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Accurate characterization of the fracture limit in plane strain tension of automotive sheet metals is critical for the design and crash performance of structural components. Plane strain bending using the VDA 238–100 V-bend test has potential for proportional fracture characterization by avoiding a tensile instability. The VDA 238–100 V-bend test was evaluated using DIC strain measurement to characterize the plane strain fracture limit under proportional plane stress loading and to evaluate the effect of the VDA pre-straining methodology for ductile alloys upon the material response. The load-based failure criterion of the V-bend test was evaluated with DIC to monitor the development of surface cracking. The influence of the non-linear strain path imposed by the pre-straining procedure for ductile materials was then evaluated for three automotive alloys: an advanced high strength dual phase steel, DP1180, a rare-earth magnesium, ZEK100, and an AA5182 aluminum. A fracture criterion based on the load threshold was reasonable for the three alloys considered. Pre-straining in uniaxial tension prior to plane strain bending affected each alloy differently. The DP1180 was not affected by the non-linear strain path whereas the cumulative equivalent strain for the AA5182 and ZEK100 increased by strains of 0.07 and 0.05 strain, respectively. The non-linear strain path within the VDA pre-straining methodology creates ambiguity in comparing the fracture limits of different materials. The plane strain fracture limit for proportional loading can be readily obtained in the V-bend test with DIC strain measurement.
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The authors would like to thank the members of the Nonlinear Strain Path Project Team of the A/SP and Kenneth Cheong of the University of Waterloo, for valuable discussions on failure characterization in the Tight Radius Bend Test.
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Financial support for this study was provided in part by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada and the Auto/Steel Partnership (A/SP) who provided the DP1180 steel.
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Noder, J., Abedini, A. & Butcher, C. Evaluation of the VDA 238–100 Tight Radius Bend Test for Plane Strain Fracture Characterization of Automotive Sheet Metals. Exp Mech 60, 787–800 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11340-020-00597-2
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