ASTM International - ASTM E646-07
Standard Test Method for Tensile Strain-Hardening Exponents (n -Values) of Metallic Sheet Materials
| Organization: | ASTM International |
| Publication Date: | 1 December 2007 |
| Status: | inactive |
| Page Count: | 9 |
| ICS Code (Flat steel products and semi-products): | 77.140.50 |
significance And Use:
This test method is useful for estimating the strain at the onset of necking in a uniaxial tension test (1). Practically, it provides an empirical parameter for appraising the relative stretch... View More
scope:
1.1 This test method covers the determination of a strain-hardening exponent by tension testing of metallic sheet materials for which plastic-flow behavior obeys the power curve given in the Introduction.
Note 1-A single power curve may not fit the entire stress-strain curve between yield and necking. If such is the case, more than one value of the strain-hardening exponent can be obtained (2).
1.2 This test method is for metallic sheet materials with thicknesses of at least 0.005 in. (0.13 mm) but not greater than 0.25 in. (6.4 mm).
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard. The SI equivalents shown may be approximate.
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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