the question as to whether or not E should be determined from
st
tension tests or" compression the resulting values are
to be used in involving buckling problems.
13) Effect of Strain-Rate
Rao et a1 have pointed out that in the plastic range, the elonga-
tion of the length of the specimen undergoing plastic deformation
.
for all the movement of the crosshead. Assuming such length to be
about IOu, a crosshead speed of 0.025 ipm w.ould, give a strain rate of
about 42 micro in./in./sec.
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" On seventeen tests, the strain-rate was observed using a timer
The values of varied from 21 to 83 micro in./in./sec. giving an average
value of 44. Such large variation was probably caused by the extreme
sensitivity of crosshead speed to the position of the speed selector
pointer. the values cannot be confidently specified as the
strain-rate for the corresponding value of 0 d since the dynamic yield
Y ,
load was observed during the first run of the autographic recorder and
the strain-rate was observed during the run and the speed
selector was manipulated in the meanwhile. However, the expotential
relationship derived in Ref. 12 would suggest that the effect of
such variation in the value of on the value of the ratio a d/a
y ys
should be small so that a valid comparison with the results of Ref.
12 could still be made .
. Test values of a d/a are given in Table 10. Projecting the
y ys
results derived in Ref. 12 for A36 and A44l steels, the following
comparison is obtained. It indicates excellent agreement.
= 44 micro in./in./sec.
Projected Observed values for A572(Grade 65)
(J d/cr .
y ys
cr -(J
yd ys
1.040
2.88
1.040
2.50
14) Simulated' Mill Tests
Simulated mill tests were conducted on four specimens, two
fro-m material A and two from material B. A crosshe-ad speed of 0.5 iprn
which is the maximum permitted by ASTM 8 in.
2
gage was used.
Table 10 lists the results together with the mill test data furnished
by the producers.

Mill tests are invariably performed on webs.
only one web - from 12B19 of material B was available for
conducting simulated mill tests. No specimens were available
Because of this, comparing the data is difficult. The only direct com-
parison is afforded by the web of l2B19.
(j ksi cr ksi Percent
ym' u,
Elongation
Simulated Mill Test 71.8 89.2 18.6
Mill Data 71.8 94.8 17.0
Although it is in part a happenstance,. the agreement at yield
is exact. Even for the entire lot of material, the agreement was
within 2%.
All the test results of Table 10 meet with the tensile re-
quirements of ASTM. See Table 2.
An interesting comparison with the following equation derived
in Re f. 12' can be made
- (J
ys
3.2 + 0.001 E;
Assuming that in the plastic range, elongation between the
gage points accounts for the full crosshead speed, the maximum pos-
sible value of e works out to be 1,040 micro in./in./sec. for a cross-
head speed of 0.5 ipm. The value of a - cr
yd ys
4.2 ksi.
Test results are listed on the following page.
Material
A
"
"
B
f1
f1.
"
"
"
..
It
Specimen
from
Web-16\tf88
Flange-
Web-16\f71
1/2"plate
3/8"plate
1/4"plate
F1qnge-12B19
Web-12B19
Web-16B26
. Web-lCW39 .
Web-l0tf54
(J ksi
ys,
average, No.
of specimens
in brackets
61.0(2)
62.9(2)
61.8(2)
61.4(3)
61.1(4)
63.9(4)
65.1(4)
64.9 (4)
60.2(2)
5'9.7(2)
57.8(2)
cr ksi
ym'
from simulated
mill tests
67.9
69.6
71.8
cr ,ksi
ym
from mill
data
71.1
73.0
66..9
65.0
71.8
71.8
70.5
71.5
72.9
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cr - cr
ym 'ys
ksi'
10.1
5.0
12.2
5.5
3.9
7.9
4.5
6.9
10.3
11.8
15.1
,11
A&B.
Average of simulated mill tests70.7
Average of mill data 70.5
5.8
9.3
All except one of the values of cr - 0' are
ym ys
larger than 4.2
ksi, the average 9.3 ksi. The average for the simulated mill
tests is 5.8 ksi .. The high value of a - 0 for the mill data could.
ym ys
be attributed to the fact that the mills often tend to report the upper
yield point for ,the of 0"
ym
15) Effect of Material Source
11
Values of a and cr for A were slightly higher than
y8 u
for material B although all the Material A specimens came from thicker
material.
cr ,ksi
ys
Material A
62.4
87.5
Material B
62.0
85.5
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In fact both 16W7l and l6W88 from which all of the material A
specimens were fabricated, are outside of group 1 shapes to which A572
(Grade 65) steel is, restricted. Hence, it appears that the material
B supplied for testing was probably on the low side of mill distribution.
16) Effect of Origin and Location of Specimen
Table 9 lists some properties of plate, web and flange specimens
The following may be particularly noted
Plate Web Flange
(J ,ksi 62.2 61.9 62.2
ys
a ., ksi' 86.3 85.3 85.8
u
E
s t2'
ksi 525 530 569
Generally, the effect of rolling to a smaller and the
consequent 'faster cooling are thought, to produce a stronger web -althoug11
the distances are small. The reverse obtained in these tests. The
somewhat higher ,strength of the flange in the list above is partly due to
the high f1ange strength of material A. As shown in Table 7 web strength
was slightly higher than.lange strength for material B but every flange
specimen -of A was stronger than its corresponding web specimen.
17) Effect of Yield Lines
Table 9 compares some properties of specimens with yield lines wi.th
specimens of some material, heat, origin and shape but without lines.
No influence of yield lines can be noted. From the work of
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Ref. -3 it was expected that E would be substantially lower. If any
st '
it was higher for the five rotarized specimen in' the current test
program. The conc-lusion here is important, because it means that rotarizing
will not reduce the local buckling strength in the inelastic region, at
least' if these five specimens cap. be assumed to be a sufficiently large
sample.
18) Effect of Thickness
Some properties of specimens divided into groups according to
thickness are given in Table 9. Graphical presentation of variation with
thickness is shown in Fig. 13 for cr d and a and in Fig. 14 for e and
y ys st
Estzo Although the values of u
yd
' u
ys
and U
u
are high for thickness
0.801-0.900 in., it may be concluded that strength reduces with increased
thickness, because the stronger thick specimens belong to material A
and none of these have been tested in smaller thickness. The value of
- increases with increased thickness.
st
An interesting to 'the study of the influence of thickness
'
is the values of the percent reduction of area. As the table below shows
the thicker specimens exhibit a higher for the value of the percent
reduction of area. This is probably due to _the influence of the width-
thickness ratio of the cross section of the specimen on the mechanics
of necking.
Thickness, in.
0.201-0.300
0.301-0-.400
0.401-0.500
0.501-0.600
0.601-0.700
0.701-0.800
0.801-0.900
Perce"nt Reduc tion of Area
45.3
51.8
50.3
-55.6
53.7
No data
56.0
and
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19)' Effect of Weight of Shape
-
Table 9 lists some properties of specimens divided according to
weight of shape. ~ i g u r e 16 s4o.ws cr
yd
and 0 and Fig. 17 shows
ys st
E 2 as functions of weight of shape. Here too, ~ e u n ~ v e n distribution
st
of specimens persists. All the higher strength material A specimens
belong to heavier shapes. However, the same general conclusions can be
drawn as in the previous case. With increased thickness, 0
yd
' 0
ys
' 0
u
and reduce but E 2 increases.
st st
4. SUM MA R Y AND CON C L U S ION S
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4.
The following observations ?r based on tests and studies of
A572 (Grade 65) Steel, a total of fifty-two tests on ten-
sian specimens cut from 1/4
11
i 3/8" and 1/2" pI1ates and from eight shape s
varying in weight from 19. Ibs/ft. to 88 lbs./ft.
,1. A572 (Grade 65) steel exhibits mechanical properties in the
:irielastic region that- are similar to those of structural carbon
steel-. (Fig. 7)
2. The results of this test series conform to the relevant ASTM
A572 requirements.
3. The use of E
St2
as the strain-hardening modulus represents
a new approach to obtain a more realistic value of this property
for use in situations where the material is assumed to be strained
,into the strain-hardening range. By eliminating the erratic initial
1
portion of the strain-hardening range.of the stress-strain curve
and restricting the measurement to the linear portion, E . 2 provides
st
values which are more conservative and are less subject to scatter.
The average value of E 2 is 553 ksi which compares favorably
st
with the value of 572 ksi A7 steel since the is
r\
between the values of E 2 and E 3. See Fig. 7. This would
st st
indicate that the on the width-thickness ratios of shapes.
and the bracing spacing requirements would ?ot be too restrictive
This is fortunate; since the A572 (Grade' 65) steel is limited to
shapes of Group 1 with high width-thicknes$ ratios so that a low
. 2,5
'value of E would render most of them non-compact. -
st
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5. Are-examination of the practice of obtaining the strain-har-
dening modulus from tension tests is indicated. The value in com-
pression tests is known to be higher than in tension and since this
property is associated with failure in compression, a compression
test would appear to be way of obtaining value.
Unfortunately, the latter test is more difficult to perform.
6. A crosshead speed of 0.025 gave an average value of 44 microin./
in./sec. for the rate At,this strain rate, the observed
value of the dynamic yield stress level was on an average 4%
This indicates excellent agreement with projected results of a
12
previous study of the effect of strain. rate.
The average value of a from mill data is 70.5 ksi and the
ym
average percent elongation is 18.3. The average value of the dif-
ference between the mill value of G and the corresponding value
,ym
of a in the current series of tests was 9.3 ksi compared to a
ys
value of 4.2 ksi from projection of the of Ref. 12. The
difference is probably due to the fact that the mills often report
the upper yield point for the value of a
ym
8. The average values for.a and 0 for material A were somewhat
ys u
high'er than for mate.rial B in spite of the fact that the material
A specimens were thicker. The inference is that the material 'B
was probably, on the low side of ,mill distr.ibution.
(
\
9. No significant relationship could be established between mechanical
properties and the presence' or absence of yield lines. This suggests
that the mill straightening practice (gagging or rotarizing) is
not a s'ignificant factor in these properties.
10. The values of d d' cr and a reduce and the values of E t2
y ys u . s
and '.the Percent Reduction of Area increase with increasing thick-
ness. A similar tendency was noted with respect to increasing
weight of shape.
11. The results' of this test series show that from' a "mechanical
property" stand point, it is appropriate to extend plastic design
to include A572 (Grade 65) Steel.
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Symbols.
A
o
E
st
E
stl(a)
Est1(b)
E
st2
E
st3 (a.)
E
St3
(b)
r
y
t
w
=
=
=
=
=
=:
=
=
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.5.. NOME N C L A T U R E
Original area of the cross section of the specimen
Reduced area at fracture of the specimen
Young's. modulus, ksi, taken as 29,600 ksi
modulus, ksi
Value of E in ksi obtained from the maximum initial slope
st
of the autographic recorder curve at the apparent onset of
strain hardening, judged by eye.
Value of E in ksi determined by curve fitting and used
- st
in Ramberg-Osgood stress-strain equation with three parameters"
Value. of E in ksi de termined us ing static stress le}l Is
st
at - and e + 0,,002
st st
Value of E in ksi obtained as the chord slope of the
st
autographic recorder curve between strain increments 0,,003
and 0.010 after the apparent onset of strain-hardening.
Value of E in ksi obtained by the method of least squares
st
from the autographic recorder curve by selecting two strain
intervals of 0,,065 each after the onset of strain-hardening.
Value of Est in ksi determined in the same way as E
st3
(a) .
from readings taken from the dial gage and the corresponding
readings the load indicator"
Original-gage length
Final gage length after fracture
Maximum rotation capacity
Weak-axis radius of gyration
Thickness of the specimen; with subscripts as in Fig. _23
Width of the specimen; with as in Fig. 23
-
I
=
e"
y
=
cr
p

Strain
. Strain rate, micro in./in./sec'.
Strain at first evaluated as cr IE
ys
Strain at onset of strain-hardening
Limit of proportionality in ksi as by an offset
of 0.0001 in. lin.
a
0-
Y
0-
uy
a
ys
cr
ym
IT
U
=
=
=
=
Stress, ksi
Yield stress, ksi stress
Upper yield point, ksi
Lower yield point, ksi
Dynamic yield stress leve 1, ksi
Static yield stress level, ksi
Yield stress level in a mill test, ksi
Tensile strength (ultimate strength), ksi
Fracture stress, ksi
ABBREVIATIONS
AISC
ASTM
eRe
ipm
ksi
= American -Institute of Steel Construction
American Society for Testing and Materials
Column Research Council
inches per minute
kips per square inch
Also related to
st
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'G LOS S A R Y
GENERAL TERMS
Mechanical Properties - Those properties of a material that
associated with elastic and inelastic reaction when force is applied or
that involve the relationship between stress and strain.
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Strain - The unit change,'due to force, in the size or shape of
a body to its original size or shape. Strain is a non-dimensional
b- f 1 d - - h - h 10
ut It 18 requent y expresse 1n 1nc es per lnc .
Stress - The intensity at a point in a body of the internal forces
or components of force that act on a given plane through the point. In
this report, stress is always expressed in kips per square inch of original
10
area.
TERMS 'RELATING TO TENS ION TESTING
Ductility - The ability of a material to deform plastically before
fracturing. Usually evaluated by 'elongation or red'uction of area.
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Some-
times evaluated by uniform strain.
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A d
- f 1- - 10
Extensometer - eVlce or measurlng lnear straln.
Elongation - The .increase in gage length after fracture of a ten-
sian test specimen usually expressed as a, percentage of original gage
length. In reporting of elongation, the gage cshall
10
stated.
Fracture Stress - Stress, computed as the quotient of the force
at the instant of fracture and the original area;
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Gage Length - The original length of that 'portion of the specimen
10
over which strain is determined,
Necking - The localized reduction of the cross-sectional area of
, h' h d' .,.. h' 10
a speClmen W lC may occur urlng:stretc lng.
Proportional Limit - The greatest stress which a material is capable
of sustaining without any deviation from porportionality of stress to
strain.
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In this report, measured with an offset of 0.001 in./in. on the
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stre'ss-strain curve.
Reduction of Area - The difference between the original cross-
sectional area of a tension test specimen and the area of its smallest
cross-section after fracture. The reduction of area is usually expressed
. f h - - 1 - 1 f h - 10
as a percentage ate orlg1na cross-sectlona area 0 t e speClmen.
Reraxation - Decrease in stress at a constant total elongation.
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Strain-hardening - Increase in resistance to deformation after the
has undergone finite strain at a constant stress
subsequent to
Strain-hardening Modulus - Ratio of increase in stress to increase
in strain, usually measured over a finite strain inthe strain-hardening
range of the stress-strain curve,
Tensile Strength or Ultimate Strength - ,The maximum tensile stress
which a material is capable of Tensile is calculated
from the maximum load during a tension test carried to rupture and the
- - 1 - 1 f h 10
orlglna cross sectlona area 0 e speclmen.
Uniform Strain
9
Strain at maximum load in a tension test.
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Yield' Point -. The first stress in the material less than the maximUlll
stress, at an increase in strain occurs without an increase
in stress. 10 ylhen such increase in strain is accompanied by a decrease
in stress, the specimen is said to have .recorded an 'upper .yield point'.
'Lower yield point' is the lowest stress immediately after the upper yield
point is recorded and. before the yield stress level stabilizes.
Stress Level The average stress during actual yielding in
h 1
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t,e p ,astlc range. For structural steel, the stress remains fairly
"constant from the yield point up to the level of strain hardening provided
the strain rate is held constant. Dynamic yield stress level corresponds to
a crosshead speed of. 0.025 ipm and 'static yield stress level' is the
yield stress level for zero strain rate. In- this report both were measured
at a strain of 0.005 as required by ASTM A370.
Young's Modulus - Ratio of tensile or compressive stress to cor-
, d b 1 h 1 1 10
respon lng straln e ow t e lffilt.
STATISTICAL TERMS
Average - Sum of n numbers divided by n.
Median - The middlemost value
Standard Deviation - The square root of the average of the squares
. of the deviation of the numbers from their average. Theoretical estimated
'percentage of total observations lying within the range of 1.0 x
Standard Deviation is 68.3.
Coefficient of Variation - Ratio of"Standard Deviation' to 'Average'
expressed as a percentage.
A P PEN ,n I X
TENSION TESTING PROCEDURE
T a ~ l e 'of Contents
l ~ Equipment Required
2. Preparing the Specimen
3. Preparing the Machine
.- 4. Instrumentation
5. Running the Machine and Recording
6. Measurements on the Fractured Specimen
7. Computations and Data Sheets
8. Condensed Sequence
1. EQUIPMENT REQ'UIRED
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1. 120 kip T.O. Machine with the following accessories:
a. 'Flat wedge grips
b . 'Grip line s
c. Grip retainers with connecting bolts and grip spreaders with screws.
d'. Grip cranks
e,' 8" gage autographic extensometer complete with the recorder.
2. 8" Extensometer with a mechanical dial gage.
3. A pair of calipers
4. 0"-1" and 1"-2" micrometers
5. Four pieces of shock-cord, each about-IS" long
6. Scriber and center punch
7. Autographic r'ecorder sheets of ,appropriate load range.
8. Automatic timing device.
9. 12" scale wtth 100 divisions' to an inch
10. Lead hammer
11. Light wooden or ~ a r d b o a r d box
12. Rags for cleaning
13,. Wax
2 PRE' PAR I N G
2 . 1 FABRICATION
THE SPECIMEN
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1. Order the specimen to be cut to the shape shown in Fig. 18
and milled to a thickness of 1/4" or even less for high strength steels
So that the 24 kip range can be used right up to the strain-hardening
range of interest.
The recommended shape of the specimen conforms to the minimum
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standards set by ASTM A370. However, the length of the section
is increas'ed to 5" from the ASTM minimum of 3". This is done to provide
gripping even for the harder materials and to afford greater
clearance for the instruments. The minimum fillet radius of 1 in.
is increased to 2 in. to take of the currently available
equipment at Fritz Laboratory.' Milling of the specimen is expected
to provide a good surface for gripping and for the knife edge of the
autographic extensometer while a thin specimen enable testing on a
. lower range to obtain greater accuracy.
2.2 PREPARING THE FACES
2. If the faces of the specimen are milled, them clean
-with rags and proceed to the. next step. If not, clean them t?oroughly
with light mineral oil and remove all loose mill scale. Remove all'
tight mill scale from the gripping ends by grindlng. This mill scale
which is usually very hard the grips from biting deep into
the parent metal and, at separates and acts like a lub-
ricant causing the specimen to slip. Remove also any. end burrs by
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_grinding. These end burrs often interfere with gripping. Remove
'by grinding lightly-the scale in the area where the knife edge
of the autographic extensometer, is expected to rest. This is about
f-our inche s from the center of the specimen. The thin film of mill
scale, if not removed, becomes loose" after yielding and may cause the
edge to slip.
2.3 SCRIBE LINES AND PUNCH 11ARKS
3. On the front face on which the mechanical dial gage will
. be mounted, mark the center of the' gage length and the center line of
the '.. I 1/2" width of the specimen by means of a scriber. Using this
cente,r line, mark scribe lines at every inch up to 4" on each side
as shown in Fig. 19. Make sure that the ,end scribe lines fall within
the. straight reduced portion of the specimen.

'4. Starting from the top end, mark eight punch marks using
a center punch. Next, 'place the mechanical dial gage on the front
face of the specimen with the fixed concial point of the dial gage
engaging the top punch mark. Push the movable bar so as to' obtain' the
minimum distance between the coneial draw an arc on the
specimen with the lower concial point. The ninth punch mark must lie
beyond this arc. This precauf;ion is to ensure free moveme.nt of the
coneial point and prevent any lost motion due to the gage length be'ing
smaller than the minimum distance between the points, Make
the ninth punch mark and verify that the corresponding dial gage reading
is greater than the ntinimum reading.
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5. Ori the rear face of the make punch mark at the
top to match the top punch mark on the front face." The concial point
of the autographic extensometer ,will engage this punch mark.
2.4 MEASUREMENT ,OF CROSS SECTIONAL DIMENSIONS
6. Using' measure and record the width and, thick-
ness of the specimen at all the nine scribe marks. Also measure and
record gage length of the front face correct to 0.01 in.
2.5 INSPECTION FOR YIELD LINES
7. Inspect both faces of the specimen for yield lines due to
straightehing in the mill and record definitely the presence or absence
of such yield lines. Record the pattern of yield lines on the data
sheet making additional sketches if to indicate the cor-
responding edges.
." 3. PRE P A ~ R I N G
3 . 1 CHECKING THE MACHINE
THE MACHINE
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1. Switch on the machine with the main switch at the bottom
of one side of the console. After a few minutes, the red light at the
"fe'ontrol lights, up indicating that the machine is warmed up and ready
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for operation.
2. Set the speed selector to zero. Turn and set the control
wheel firmly but not too tightly into the 'SLOW' position. Press
the 'LOWER' knob and rotate the speed selector gradually to increase
speed until the lower crosshead visibly moves. Lower the lower cross-
head until there is a' clear distance of at least 10" between the
crossheads. Set the speed selector to zero.
This step is to ensure that the machine is in proper working
orger and also to prevent jamming of the lower cr"osshead which sometimes
occurs when it is suddenly moved at a high speed.
3. The loading speeds change with the aging of the electrical
components and when a large number of tests are to be performed or
where accurate speed is essential, it may be worthwhile checking the
accuracy of the speed selector. To do this, run the machine at no
load and measure the rate of separation of crossheads by a dial gage.
The machine is built to maintain nearly the sa,me crosshead speed under
. load.
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3.2 ADJUSTMENT OF CROSSHEAD POSITIONS
4. Bring both the crossheads into a convenient working position.
The position of the lower eros-shead can be adjusted simply by manipulating
the controls but the position of the upper crosshead must
to a set of pair of slots in the columns. To adjust the position of
the upper crosshead, first turn and set the control wheel firmly but
not too tightly into the 'FAST' position. Lift the steel collars and
remove the split rings from all the four corners of the top of the
upper crosshead. Insert the four lifting pins in the holes on the top
of the lower crosshead. Push the 'STOP' and then the 'RAISE' button.
It is a good practice to push the 'STOP' button before pushing
the 'LOWER' or the 'RAISE' button. This will eliminate the possibility
of sudden reversal and damage of the machine. When it is desired to
move the lower crosshead in one direction only, use the speed selector
for stopping, starting and running it.
Always set the control wheel firmly but not too tightly in the
extreme positions of 'SLOW' and 'FAST'. Also, never raise the upper
crosshead without the upper split rings.
5. Set the speed selector to 1 in. per min. and raise the
lower crosshead until the lifting pins touch the upper crosshead and
lift it.by about an inch. Remove the split. at the four corners
of the bottom of the upper crosshead.
6. Next raise or lower the crossheads. until the upper cross-
head is about aninch above the slots in the columns corresponding to
the desired position of the upper crosshead. Insert the split rings
in these slots at the bottom corners of the upper crosshead and
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the crossheads until the upper crosshead sits firmly on the split rings.
Insert. the split rings at the' top four corners and cover them with
the steel collars. Remove the pins. Lower the lower cross-
head until the clear distance between the crossheads'is about eleven
inches.
3.3 ,INSTALLING GRIPS AND RELATED ACCESSORIES
7. Exam:Lne the grips and note how far the gripping surface
extends on the length of the grips. If the gripping surface does not
'extend fully, note the, distance by which the surface is recessed from
the edge. best results, the entire length of the gripping surface
should be utilized in gripping the specimen.
Using rags, ,clean thoroughly the flat wedge grips, the liners
and the crosshead holes in which grips are housed. Wax the liners
and wax the grips on their smooth sides. This will reduce the pos-
sibility of the specimen between the grips. Usually, the
specimen comes out loose' with the shock of fracture" but in the absence
of fracture, waxed surfaces of the grips and liners are a great help
in removing the specimen grips.
8. Mount a grip spread'er with screws in each of the crosshead
holes .. The grip spreaders the grips apart and facilitate insertion
of the specimen. See Fig. 20.
9. Mount a grip retainer under each crosshead uSing connection
bolts. The lip of the retainer should be at the top touching the
soffit of the crosshead so that cannot slide below the soffit
of the crosshead. This will prevent grips from slipping so far down
as to get disengaged from the pinion. See Fig. 20.
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10. Introduce the grips from the top of each crosshead and ad-
,just them using the grip cranks until they move smoothly and in one
level. M'ount a gr'ip retainer at: the top of the upper cross'head as in
Fig. 20. The lip should again be at the top to permit free vertical'
movement of the grips but prevent their popping out at fracture.
3.4 INSTALLING THE SPECIMEN
11. Introduce the specimen from the top of the upper crosshead
after verifying the correct positions of the top and bottom ends as
well as the front and rear faces. Lower the specimen until the lower
end passes snugly between the grips in the lower crosshead. Introduce
liners from the top of the u p p e ~ crosshead. Provide the liners in
pairs and. in such numbers and thickness that the grips when locked
recess at least 1/2" in.' from the soffit of the upper crosshead". See
Fig. 21. This minimum distance ensures that the grips and the cross-
head do not get overstressed. I ~ the grips are recessed more, the
7 clearance for mounting the instruments or the grip length of the
specimen will be reduced. Make sure that the armS of the liners sit
firmly on the top of the upper crosshead.
12. Adjust .the specimen vertically so that the level of the
top of the specimen is flush with the level of the gripping surface.
See.Fig.21.
13. Center the specimen visually with respect to the grips
and lock the specimen at the top by lightly tapping the grip crank handle
with the lead hammer. Always use the lead hammer for this to reduce
shock on the pinion and the grip crank.

14. Stand at some. distance' from the machine and check the ver-
ticality of the specimen with distant vertical objects like columns.
If the specimen requires a little adjustment,' tap the bottom end
lightly with the hanuner while hold.ing "the top in a temporarily locked
position.
15. Introduce from the top, into the lower crosshead, the
same member and thickness of liners as used in the upper crosshead.
The grips when locked must now recessabout 1/2" below the .. of the
lower crosshead. Adjust the level of the lower crosshead so 'that
the bottom end of the specimen is flush with the bottom edge of
;".
the gripping surface. See Fig. 21.
16. Check whether there is adequate clearance for mounting the
autographic extensometer and the mechanical dial gage.
17. If the clearances are adequate, proceed to lock the specimen
If not, remove the liners from the top of the eros shead. and intro-
duee them from the bottom. Leave a gap of about 1/4" between "the arms
of the liners arid the bottom of the' lower crosshead. Although it
is more favorable for gripping if the arms of the liners bear firmly
on the bottom of the lower crosshead, it is advisable to leave this
clearance to prevent jamming of the specimen at high loads. This con-
stitutes serious problem when the specimen does not fracture. It
later on, the slips prbvide packing in
the gap. between the armS of the liners and the soffit of the bottom
crosshead. The armS of the liners will thus seat more effectively on
crosshead atid will be more. effective in preventing In
case of jamming,_ the wooden packing can be easily -removed and the liners
pushed down with the use of projecting arms ,to release tIle specimen.
18. If the clearances for the instruments are -still inadequate
reduce the gripping length by the same amount at the top and ,at the
bottom. Obtain' the maximum gripping length co'nsistent with a proper
mounting of the instruments. Figure 22 shows a specimen with both the
instruments mounted.
Whenever the lower crosshead has to be moved for these adjust-
ments, take care to release the lower end of the specimen. This will
eliminate the danger of stressing the specimen as also the danger of
damaging the machine when the lower crosshead is moved -up.
19. Lock the specimen firmly by hitting the grip cranks a few
times with the lead hammer. Lock the top ,first unless the liners in
the bottom crosshead are introduced from the bottom, in which case,
lock the bottom end of the' specimen first. This is to prevent the
liners of the bottom crosshead from falling down from the shock of
hitting the upper grip crank.
3 5 CLEARING THE WE IGHING TABLE
20. Clear the. weighing table completely and place the light
wooden or cardboard box to receive the fractured specime'n and protect
the table. Keep the table clear at all times and
do not place any accessories there because the load indicator will
this extra 'load.
3 .6 ZEROING THE RANGES
21. Set the range selector knob to the desir,ed ,load range
and set the local pointer to zero. If you expect-to use more than 'one
range, zero the load pointer for all such ranges.
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22 0 Turn and set the control wheel firmly but not too tightly
~
to the 'SLOW' p.osition. Set the speed selector to zero and push,the
'STOP' and then the 'LOWER' knob.
3.7 GRIPPING THE SPECIMEN
23'. Apply-gripping pre-ssure by pulling onthe grip crank handles
by hand and set the s ~ e e d selector to 0.5 in. per min. When the load-
pointer begins to'register load, keep loading to a value corresponding
to about 5 ksi. Be careful not to overload the specimen. ,Unload,
(
but leave a few pounds of load on. This will ensure that the specimen'
is still effectively gripped.
If the specimen .slips, apply the gripping load at a much higher
speed'. Chances of overloading are now increased, so attempt this
'only after sorne experience on tension testing. However, gripping
i ~ - more likely.to be a problem with the harder and higher strength
. specimens where, if the specimens are thick enough, overloading will
be less of a problem.
4 . INS T RUM E N T A TI 0 N
. 4.1 THE DIAL GAGE (1/10,000 in.)
I." Adjust the dial gage so that when the main is at zero,
the pointer measuring hundreds is exactly at 0, 1, ? --- etc. This is
I
to avoid ambiguities in reading the dial in intermediate positions.
Adjust the position of the plunger of the gage by rotating the screw
'-bearing on the plunger so that a very small. reading is obtained on the
dial. Lock the screw in this position. Make sure that there is no

initial 'lost mo'ti.on in the-gage be the plunger, and observing

the movement of the main pointer on the dial.
2. Attach the dial gage to the font face of the extensometer
using two shock cords one at the top one at the bottom. Tie the
knots so that they are on the sides and not.oq the rear face of the
specimen.
Adjust ,the cord tension so it even on both sides. Make
sure that the conical points engage the punch marks effectively. Aline
the. plane- of the dial gage parallel to the face. of the specimen.
4.2 THE" AUTOGRApHIC EXTENSO:METER
3. Set" the knife edge end to the arm setting.
4. ,Plug in the autographic extensometer and switch on the standby
switch to roll back the recorder drum to zero position.
5. Set the magnification knob to A, Band C in succession. If
there is no significant change' in the position of' the drum in all- these.
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three positi'ons, it is an indication that the extensometer and the
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recorder are.properly set. If Qat, a .small adjustment in the position
of t'he coil on the extensome ter' may be necessary. Always keep the
pin on the drum clear of the stop pin using recorder This
will ensure that there is no initial lost motion of the knife-edge of
the estensOmeter. If it is found that the pin on the drum cannot be
ke,pt clear of the stop pin even with the recorder reset, adjust the
position of the Atcotran differential transformer on the extensometer
just anough to obtain a small clearance.
6. Shut off the staQdby switch under the recorder.
7 Attach the autographic extensometer to the rear face of
. the specimen by two shock cords, one at the top and one at the bottom.
.These chock cords should not pass over the mechanical dial gage, because
this ,will proper positioning of both instruments difficult.
the cord tension so that it is even on both sides. Make
sure that the conical point engages the top punch mark firmly. Make
. sure that the knife, edge of the extensometer bears '.fully on the specimen.
This can be done by 'adjusting the cord tension on both sides of each
cord.
8. Switch on the power and standby switches under the recorder.
9. Carefully, lift the knife edge off t,he specimen and place
it back.
10. Rotate 'the load 'recording rod, disengage it from the gears
behind the load dial,- push it to the zero position and turn it to the
desired range - half range or full range. Look behind the load dial and
make sure that the rod engages the gears satisfactorily.and is fre. to
move.
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11. Clean the pen, fill it with ink and check for proper flow.
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Mount the pen. in the penholder but keep it, clear of the drum. Set to
magnification A. This gives a magnification factor of 400 so that with
8" gage, one division of 0.1 in. on the recorder sheet is equivalent to
a strain of 0.00025 in./in.
12. Wrap a recorder shut of appropriate load range on the drum
and (fix it by slipping the metal paper clip over the edges of the drum.
Set to zero using the resetting knob. Make'sure that the pin on the
.-' drum is clear of the stop pin.
13. Mount the timing device and set it to five seconds but do
not switch on the power. Check the pen of the timing device for proper
flow.
1 4 ~ Record the initial reading of the mechanical dial gage.
5. RUN N I N G
5.1 CROSSHEAD SPEED
THE MAC ,R I N E AND
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RECORDING
. 1. 'Se t the maximum pointer to touch the load pointer on the
load dial.
2 Push 'the I STOP r knob and then the r LOWER I knob. Se t the speed
selector to 0.025 in./min. Use this crosshead speed until the specimen
is strained well into strain-hardening.
In order to study the behavior of the material under static loads
should be tested at zer'o strain rate. This is not practical
d h b h
Id b fl' 12
an t e next e.st t lug wou e to test at a arm ow rate .
Even this is not easy and most screw-power type machines including the
120 kip Tiuius Olsen are built to maintain uniform crosshead speeds.
ASTM A370 specifies a maximum crosshead speed of 0.5 in. per.
f h h 10
ffiln. or lg t lnc gage. However, to reduce the effect of strain
rate on the behavi6r of the it is desirable tireduce the
crosshead sp"eed. ,T"he recommended speed 'of 0.025 in. per minute is the
min imum ind icated speed on the speed se_lector and i_s, also the lowest
speed at which the machine 'works smoothly at all loads.
5.2 OBSERVATIONS
3. Record the following:
(a) .Dial readings after a fixed interval of load. Choose
the interval so that 15 to 25 intervals give the yield load.
Always dial gage gently a couple before taking
a reading. This will reduce mechanical lags in the gage.

(b) All slips together with the corresponding loads as indicated
by the maximum pointer. Set the maximum pointer back to touch
the load pointer immediately after the load is recorded.
(c) Upper yield load, being the load indicated by the maximum
pointer when yielding commences and the load 'drops ."
(d) After the yield, record the load for every 0.005 in. of
elongation.
(e) Set the maximum pointer back to touch the load pointer and
just before the strain attains a value of 0.005 which corresponds
to 2 in. on the strain axis of the recorder sheet, reduce the speed
gradually until the machine stalls. Do not turn back, the speed
selector any more than is just necessary to stall the machine.
Record the dynamic yield load as indicated by the maximum pointer.
This practice of stalling- the motor is strongly recommended
in preference to pushing the 'STOP' button or 'setting the s,peed
selector to zero for two reasons: (i) It eliminates the 'backing
up' of the motor and '(ii) it averts the of pushing a
button.
Observe the load dial reading five minutes after stalling
the machine. Record this as the static yield load. record
the mechanical dial gage reading.
(f) Start the machine. again setting the speed selector at 0.025
in.fmin. Read and record the dial gage and load everytime the"
dial gage is at 0 or 50 on the dial. Stall the 'machine
again at a strain of 0.0125 which corresponds to 5 in. on the
strain axis of the recorder sheet. Rec-ord the maximum pointer
load.
It is necessary'to stop the first run in this way tn order
to obtain the important initial portion of the strain-hardening
rar;tge of the curve in one run. If the first run is allowed to run
for its full length and if the strain-hardening strain,is
the machine will have stopped soon after the onset, 6 strain-
hardening so that it will be impossible to get any reliable data in
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in the strain-hardening range. However, if strain-hardening is
found to commence at a strain of less than 0.0125, the run must
be continued until the strain of 0.025 or 10" on the strain axiS'
is reached.
(g) Lift the pen off the specimen and. push the pen assembly
out towards the end knob of the load recording rod. This will
keep the trace of the second run distinct from the first. Lift
the knife edge of the autographic extensometer off the specimen
and allow the drum to rotate back. Set the pen back on paper and
record the corresponding load from the load pointe.r and the
dial gage reading.
Everytime that the pen is required -to be lifted up or set
down, turn the end knob of the load recording rod in the direc-
tion of the selected range, so that the gear are firmly engaged
before rotating the penholder clamp. This will guard against
the gears disengaging while the penholder is being rotated.
(h) Set the speed selector at 0.025 ipm and switch on the
power for the timing device.
(i) Continue to record the dial gage and load readings at every
0.005 in. of elongation for the full. run of the drum.
4. As soon as the end of the recorder sheet is about to be
reached, stall the machine " switch off the timing device. Renlove the
penholder from the clamp and ,the recorder sheet from the drum.. Dismount
the mechanical dial gage and the autographic extensometer.,
5. Record the ultimate load as the maximum load indicated by the
maximum pointer.
6. As the load drops, watch the load pointer carefully. Stay
away. from the specimen and warn passersby .. Observe the load corresponding
to the' thud. of fracture. Record this as the fracture load.
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5 . 3 CHANGE OF RANGE
7. If at any stage of loading, you want to change the load range,
simply turn the range selector knob to the desired range. Do not go
beyond the capacity of .any range. Preferably, change the range when
the crosshead speed is zero and record the load in both the Do
not change the range when the autographic recorder output is being ob-
tained. Do not change to a lower range before making sure that the load
falls within that range.
5.4 CHECKING rHE INSTRUMENTS
8. If a general idea is available about the mechanical proper-
ties of the specimen under test, compute the for the inter-
val of load for which the dial gage is read in the elastic range. 'Also
the load-strain curve in the elastic range can be computed. Check these
values against the test values as the test proceeds. If no idea of the
properties of the specimen is available, observe the functioning of the
mechanical dial gage and the autographic extensometer and check that
their readings are in broad "agreement. One inch on the strain axis of
the recorder is equal. to an elongation of 0.02 in. on the mechanical
dial gage. Correct any malfunct"ioning of the instruments in the elastic
range -qompare also, the strains computed from the methanical dial
-gage with the strains .recorded by the autographic recorder at least at'
points (i) At static yield load and (ii) At the commencement of the
second run on the recorder.
5 .5 RELIABILITY OF LOAD DIAL READINGS
9. While taking load readings, always read,the load This
will give more accurate values. Use the autographic curve bnly for a
check.
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5.6 SLIPPING OF THE SPECI:t1EN
10. If at any time during the elastic range, the specimen slips
.. unload and dismount the autographic extenso.meter and the
mechanical dial gage. Release the specimen and look for the causes
of slip: Mill scale in grips or specimen, inadequate tightening, etc.
and after setting right the' deflects., start allover again.
5.7 WINDING UP THE TEST
11. Switch off the machine unless another test is immediately
planned. Remove the grips, liners, grip spreaders and grip retainers
and place them in the'storage. Leave the working areas clean. Complete
the log book.
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6. M E, A 'S 11 REM E ;N" T .SON T, H E F RAe T U RED SPEC I MEN
6.1 POSITION OF FRACTURE
1. Observe the position of the fracture with respect to the
punch marks and record on the diagram on data sheet.
6 2 FINAL GAGE LENGTH
'2. Place the fractured pieces with the matching surfaces of
.
the fracture close 'together and the front face up. Measure, up to .0.01
in.,.using calipers the distance between the gage points and record
it as the final gage '
6.3 CROSS SECTIONAL DIMENSIONS OF THE FRACTURE
3. Measure the width at fracture on both pieces and the thick-
ness at three locations on each piece as indicated in Fig. 23. Measure
WI' t
1
, t
2
, t
3
on the upper fractured surface and w
2
' t
4
, t
s
and t
6
on the lower fractured surface
.Record the width and thickness as the average of the corresponding
measurements.
-6.4 STORAGE OF THE FRACTURED SPECIMEN
4. Identify and ,retain the fractured'pieces until the final
submission_ CDf the report on the' project. Cl.assify as scrap
later with the permission of the project director.
0'
7. D A 'T. A S ,R E, r; 't s AND COM ,p UTA T ION S
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A set of data sheets and a set of typical test results are in-
cluded at the end of this chapter.
A'summary of the quantities to be recorded from the test are
given below. The terms are define'd chapter on 'Nomenclature'.
A few of the terms are illustrated graphically in Fig. 23.
From the specimen:
1.
-2.
3.
4.
Thickne"ss and width at nine locations,
Original gage length g
o
Final gage length after fracture gf
Width at two locations and thickness at six locations on the
fractured areas.
From the load dial:
1; Upper yield load (maximum pointer)
2. Dynamic yield load (maximum pointer)
3. Static' yield load
4 ..Load corresponding to an elongation of 0.005 in.
on the mechanical dial gage up to, the end of the second run.
"s. Load at the commencement of the second run on the
recorder
6. Ultimate load (maximum pointer)
7. Fracture .load
. "
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From the mechanical dial gage
1. Readings to a fixed increment of load in the
e la'stic range.
2. Reading corresponding to static yield load
3. Reading corresponding" to the commencement of the second run
on the recorder.
Compute the following:
From the specimen:
1. Average thickness and width. Take their product as the average
original area A of the cross section.
, 0
2. Elongation gf- g
- a
Percent Elongation = 100 x Elongation/g .
o
3. Reduced area A
f
= Average reduced thickness x average reduced
width. Reduction of area = A
o
- A
f
and Percent Reudction of are& =
100 x Reduction of area/A
o
From the Load Dial:
( .. Upper yield stress cr = Upper yield load/A
uy 0
2. Dynamic yield stress u
yd
= Dynamic yield load/A
o
3. Static yield stress cr Static yield load/A
ys 0
4. Ultimate strength cr = Ultimate load/A
u 0
5. Fracture stress a
f
Fracture load/A
" 0
From the load dial and the mechanical dial readings:
1. Construct a stress-strain curve in "the strain-hardening
range and using figure 2, .compute strain-hardening t and
. s
strain-hardening modulus Est by two approaches: E
st2
and E
st3
(b).
2. Strain corresponding to .static yield load and the- commence-
ment of the second run on the recorder
From the recorder sheet
1; limit cr = Load corresponding to = o.oool/A
P 0
See Fig. 1.
2.
est' E 1 (see Fig. 8), E 2' E 3()
st st st a
For computing E
st3
(a)'
modify est to a obtained by the intersection of the stress-strain
curve of the yield stress level in the plateau and the tangent to the
curve in the strain-hardening range. This tangent is drawn as the
average value in an increment of 0.002 in. lin. after the apparent onset
f
h d 8
o straln- ar enlng.
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TENSION TEST
Date:
Temperature:
,Tested by:
Machine used:
-----------------
Gages used:
Scales:
tic
Recorder)
Crosshead.Speed:
Project
Spec. No.
Shape
Location of Specimen
in croSS se'ction
Measurements
Measurements on Fracture Surface
%
%
%
,%.
ksi
ksi
ksi
ksi
. (Ki-ps)
E
stl
ksi
E
st2
ksi
E
st3 (a)
ksi
E' ksi
st2
E
s t3 (b)
ksi
RESULTS: (Attach load elongation curve
and supporting calculations)
Proportional' Limit
(68 = 0 0001)
Upper Yield Stress ksi
Dynamic Yield Stress k_s_i
(e = 0.005)
Static Yield'Stress
(e = 0.005)
Loads
Upper Yield Load
Dynamic Yield Load
(e = 0.005)
Static Yield Load
(e = 0.005)
Ultimate Load
Fracture Load
Dial:
. Ultimate Stress
Fract"llre Stress
Strain at Straln
Hardening: Auto:
Dial:
Percent El?ngation:
Percent Reduction
of Area
'Modulus:
.Auto:
in.
in.
in.
S9., in.
Width
(in.) .
t
3
t
6
= ---
x
Thickness
(in. )
(average) (average)'
Any YieJ-d Lines?
Indicate Fracture on Sketch.
Gage Length:
Gage Length.:
(Average Area) :
'W
I
= w
Z
' = ---
't
1
= t
z
= ---
t
4
= t
s
= _
Reduced Area:
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Specimen No.
S U P,P QRT CA L C:U L A T ION S
Original Area =
----
sq. in.
"LOAD (kips)
Limit = 0.0001)
Upper Yield

Static Yield
Ultimate
Original Length (Gage Length) =
-----
in.
STRESS (ksi)
STRAINS
Strain'at Strain Hardening
Percentage Elongation
ELONGATION (in. >. STRAIN
FINAL AREA
, (s9 . in.)
Percentage Reduction of "Area
-----
ORIGINAL AREA
(sq. in.)
RECUCTION BY
PERCENTAGE
__(100) __%
..
Load
kips'
Dial
Reading
,1> IAL GAGE DATA
Extension
x 10
4
Strain
x 10
5
...
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Specimen No.
Remarks
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TENSION TEST
Scales: 1 Small Div.:::: 5'00 Ibs., (Load Axis).
. (Automatic 1 Small Div.= 0.00025 in./in.(straip,axis)
Recorder) Long Arm, ,'.:,.. ',", '.'
Crosshead ,Speed: 0.025' ipm (and see no,tes)
Temp'erature:. Room, _
Test'e-d,by: S. Desai & S. Iyel1gar
Machine used,: Tinitis-Olsen 120 k
Gages used:
1 1/2"

2 in .
-.-
343
4.14.5W
Location of Specimen
'in 'cross section
3/8"
lOVf541nodified,b===8
Project
'Spec. No.
o :,,'-Shape'
Mounted Dial Gage, Autographic
Sunday, Aug.;25, 1968 Date:
Me a sureme'nts
%
%
ksi
ksi'
ksi
1.345
1.365'
45.90
32.50
33.55
57.0
35.80
62.9
(Kips)
,N,Q upper vie ld .
Loads
Upper Yield Load
nynamic Yield Load
(e = 0.005)
Static Yield Load
,(e ::: 0.005)
Ultimate Lqad
Frac tur,e Load
. RESULTS: (Attach load elongation curve
and supporting calculations)
.Ultimate Stress
'. Fracture Stress
Strain
Auto::
Limit _---5-3-.-5-0---k-s-i
(8::: O. 0(01)
0
\.,,.( \ -
t V'_" Upper. Id kst
Dynamic Yield Stress S_8_._9 k_s_i
( = 0.005)
Static Yield Stress
----------
(e =' a.OOS}
Width
(in.)
1.499
1.499
1.501
o 1.500
1.503
1 .. 503
1.503
1.502
1.,500
13.510 3.424
0.380
0.380'
0
0

380
0.381
0.380
, 0.381
0.380
T4ickness
(in. )
0.380 1.501
(average)
Any Yield Lines? 'No
Gage Length: 8.01 in.
Final Gage Length: 9.78 in.
(A,verage Area): 0.570 sq,. in.
Indicate Fracture on Sketch. .
Measurements 0n Fracture Surface
22.25
45'.2
%
%
t
3
0.292 Auto:
t
6
=
0.300
x O.279in.
.w = 1. 144 w ::: 1. 140
1 -- ,2-'
t
1
0.282 t
z
= 0.253
= 0.288 t
5
= 0.262
Reduced Area: 1.142in.
---------
0.319 ,sq. in. Di,al:
E
stl
' . ,210
ksi

601
ksi
0',
950
ksi E
st3(a)
E
589
ksi
st2
E
s t3 (b)
1,122 ksi
.,'
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Specimen No. 4.14. 5W
SUP p TIN G CALCULATIONS
Original Area =
Proportional Limit (be = 0.0001) .
Upper Yield
Dynamic Yield
Static Yield
. Ultimate,
'"
Fracture
0.57 sq. in.
'"
LOAD (kips)
30.5
. 33.55
32.50
45.90
35.80
STRESS (ksi)
53.5
58.9
57.0
80.6
62.9
.-
Original Length (Gage Length) = 8:01" in.
-----
STRAINS
Strain at Strain Hardening
Percentage Elongation
ELONGATION (in.)
. 53.8
9.78-8.01
STRAIN
0.01345
22 25.
AREA
(sg.in.)
'Percentage Reduction of Area 0.312"

" ,
'ORIGINAL AREA
(59. in.),
0.570
RECUCTIONBY
PERCENTAGE
0"258(100) =42.:..?-%
0.570
...
r "
. .
- .
Load
ki,ps
, 33'.55
..
33.55
"
,lh22
;\1'S[)
33.55
.
55
ii c;r;
33.55
:
33.55
DIAL GAGE DATA
-7.4' -
. 'No. 4.14.SW
- Renlarks
33
)'0
32.50-
34 2
.

.
34'.75
';

35.00
..

35.20
35;2,.5
35.70
35.,95
.
36.20 _.
36.35 .-
'Onset of- strain-
hardenine

. I
Load'
kips,
Dial
Read-ing
. ' .
-DIAL GAGE DATA
Extension
'x 10
4
-Strain
. 5
x 10
-75
No. 4.14.SW
Remarks
.. 55
2900 1692 '2115
; .
.
'.
'.
36.75 29SQ 1742 2t77
')
".'
.-
2240 2000 '1792

10C;O 1842 2102 S
.... . "
37 3 3100 1892 21nS
.-
Ie

31')0 1942
' 24,27 C)
.-
h:) '1200
.'
-,
42.50'
' ..
42 90
,.
sliP' (small)
.....
.. . i
'i-
-. ....

. J
'\
......----_
'-.
.-
Dial: 0.01365
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Auto: clivns = 0.01345
Auto: E
stl
- Relative values (29, 18000) and (74, 45000)
27 1
= 45 'x 0.00025 x 0.57 = 4 210 ksi
E 2. Load at + 0.003 = 34,'900 Ibs.
st st
Load at e + 0.010 = 37,300 Ibs.
st
2400 1 s :r: 2400
Est = 0.57 x 0.007 P ksi = 601 ksi
E
st3
(1). ReI. value (41, 31500) and (78, 36500)
E
- 5.0 1 950 k
st3(1) - x 0.57 = 81
Dial:
=
est
Loads
0.01365; est + 0.003 = 0.01665; + 0.010 = 0.02365
. st
50
.34.75 + 0.25 62.5 = 34.95; 37.3
E = 2-.35
st2 0.07 x 57
589 ksi
Est3 (2) Load at est + 0.005 = 35.70
35.70 - ,32.50
0.57 x 0.005
_ 0.64(1000) =
0.57
1122 ksi
NOTES: The specimen did not exhibit upper yield point. A small .slip occurred
a t a load of 42.90 k (after- the second run on paper). At the end of the second
run on paper, speed was increased to 0.050 ipm. After the ultimate load, (when
load began to drop), a load of 45.3 k, speed was further increased to ipm.
. .
'-7'8
8 . CON DEN SED SEQ U ENe E,
'A brief summary of the various steps involved is now given.
Since the test is best conducted by a group of two workers,
the subdivision of the work between the two, designated A
and B is also indicated
A
8.1 EQUIP:MENT REQUIRED
1. Collect the required equipment and the accessories
8 .2 PREPARING THE SPECI:MEN
2. Clean and grind the spec'imen. See Fig. 19
B
3.
4.
, 5.
Make scribe lines and punch marks.,
Measure thickness, width
and g
o
.
See Fig. 19
Record the measurements
'taken by A.
Look for yie Id 1ine.s and
record.
8.3 PREPARING THE :MACHINE
6.
7.
Clean the crosshead holes,
grips and' gripliners. Wax
the gripliners and the
grips. Install the grip
spreaders and the' grip
. retainers. See Fig. 20.
Install the specimen and
. the gripliners. Adjust
the total thickness of
gripliners, position of
specimen and craSs-
head to obtain conditions
,shown in Fig. 21. Aline
the
Check the working of the
machine. Bring the cross-
heads into a' convenient
working position.
Install the grips .
Manipulate the grip
crank to hold and release
the specimen while A-
adjusts to the' position
shown in Fig. 21., 'Check'
the
ment of the
Check position of
grips. Check'the clear-
ance for the instruments.
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A
8.
9
. Clear the weighing table.
Place the light box it
Keep .pulling
the grip crank
and hit lightly
with lead hammer to
lock the specimen. Zero
the desired load range.
Run the machine to
grip the specimen-I
Unload.
8.4 MOUNTING THE :MECHANICAL DIAL GAGE
10. T,ie._ the shock cords.
Equalize the'cord
tension and aline the
gage parallel to the
specimen
Hold'the mechanical
dial gage in position
on the front face of
the specimen.
11. Check that the conical
points engage the punch
marks satisfactorily.
Check the alinement of
the gage.
8.5 MOUNTING THE AUTOGRAPHIC EXTENSO}1ET-ER
12.
13.
14.
15.
Check that the knife edge
has long arm setting.
Plug in the extensometer.
Tie the shock cords. Ad-
just cord tension to secure
full bearing of the knife
.edge on the specimen.
Lift the knife edge off
the specimen and place
it back.
Switch on the power"
and staridby
Check the zero error
and the working of the
reset. Switch
off the standby switch.
Hold the extensometer
in position on the rear
face of the specimen.
Check that the
conical point engages
the" punch mark satis-
factorily. Check that
the knife edge bears
fully on the specimen
-Switch" on the standby
switch.
Zero the recording
rod and set to the desired
range. Set the magnifica-
tion knob to A.
16.
A
'Mount the timing' device.
Che,ck t,he p,en for- proper
flow.
B
Fix and zero the re-
corder sheet.
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17. Mount the pen assembly
and check the pen for
proper flow..
18. Check the position of the
lQad rod behirid
the load dial ..
8 .6 RUNNING THE MACHINE AND RECORDING
19. Read and record the initial
reading of the dial gage.
20. 'Run the machine ,at a
crosshead speed of
0.025 ipm.
21. List the values of loads
at which readings are to
be taken in the elastic
range.
22.
23.
Read and record the dial
gage reading against the
corresponding load when
B calls 'Read'
Read every slip and the
minimum reading after
every slip. Record
. loads read by B.
Call 'Read' as soon as
a value listed in step
21 is reached.
At every slip, ,read the
load from the maximum'
pointer and the minimum
load after slip.
24. 'Check approximate Iy the agreement be tween the mechanical. dial
g,age and tile autographic extensometer .
. 25.
26.
Record the upper yield load Rea"d the upper yie Id load I
from the maximum pointer.
Set back the maximum
pointer :to touch the
-load pointer.
Just before the s train is
about to reach 2 in. on
the axis of the
graph, stall the machine.
27.
28.
29. '
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
A
Record the dynamic yield
'load and the static yield
load. Read and record
the dial gage reading
corresponding to the static
yield load. Check that
the elongation on the dial
gage is about 0.04 in.
Call 'Read' everytime the
dial gage reaches a value
listed in step 28.
Read the dial gage at each
slip and read the minimum
value after"each slip.
l1ift the knife edge off the
specimen for a few seconds
to allow the drum to roll
back completely.
Read the dial gage
Call 'Read' everytime the
dial gage reaches a value
listed in step 28.
B
Read the dynamic yield
load from the maximum
pointer. Wait fo.r, f.ive
minutes after stalling
the machine and read
the yield load.
values differing
by 50 divisions on the
dial gage.
Read and record the
load against the
'responding listed value
when A calls 'Reaq.'
Read and record the
load at each slip and
the minimum load after
each slip. Also record
the dial gage readings
of A.
Stall the machine at
about 5 in. on the strain
axis. From the maximum
pointer, read and record
the corresponding load.
Lift the pen off the
r.ecorder shee t.
Push the pen ass'embly
out on the load record-
ing rod. Set the pen
back on paper.
Read and record the load.
Record the dial gage
readings of A. Run
the machine again at
a crosshead speed of
0.025 ipm.
Read and record the load
against the corresponding
listed 'value when A calls
'Re'ad'
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35.
A
Near the end of the second
run, take off the dial gage.
B
Switch off the standby
switch. Lift the pen
off the recorder sheet.
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36. Take off the autographic extensometer.
37. Read a,nd record the ultimate load.
3 ~ . Read and record the fracture load.
8. 7 MEASUREJ:1ENTS ON THE FRACTURED SPECIMEN'
39. Observe and sketch the
position of the frac-
ture on the data sheet.
40.
41.
8.8
Match the fractured sur-
faces closely and measure
,gf ~
Measure WI' w
z
' ,t
1
, t
2
,
t'3' t
4
, .t
s
and t
6
. See
Fig. '23.
COMPUTATIONS
Record gf
Record the values
measured by A
42.
43.
44.
45.
46.
47.
Compute average thickness, average width and A
o
Compute 0uy' yd' ,Oys' CY
u
and of
From mechanical dial gage readings, compute est' E
st2
and E
st3
(b)'
From autographic extensometer, camp' ute u E E
p' st' stl' st2
and E- 3 ( )
. st a
Compute A
f
and Percent Reduction of Area.
Compute Percent Elongation.
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Table 1: Proposed Program of Work Under Project 343
PLASTIC DESIGN
AND
PROPERTIES OF 65 ksi STEEL
Ph,ase
- 1. Mechanical Proper.ties
(Fritz, Lab)
2. Mechanical Properties
"(Produce rs)
3. Mill data
4J Stub Column Tests
5. Beam tests
6 B,e am Co luffin
7. Residual Stresses
P,urpose
Determine Est' est' as
well as IT , E, IT , v, %
y u
elongation, for variety
of shapes and plates.
Collect such prelimi-
nary information as is
available is producers'
research labs on
properties listed in
Phase 1.
Find statistical var-
iation in IT and such
y
other properties as are
in the mill
test sheet.
Check local buckling to
verify, theory (observe
proportional limit)
- observe average yield
stress.
Check local buckling
provision, check lateral
bracing spacing pro-
vision, check shear rule
Check Column provisions
6f theory
Needed for beam column
theory (check stub col-
umn test,. local and
lateral buckling in ASD)
Tests
Coupon type tests
Flange and web,
Shapes and Plates
thick and thin.
(Include a few
simulated mill
tests) V65 and
Exten 65. A few
compression tests.
None (Producers
supply typical
complete (J" -
curves)
None Producers
supply
Mill reports for
a "few thousand"
spec,imens
2 tests (one
heavy, one light)
3 .te sts "Be am"
s'hapes, moment
gradient and uni-
form moment.
1 test (Some
material, as one
of Phase 4 tests)
Several se ts
same as Phase 4
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2
TABLE 2: SUMMARY OF RELEVANT ASTM STANDARDS
Chemical Requirements (All Figures for Check Analysis)
Carbon Manganese Phosphous Sulfur Silicon Copper
Max % % Max % Max % Max %. Min./o
A36 0.30 0.05 0.063

A242 0.21
'Max 1.30 0.063
A,440 0.32 1.05-1.65 0.05 0.063 0.33 0.18
A_441 0.26 Max 1.40 0.05 0.063 0.33 0.18
A572
Grade 42 0.25 Max 1.40 0.05 0.06 0.35
Grade 45 0.26
" " "
" "
Grade 50 0.27
t1
" " " "
Grade 55 0.39
" "
It
" "
Grade 60 0.30
"
"
II
" "
Grade 65 0.30
" " " " "
* Only when specified by customer'
** 0.13' to 0.33 for shapes over 426 1b/ft and plates over 1 1/2 in. thick.
These are broad requirements only. A572 also details the alloying
combination as one of the following alternatives.
(1) Columbium: 0.004 to 0.06%
(2) Vanadium: 0.005 to 0.11%
(3) . Columbium (0.05% max) + Vanadium = 0.01, to 0.11%
(4) Nitrogen (with Vanadium) =0.015% max. Minimum ratio of
Vanadium to Nitrogen - 4:1
Tensile Requirements and Maximum Product Thickness
Minimum
cr , ksi
y
Minimum
CJ
u
' ksi
Mini.mum
Percent
Elongation
(8 in. gage)
Max. Thickness or Size
Plate &' Bars
A36' 36 58 20
. .
\ . .::--' .
A242,A440, 50 70 18 up to 3/4" Group 1 &. 2
A441 46 67 19
over 3/4" to 1/2" incl.
Group 3
42 63 16
over 1 1/2"to 4" incl.
Group 4 .& 5
A572
42 60 20 4 All sllapes
45 60 19
1 1/2
up to 426 Ib/ft.
50 65 18
1 1/2
incl.
55 70 17 1
60 -75 16
1
Group 1 & 2
65 80 15
1/2
Group 1
Material
A
B
Total
TABLE 3: PROGRAM OF TESTS
Hea.t Number
69347"k
12T3271
144T393
1558625
1458623
1548527
144T337
145V569*
141T414
-85
Number of Specimens
2-from web of 16W71
2-from flange of 16W71
2-from web of
2- from flange of' 16\f88
3-from 1/2" plate
4-from 3/8" plate
4-from 1/4" plate
2-from web and
2-from flange of lOi39
2-from web and
I-from flange of
2-from web and
2-from flange of 16W36
2-from web and
2-from flange of l4W30
2-from web of 16B26
2-from flange of 16B26
2-from web and
4-from flange of lOWS4
stub columns
2-from web' and
2-from flange of 12B19
2-from web and
flange of end of
beam previously
tested under moment
gradient. ,
- 2
* Shapes outside of Group 1, ASTM A6 .
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TABLE 4: TEST SPECIMENS
Material Test .No. .Section inxin. Shape Condition
of Specimen
A 1.1.1W O.527xl.591 web-16Vf88 Clean
"
1.1.2W O.550xl.592
f1 f1
"
4.13.1W O.509xl.596 web-16'tf71
"
-If
4.13.2W O.521xl.594
"
t1
"
1.1.3F O.819xl.593 flange-16Vf88 "
II'
1.1.4F O.820xl.591
" "
"
4.13.3F O.809xl.595 flange "
1f
4.13.-4F O. 817xl. 594
" "
B 1.7.IP O.524xl.503 plate Clean
ff
1.7.2P O.522xl.504 "
"
11-
1.7.3P O.-521xl.501
rt
"
"
1.9.1p o.404xl.493
11
"
"
1.9.2P o.403xl.-494 " "
"
1.9.3P O.402xl.493
11
"
"
1.9.4P O.402xl.503
11
"
tt
1.II.IP O.256xl.505
"
"
}1
1.11.2P O.256xl.499 "
"
II
1.11.3P O.255xl.50i
11
"
"
O.254xl.503
" "
B 1.2.IW o.340xl.501 web-lW39 Yield lines
II
-1.2.4W O.339xl.50l
"
Clean
"
1.3.IW O.338xl.500 web-12\f36
11,
11
1.3.2W O.338xl.501
It
"
"
1.4.1W O.307xl.502 web-16Vf36- "
"
1.4.3W O.323xl.504
It
"
"
1.S.1W o.274xl. 5 00 web-14\f30
"
"
1.S.2W O.273x1.S03
It
"
"
1.6.1W O.293xl.503 web-16B26
"
1J
1.6.2W O.284xl.498
"
11
"
4.14. ZW O.380xl.50l web-1Otf54
11
11
4.14.Sw O.380xl.50l
"
tt
tt
5'.15.1W O.257xl.510 web-12B19
tt
It
5'.15.2W O.259xl.S01
11
"
"
5.15_.5W O.262xl.504
tt
"
"
5.15.6W O. 265xl. 505
"
It
+: -.
B 1.2.2F O.516xl.SOO flange-l0vf39 Yield lines
"
1.2.3F O.513xl.503
"
Clean -
"
1.3.3F O.527xl.51l flange -12\f3 6 .
II
"
1.4.2F O.427xl.502 flange-16\f36 Yield lines
"
1.4.4F O.424xl.552
It
Clean
1.'
.1.5.3F O.39Oxl.500 f1ange-14\f30 Yield lines
"
1.5.4F O.383xl.503
"
Clean
"
1.6.3F O.359xl.500 flange-16B26 Yield lines
"
1.6.4F o.371xl .. 500
11
Clean
"
4.14.IF O.641xl.499 flange-lO\f54
"
"
4.14.3F
"
11
It
.4.14.4F o.6llx1 . 5 00
rr
"
"
4.14.6F O.637xl.503
11 It
"
5.15.3F
-.
o.368xl. 502 f1ange-12B19
"
"
5.15.4F O.367xl.495
11
"
11
5.15.7F O.37lxl.506
rr
"
"
5.'ls'.8F O.37Zxl.505
It
,n
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TABLE 5: OBSERVED STRESS (ALL VALUES IN ksi)
Test Proportional - Upper Dynamic Sta'tic
Mate-ria-.l- No--.-
Limi,t, Yield Yield Yield U1tima,te Frac-tu-r-e-,
CJ cr
O"yd
cr
ys
cr CY
f p uy u
A 1."1.lW 47 .,7 64.4 62.1 .60.7 86.8 67.4
It-
1.1.2W 57.1 63.9 61.3 87.4 79-.3
It
4.13.1W 30.8 66.0 64.8 62.6 88.0 67.2
II
4.13.2W' 48.2 64.6 64.3 61.0 85.6 65.7
"
1.1.3F 61.4 70.5 67.3 65.0

rr
1.1.4F 35.6 64.6 64.8 63.1
*
"
4.13.3F 46.4 64.2 62.2 89.6 68.:6
"
4.13.4F 53.8 69.2 65.9 63.7
1,
B 1.7.1P 63.5 65.7 63.6 62.8 87.0 67.9
"
1.7.2P 63.1 63.9 62.5 60.5 86.2 66.2
"
l.7.3P 38.4 66.4 63.0 60.9 87.0 62.6.
"
l.9'.lP 64.1 65.6 62.7 60.7 86.7 61.6
"
1.9.2P 65.6 66.5 62.8 60.2 85.0 66.8
II
1.9.3P 67.3 67.3 64.1 61.6 87.2 68.2
II
1.9.4P 58.0 67.5 63.9 62.1 86.3 67.0
.11
1.11.1P 67.5 69.3 66.9 63.9 86.4 69_.9
"
1.11.2P 66.6 71.3 66.6 62.7 - .5 . 71.3
It
1.11.3P 68.8 71.6 68.5 65.6 87.7 70.8
It
1.11.4P 72.0 72.0 68.2 63.6 82.0 70.2
B 1.2.1W 61.9 64.0 61.9 59.0 82.6 64.6
"
1.2.4W 53.0 63.7 60.4 83.6 6.6.7
"
1.3.1W 68.3 68.4 65.3 63.4 86.5 71.5
It
1.3.2W 67.9 67.9 65.7 63.6 86.4 70.6
"
1.4.1W 66.4 68.1 65.5 63.6 86.5 68.1
"
1.4.3W 62.4 65.0 65.2 62.5 84.7 71.2
",
1.5.1W 69.3 70.6 67.9 65.0 86.4 71.5
"
1.5.2W 55.2 66.4 65.7 60.3 83.3 68.4
"
1.6.1W 58.9 63.5 60.5 83.9 65.2
"
1.6.2W 47.1 63.1 63.1 60-.0 82.8 71.5
."
4 .14.2W 60.9 62.1 60.6 58.7 81.7 64.8-
"
4.14.5W 54.0 58.9 57.0 80.6 62.9
"
5.15.1W 67.0 69.4 68.5 65.2 87.8 70.4
"
5.15.2W 68.5 69.8, 68.5 64.4 87.8 72.1
"
5.15.SW 66.2 68.7 67.7 65.4 87.8 71.0
"
5.15.6W 62.7 68.2 66.7 64.4 86.7 70.7
B 1.2.2F 58.2 66.8 65.9 63.8 87".4 65.9
"
1.2.3F 52.5 65.9 64.2 89.3 71.5
"
1.3.3F 62.6 64.5 62.9 60.3 83.4 64.6
tr
1.4.2F 42.9 61.4 58.3 83.2
64.6 -
" 1.4.4F 53.1 60.4 58.8 80.4 61.1
"
1.5.3F 38.5 65.2 64.2 62.2 84.2 67.2
It
1;5.4F 58.0 64.9 64.8 63.2 85.4 67.7
rr
1.6.3F 66.1 66.8 65.7 62.8 86.5 70.4
"
1.6.4F 52.1 64.7 61.7 84.5 66.9
"
4.14.1F 62.5 66.0 62.8 61.1 "86.1 64.0
It
4.14.3F 55.8 59.8 60.0 58.1 84.5 63.1
"
4.14.4F 44.8 58.4 57.6 83.8 .61.6
"
4.14.6F 60.1 64.5 59.0 84.4 62.5
"
5.1S.3F -37.9 67.4 64.2 85.9 67 .. 6
"
5.1S.4F 50.1 68.3 69.9. "66 ..3
89.6 - 71.0
"
5.1S.7F 51.7 67.1
' 68.7
65.5 88.9 70.2
"
'S.lS.SF 51.7 67.0 67.4 64.5 87.1 69.2
-:kOver 92 ksi. Load corresponding to 0' exceeded capacity of the -machine.
.u
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TABLE 6: OBSERVED STRAINS AND DTBER MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
strain at Elonga- Reduc- Strain Hardening Modulus
strain tion tion of E in ksi
, Test hardening, (8 in.),
st
Area,
Matr. No. e , percent percent percent E
stl
E E
st3 (a)
'E
st3(b)
st
st2
A 1.1.1W o. " 19.8 57.2 700" 530
54,6
11
1.1.2W 2.51* 18.0 59.4 406
406 602
"
4.13.1W ".1.80* 21.2 61.4 600

574 730
"
4.13.2W 21.1 58.7
It
1.1.3F 2.32* 2,000 705
ie
852
8'9S'
"
1.1.4F 4,200
680 770
It
4.13.3F 1.20* 21.5 56.0 9,150 688'k 705 550
"
4.13.4F 1.
--
1,900 670
k
854 755
B 1. 7 .1P 1.75 20.6 54.5 540 576 513 507
"
1.7.2P 1.23 19.2 51.4 4,020 645 737 639
"
1.7.3P 1.12* 19.2 45.8 2,5'60 634
1
: 850. 850
It
1.9.IP 3.25 22.0 47.0 930 350 812 220
"
1.9.2P 2.29 20.0 36.4 830 775 598 500
"
1.9.3P 1.45 21.3 50.7 1,500 441 685 590
"
1.9.4P 1.21* 1,9.5 59.3 480 480 720
"
1.. II.IP 2.05 24.9 46.0 2,030 446 461 475
"
1. 11.2P 2.02 21.2 40.6 6,960 557 841 493
"
1.11.3P 2.05 21.7 47.2 6,274, 485 993 794
"
1.11.4P 2.-09 23.4 48.7 1,375 340 960 650
B 1.2.1W 1.95 21.6 44.2 5,320 642 591 630
."
1.2.4w 1.67* 21.2 61.6 393

655 900
1. 1.3.1W 1.85 '21.0 49.2 2,920 505 987 890
"
1.3.2W 2.06
23".3
44.2 3,300 559 920 822
II
1.4.1W 2.18 22.6 62.3 868 496 819 859
It'
1.4.3W 2.27 20.5 55.5 3,960 456 871 826
"
1.S".lW 2.55 21.5 58.3
It
1.5.2W 3.28 21.4 42.0 8,372 479 926
"
1.6.1W 1.91 21.2 53.2 411
"
1.6.2W 1.75 21.4 '39.5 1,750 497 895 769
"
4. i4. 2W 1. 23.1-
44.0 3,510
1031
965,
"
4.14.5W 1.36* 22.2 45.2 4,210
950 1122'
"
5.15.1W 2.52 20.7 696 619 538 569
"
5.15.2W 1.97 20.2 43.2 2,500 644 382 744
"
5.15.5W 2.12 19.0 47.0 1,425 499 979 402
"
5.15.6W 2.20 18.0 37.0 1,394 523 836 717
B 1.2.2F 1. 21.2 58.2 2,500 975 830
"
1.2.3F 1. 21.2 50.5 1,050 990 1,020
j
"
.1.3.3F _1. 77 36.1 58.6 1,883 550 664
"
1.4.2F 1.90 24.6 53.3 3,710 322 660 434
"
1.4.4F 2.62 23.1 55.0 6,840 380 1,160 402
"
1.5.3F 2.10 22.6 58.1 2,720
560 .
730 670
"
1.5.4F 1.90 22.5 '44.0 5,030 . 542 355 472
"
1.6.3F 1.99 18.8 55.1 9,825 542 805 941
"
1.6.4F 1. 70
18.1 .<
5705 7 ,960 _ 516 820 452
"
4.14,.lF 1. 22'.7 55.5 2,240
833 807
"
4.14.3F 1. 23.4 53.2 1,835
932 870
"
4.14.4F
1. 08';: 23.9 52.4 2,380 960 961
"
4.14.6F
1. 23.6 53.8 2,400
835 825
"
5.15.3F ' 2.00
' 21.0
52.6 1,660 490 903
It
5.15.4F 2.00 20.5 57.3 4,250 575 727 638
"
5.15.7F 2.13 18.0 53.0 1,24-5' 484 736 955
"
5.1S.8F 2.01 20.0 45.0 1,374 522 764 900
based ad'dial gagereadings
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TABLE. 7 : SUMMARY OF STRESS (All Values in ksi)'
Material Origin Value Proportional Upper Dynamic Static Ultimate Fracture
0-
of ,Limit Yield Yield Yield Strength Stress
cr cr
(Jyd
(j (J
crf
p uy ys u
A Web .. Average 45.9' 65.0 63.8 61.4 87.0 69.9
II
"
Median 47.9 64.6 64.1 61.1 87.1 67.3
"
Flange Average 49.3 68.1 ,65.5 63.5 89.6 68.6
n
"
Median 50.1 69.2 65.3 63.4 89.6 68.6
.. tr
All Average 47.6 66.5 64.7 62.4 87.5 69.6
"
II
Median 47.9 65.3 64.5 62.4 87.4 67.4
B Plate Average 63.2 67.9 64.8 62.2 86.3 68.0
" "
Median 65.6 .
67 __ 3
63.9 62.1 86.7 67.9
II
Web 'Average 61.9 66.8 64.8 62.1 84.9 68.8
" "
Median 62.5 68.0 65.4 62.9 85.5 70.5
tr
Flange Average 52.9 65.5 64.2 61.9 85.6 66.4
i, II
Median 52.5 66.0 64.7
'62.2' 85.4 66.9
"
All Average 58.7 66.8 64.,6 62.0 85.5 67.7
"
"
Median 61.4 66.8 64.7 62.3 86.2 67.8
A&B Plate Average 63.2 6 7 ~ 9 64.8 62.2 86.3 68.0
" "
Median" 65.6 67.3 63.9 62.1 86.7 67.9
II
Web Average 58.7 66.5 64.6 61.9 85.3 69.0
" "
Median 61.4 66.4 65.0 61.9 86.4 69.4
"
Flange Ave'rage 52.2 66.1 64.5 62.2 85.8 66.5
" "
Median 52.5 66.4 64.8 62.8 85.6 67.0
"
"All Average 57.0 66.7 64.6 62.1 85.7 67.9
" "
Median 58.5 66.5 64.,7 62.3 86.4 67.7
" "
Standard -9.9
2 0 6 2.6 2.3 2.2 3.4
Deviation
" "
Coefficient 17.3 3.9 .4.1 3".7 2.6 5.0
of Variation%
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TABLE' 8: SUMJY1ARY OF STRAIN AND OTHER MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
Mat"I
Origin Value Strain at Percent Percent E
stl
E E
E
st3
(b)
of Strain- Elonga- Reduc-
st2. s t3 (a)
Hardening tion tion
ksi ksi ksi ksi
est (%)
of Area
A Web Average ~ 4 1 7 5 20.0 59.2 569 593 503 626
" "
Median 1.80 20.4 59.0 600 590 530 602
"
Flange Average 1.45 21.5 56.0 4312 697 773 742
"
"
Median 1.20 2 1 ~ 5 56.0 3100 696 778 762
"
All Average 1.58 20.3 58.5 2708 653 657 692
" "
Median 1.20 21.1 58.7 1900 670 680 730
B Plate Average 1.86 21.2 48.0 2500 525 721 585
" "
Median 2.02 21.2 47.2 1500 530 737 590
"
Web Average 2.08 21.2 47.9 2901 543 813 759
"
" . ,
Median' 2.02 21.3 44.7 2710 522 883 795
"
' Flange Average 1.76 22;4 53.7 3465 538 815 745
"
,~
Median 1.90 22.5 53.8 2400 550 820 825
"
All Average 1.90 21.7 50.2 3024 537 789 . 706
" "
Median 1.96 21.3 51.0 2390 542 826 732
A.&B Plate Average 1.86 21.2 48.0 2500
,525,
721 585
" "
'Median 2.02 21.2 47.2 1500 530 737 590
II
Web Average 2.03 20.9 50.2 2490 552 758 735
\,
"
"
Median 1.97 21.2 48.1 1750 559 836 744
II
Flange . Average 1.70 22.4 53.8 3626 569 807 745
" "
Median 1.77 ' 22.0 54.4 2400 565 820 807
II
All Average, - 1.86 21.5 '51.0 2979 553 771 704
"
"
Median 1.91 21.2 52.6 2240 559 819 730
"
It
. Standard 0.52 2.7
6.8 . 2400 95 " ,186' 197
Deviation
" "
Coefficient 27.9 12.5 13.4 81 17 24 28
of Variation%
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TABLE 9 : AVERAGE VALUES OF GROUPS OF SPECIMENS
No. 'of
O"yd
0" er
Sst
E
St2
E
st3
.,(
ys u
G:roup .Specimens ksi ksi ksi .% ksi ksi
Plate Specimens 11 64.8 62.2 86.3 1.86 525 . 656
Web Specimens 20 64.6 61.9 85.3 2.02 530 663
Flange Specimens 21 64.5 62.2 85.8 1.70 569 776
Specimens with
yield lines 5 63.8 61.2 84.8 1.92 526 726
Specimens without
yield lines** 5 63.6 61.7" 84.6 1.89 518 723
Specimens with
thickness
from 0.201 to 0.300 in. 12 66.8 63.4 85.8 2.21 509 692
from' 0.301 to 0.400 in. 16 64.9 "62.4 85.3 1.93 536 797
from 0.401 to 0.500 in. 6 62.5 60.3 84.8 2.12" " 466 605
from 0.501 to 0.600 in. 10 63.9 61.8 86.8 1.60 591 704
from 0.601 to 0.700 in. 4 60.6 58.9 84.7 1.12 635 878
from 0 0 701 to 0.800 in.
from 0.801 to 0.900 in. 4 65.5 63.5 89.6 1.45 697 758
Specimens from shapes
of weight
from 11 to 20 1bs. 8 68.1 - 65.0 87.7 2.12 544 718
.from "21 to 30 Ibs. 8 64.9 62.0 '84.6 2.15 5.23 687
from 31 to 40_ lhs. 11 63.8 61.6 84.9. 1.95 512 803
from 41 to 50 Ibs. --
from 51 to 60 Ibs. 6 60.3 58.6 83.5 1.25 608 924
from 61 to 70 Ihs.
from 71 to 80 Ibs. 4 64.8 62.4 87.7 1.40 649 695
from 81 to 90 Ibs 0 4 64.5 62.5 87.1 1.71 . '655 660
AI.1 Specimens 52 64.6 62.1 8 ~ . 7 1.86' 553 737
* The value of,E
st3
is the average of E
st3
(a) and E
st3
(b).
:** The-se include only the s'pe,cimensfrom the same heat, shape and ,OrJ.g1n
as the corresponding specimens from the group with yield lines.
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TABLE 10: RATIO IT d/cr
. y ys
Strain rate ~ ' = 44 microin./in./sec. average of 17 observations
(crosshead speed = 0.025 in./min.)
. Material
A
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
B
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
."
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
Test No.
1.l-.lW
1.1. 2W
4.13.1W
4.13.2W
1.1.3F
1.1".4F
4.13.. 3F
4.13.4F
1.7.1P
1.7.2P
1.7.3P
1.9.IP
1.9.2P
1.9.3P
1.9.4P-
1.II.IP
1.11.2P
1.11.3P
1.11".4P
1.2.1W
1.2.4W
1.3.1W
1.-3.2W
1.4.1W
1.4.3W
1.5.1W
a d/cr
y -y8
1.023
1.042
1.035
1.054
1.035
1.027
1.032
1'.034
1.013
1.033
1.034
1.033
1.042
1.040
1-.028
1. 047
1,.062
1.029
1.072
1.049
1.028
I
1.030
1.033
1.030
1.043
1.045
Material
B
II
"
"
"
"
B
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
n
"
"
"
"
Test No.
1.5.2W,
1.6.1W
1.6.2W
4.14.2W
4.14.5W
5.15.1W
5.15.2W
5.15.SW
5.15.6W
1.2.2F
1.2.3F
1.3.3F
1.4.2F
1.4.4F
'1.5.3F
1.5.4F
1.6.3F
1.6.4F
4.14.l-F
4.14.3F
4.14.4F"
4 . 14.6F
5.15.3F
5,.15.4F
5.15.7F
S.t5.SF
Cr diG
y __ ys
1.090
1.050
1.051
1.032
1.032
1.051
1.064
1.038
1.036
1.033
1.026
1.043
1.053
1.027
1.032
1.025
1.046
1.048
1.027
.1.033
1.031
1.037
1.050
1.054
1.050
1.047
Average of all tests 1.040
TABLE 11: SIMULATED MILL TESTS AND MILL DATA'
8 in. gage specimen used throughout
SIMULATED MILL TESTS:
-93
Te,st' No'. Origin- Sh'ape IT , ksi
ym
ksi Per'cent
E'longa tion
A 4.13.'5F Flange 16Vf71 66.1 .91.0
"
4.13.6F
"
.n
69 .. 7 87.4
B 5.15.9F Flange 12B19 69.6 89.2
"
5.15.l0W Web
n
71.8 89.2
Average of the four tests 69.3 89.2
None of ~ h e ' specimens showed any yield lines.
MILL DATA:
20.6
22.9
20.7
18.6
20.7
Material Origin Shape cr , ksi
ym ~
Percent
Elongation
A web
16W88 .
71.1 91.4
"
16W71 73.0 95.6
Average for material A (2 specimens) 72.0 93.5
B 1/2" plate 66 .. 9 86,.9'
"
3/8" plate 65 .. 0 "90 . O'
"
1/4" plate .. 71.8 92.2
"
Web 12B19 71.8 94.8
" "
16B26 70.5 93.7 ,
" "
lCM39 71.5 '90.3
"
It
lOtf54 72.9 97 ~ . 5
Average for material B (7-specimens) 70.1 92.2
.Average for All (9 specimens) 70.5 92'.5'.-
4".:,
19.0
17.0
18.0
19.0
'21.0
19.0
17.0.
16.9
19 0 8
16.1
18.4
18.3
." .
,-
-94.
.... I .... .
.'
", ,
..
cr
ksi' .
. .
" ' ':. 0.0001 _
0.0025
E" in./in.
0.005
FIG. 1.
4
4 SKE'TCH DEFINING (J ,'0- ,cr f'J , cr d' and. cry. s
'. ,." p NY - y,
, .
..,
-95
."
Tangent Dro\\fn
.. by E'ye _
Estl
. I
0.003
-- 0.007

0.005
Modified
of Strain-Hardening
----------..-
FIG. 2 SKETCH DEFINING E
st1
' E
st2
and E
St3
- ('
; .
.'
.;
,
. '"
0'\'
0.021
, o.ors
EST
0.015 , 0.012
E , JfI./in.,_
,0.009
I"
, , ~ ~ Indicates pO'ints at which the machine
vias. stopped' for observations.
0.006
, ..
0.003
10
o
20
50
30
40
(J
ksi
, "4'
FIG. 3 SKETCH DEFINING Est1(b)
r I rl J-pw ! ilTT=IL I n=r I I lin ; ; n:T:, II TTl ' ; I"TTI:' i rn- I 11:rTl ; ; r:rr I , ITTl I ,!"TT! ; i=i=i=-+-+++=i=l--1-::1-=FfP=t-t-=P=1'-1--l--!"TT-l--1-1-o-
I j I, I ' I ' I I I I I. I II I I I' I' ,I ,I I I ' I I 1 ,I I ! ,'I I I I 1 Ii I: I' 1-+_+_+-':'01 1 I' { I 1 1 1 I 1 ,I 1 II! 1 I 1 I { I 1 1 I I 1 I 1 I I 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 I -f----+-----l--+--t------+----+--+----l-t..-i-+-+ I I I 1 1-+-
1111
I.}
'1'1 1 II I I.' If,' t, t I'I,! I t' I, I I I I I:' I' J I I I J I' I I I I I I ,I I 1 I I I 1 I '1'1 I I I I I I I 1 I I I 1 I I I I I I I I r I I t I I 1 I 1 I f
j,J IIlI
1 I I 1 I +.....-+-+--1-----+--+-1

I 1 1 J--t 1 IIi l I--+-+-+-I

,..
Ii

-
Load
in
Pounds

-I
10
,..
I
1#
J
II
4.rll\f

til
,
,
III
I, I I II! i 'I 1
f 1
FROM AUTOGRAPHIC RECORDER (TEST NO. 4.14.5W)
STRAIN (1 DIV. = 0.00025 IN. lIN.)
FIG. '4
t-

I
.......
("
~ I ..
. .. 100
-98
80
.-. (J
ksi.
60 ~
"
20
...
0.05 -0.10
E t in./in.
0.15
FIG. 5 TYPICAL COMPLETE STRESS-STRAIN CURVE FOR
A572 (GRADE ~ 5 ) STEEL (TEST NO. 1.6.2W)
..
.. .10,0
, ......
-99
-
..
.'\:
... ' ...
E
y
=O'"ys/E =0.0021 in.lin.
Est =0.0186 in./in.
All are Average
,..' 80
. ,CT,"
,,:ksi
60
40
20
o
o-uy =66.7 ksi .
I' O"Yd 1\5i .
.....
'T
OYs '= 62.11, si
- '
1.0 .
EI 'in./in.
1.5 2.0
. E
s
t2=553 Itsi
E
s
t3 =737ltsi
2.5 X10-
2
. .
F.IG. 6 IDEALlZED. STRESS-STRAXN CURVE FOR A572 (GRADE 65.)
. STEE.L (WITH STRAIN-HARDENING)
..
-100
E
s
t2 =5531,si
E
S
t3 =7-37 l-{si
A572(Graoe 65) SteeH52Tests) =0.0186
EsfHb) =705 Itsi
pO
l OYs ksi

A441(50 1,si)(7 Tests) . rrEst =0.0198
40-
CF
ksi
,20
CT
ys
=34.1 Itsi
. Est =572 Itsi
I
,-
I I
I _
."0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 x 10-
2
. E t
in./in.
FIG. 7 STRESS-STRAIN CURVES FOR A7 , A441,and A?72 (GRADE 65) STEELS
. .
Values 'for A7 steel-taken from un-published' results of "ten$ion tes'ts for Pro-
ject 20SB, 20SE and 2ioA at Fritz Lab. Values of E are read .as chords in
. '., . st
the linear portion of "the curve lie somewhere between E
st3
and E
stZ
'
'
-'JOO
'-,
I
,"
. .
A36
J>.

A441 ..
A572 (65) .

60
4H

20
t
f


,
; . . I ..
j I I
cr
ksi
o O.JO 0.20 0.30 ..
E t in./in.
FIG. 8" COMPLETE STRESS-STRAIN CURVES FOR A36, A441 and A572 (GRADE 65) STEELS
I.
t-"i
o
t--I
-102
20
FREQ'U-ENCY
. 10
"'0'
'. 60
. I Average:: 64.6 k$i
r 52 Speciroens
I
I Icryd I
65
o-yd ' ksi
Average =62.1 l'\si
52 Specimells
'20.
"FREQUENCY
. ,.% 10
o
60 65
. O"ys' ,ksi
70
75. .
'.
90
. I, Average:: 85.71tsi
,.1 49 Specimens
. I
I
C I
I
I

95 80
'.1 , I
o
20,
10
.30

0/0 -
. .
FIG. 9 HISTOGRAMS FOR a d' cr 'and a
. ' y ys u
-103 .
'.30
,Average =0.0186 in./in.
51 Specirnens
3.0
.2.0 .
'. t.o,
10
" 0 '--...L--'--
4.0 x10
2
20-
"" FREQUENCY
"0/0
Est t in./in.
. "30'
FREQUENCY
0/0 20
I
I'
. Aver,age =21.5 '-0/0
49 Specimefls .
10
o
- 20
I 1_1... _0
. 25 3-0 35
PERCENT ELONGATION
I _1_ I J
40'
. I Avar.oge =51.0%
; 49 Specimens
I
. . I-
I'
,-
.,.. -
-W-
4
t
O 45 50 55 .6--0
PERCEN-r" RE,DUCTION OF, Af:1EA

'10 .
35,
.0

.. %
"'.
FIG. 10 HISTOGRAMS FOR e . PERCENT ELONGATION
-, st.: .
AND PERCENT REDUCTION OF AREA
Average:: 553 ksi
49 Specirflens
1200 1000 800
, , :. E
s
t2 " It ,s i
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
400 600 '200 .
20
',.
'I - ....
UEN.C.Y
.' 0/", " 10
" 10 .
OJ
10.
20
, .
, F'REQUENCY
10
,,Average:: 7711\8)
':--4'9 "'Speci'rilons
, E
s
f3(O) , ksi
20
FREQUENCY
0/0 10
I'
I
I
I ,
I
I
I
I
I
Average :: 7041tsi
47 Specimet1S
o
.QJ
200 400 600 800 1000 1200
, , E
s
t3 (b) l\si
FIG. 11 ,HISTOGRAMS FOR E 2' E" '3(' )' 'and E 3(b)'
" , . st, st a ',st
...
;..105
40
. 0
-I" _,. -10
o 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8
SPECIMEN THICKNESS, in.
1.0
12 . HISTOGRAM FOR SPECIMEN THICKNESS
., ".65
.. k
':-.'>A_ 5,,'
60
CT
ys
. .....1__-.LI ..t-I_.__--JIl--__-L.I__--.lI.
o .0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0
THICt<NESS, in.
. \ .
- FIG. 13 VARIATION OF cr d and cr WITH THICKNESS
Y . ys
500
700
1.0
-, t
.0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 o
TI-tlCl<NESS, in.
14 VA.RIATION OF st E
St2
WITH.
.[
E'st, in.lin.
-106
30-

FREQUENCY
0/0 10- \ .
-. .. 'II -
I
".,'0
'20 40, 60 80
OF SHAPE, Ibs.
100
FIG.' 15 HISTOGRAM FOR WEIGHT OF SHAPE
65
60
o
I.-_--'--__-&.-.-_-L .-JL...-_'_.-.dl
20 40 60 80 100
.. OF SHAPE Jibs.
FIG. 16 . VARIATION 0
ys
WITH WEIGHT OF SHAPE
..
FIG. 17 VARIATION OF, e and E t2 WITH. WEIGHT OF SHAPE
st_ : s ..
600
. E
S
t2 I ItSi
- 500
' __.!_ J._,_---I .
0 20 40 60 80 100
OF SHAPE
0.02
Est, in.lin.
/'
22"
5"
1J
. 12"
5"
-1'07
FIG. 18 SHAPE OF THE SPECI1-'IEN
- .
'-108
. - -" ..
Ren10ve Tigrlt
Scals By Ligtlt'
GrincHng To Pro\,ide
Clean Sl1rface For
Seotingl(ni'feEclge
f
....
,
I
"

u
.1
--
;-

V-
11
I
.-.J1.o.o.--


t:::===t-=-
rJ
I
. J
I
-. ,..'
i-----
-
-
r-o--- 1----
-
.
.----...-11'-' Remove Tight "Mill' Scale
B'y Grindh1g (Not
Necessary J-f Faces Are
Milled)
Top
j, .
VlJith The Gage'
J - \ Of rv1ecl1. Dial Gage
Before Malting .This
Puncl1 -
Bottorn
-
-
. - - 1--'1:;7-'1
-
--)
-
-
-
......
-
-_If
----1-0--1---
, I "
=;== -. .PuncI1 Marl,s
-
-
.CO
'. .
. Front Face (For the
Mecl10niccil Dial
Rear Face (F'o"r the
Autograpliic .ExferlSOfTloter)
..
E:IG.. 19 SCRIBE AND PUNCH MARKS ON
FACES OF THE SPECIMEN
:' .1 .
..
.
Grip Spreader \.
.. f Grip Retainer ..

Unpper'Crosshead
-109
BOlts.-/
Grips Not
LO\!\Jer Crossllead
. Grip
. Grip ,Spreader.
M
FIG. 20 FRONT VIEW OF SECTION" THRU CROSSHEADS SHOWING THE
. ARRANGEMENT- .'OF GRIP SPREADERS AND GRIP RETAINERS
.
, Grip Liners
. '. Gripping :Urface
Adjust Ends of Specirnerl
:to Make the -Ft,11
Lengi'h of Gripping
Surface Effective
Gr-ips
Upper Crosshead


Lo\vGr Crosshead
,Grip" Liners
Grips
-110
. .
FIG. 21 SIDE VIEW OF SECTION THRU CROSSHEADS SHOWING THE CORRECT
.' _POSITION OF THE SPECI:MEN AND THE .GRIPS
,.
y--- - ... ~ . - .. ~ ~ .... ~ .. ~ - _ .. _.. ~ ~ ~ . __._.. _- --_._.. _-_... _-_._;----_ .. _ .. _ . _ . ~ ~ - - - - ~ . _ . _ . ~ - - - _ . - - - : " "
~ - :, . ~
~ ,
~ .
V
1
'I
;-,
y"-
~
r
I
'"
)
f
..
..
~
'}
:fIG'. 22 A SPECIMEN WITH BOTH EXTENSOMETERS MOUN.TED
-1-11
-112
.....,
t
4
,t
5
,te ore Measured
on the FractlJred
Surface.
. til t
2t
and fa are
Measured on file Upper.
. . Fractured Surface.
Botto.m
,
'T'tA
'. ,'," t4
FIG. 23 MEASUREMENTS ON THE FRACTURED SPECI:MEN
.. 113
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1966.
2. ASTM
1968 BOOK OF, ASTM STANDARDS PART 4, American Society for Testing
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3. Adams; r-
p
F.
PLASTIC DESIGN IN HIGH STRENGTH STEEL, Fritz Engineering Labora-
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4. Adams, P. F., Lay, M. G. and Galambos, T. V.
EXPERIMENTS ON HIGH STRENGTH STEEL MEMBERS, Fritz Engineering
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PLASTIC DESIGN OF MULTI-STORY FRAMES, LECTURE NOTES, Fritz
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EXPERIMENTS ON BEAMS: A572 GRADE 65, Fritz Labora-
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STUB COLU:MN"S AND LOCAL BUCKLING, Fritz Engineering Laboratory
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COLUMl\f RESEARCH COUNCIL: GUIDE TO DESIGN CRITERIA FOR METAL
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2nd Ed., 1966.
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1968 BOOK OF STANDARDS PART 31, American Society for Testing
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V I T A
The author was born as the eldest child of' Kalyanji and Kamalaben
Desai on July 6, 1929.
After secondary education at Bombay, India, he studied at the
Elphinstone Bombay and later at the College of Engineering,
Poona. He_.received the degree of Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) in
1951.
After working from 1951 to 1958 with a firm of consulting engineering
in Bombay, he was engaged in private as a consulting engineers
until coming to Lehigh in June 1967.