About this Abstract | 
  
   
    | Meeting | 
    2020 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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    | Symposium 
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    Mechanical Response of Materials Investigated through Novel In-situ Experiments and Modeling
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    | Presentation Title | 
    Effect of Loading Rate on Fracture Behavior of Magnesium Alloys | 
  
   
    | Author(s) | 
    Arjun  Sreedhar S, Suraj  Ravindran, Zev  Lovinger, G  Ravichandran, Narasimhan  Ramarathinam | 
  
   
    | On-Site Speaker (Planned) | 
    Arjun  Sreedhar S | 
  
   
    | Abstract Scope | 
    
The static and dynamic fracture behavior of Mg AZ31 alloy are investigated using three-point bend specimens tested by loading with servo-hydraulic UTM and Hopkinson pressure bar, respectively. Displacement and strain fields are obtained in-situ using high-speed imaging and DIC technique. The strains along a cross-section away from crack plane are analysed to obtain the moment about the plastic hinge point. The energy release rate (J) history is determined using the moment-rotation data at the crack plane. SEM fractograph show transition from brittle (cleavage-like) features under static loading to ductile (fibrous) at high loading rate. Also, the dynamic fracture toughness increases with loading rate. The above behavior is attributed to inertia-driven loss of crack tip constraint with increase in loading rate which suppresses twin induced cracking and promotes void growth and coalescence. This corroborates with quasi-static experiments on effect of notch acuity on failure mechanisms and toughness of Mg alloys. | 
  
   
    | Proceedings Inclusion? | 
    Planned: Supplemental Proceedings volume |