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{{short description|Testing a material's tensile strength along two perpendicular axes}} |
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'''Biaxial tensile testing''' is a versatile technique to address the mechanical [[Characterization_(materials_science)|characterization]] of planar [[Material|materials]]. Typical materials tested in biaxial configuration include |
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[[Sheet_metal|metal sheets]],<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Xiao |first1=R. |title=A Review of Cruciform Biaxial Tensile Testing of Sheet Metals |journal=Experimental Techniques |date=October 2019 |volume=43 |issue=5 |pages=501–520 |doi=10.1007/s40799-018-00297-6}}</ref> |
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[[Silicone_rubber|silicone elastomers]],<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Putra |first1=Ketut B. |last2=Tian |first2=Xiaoqing |last3=Plott |first3=Jeffrey |last4=Shih |first4=Albert |title=Biaxial test and hyperelastic material models of silicone elastomer fabricated by extrusion-based additive manufacturing for wearable biomedical devices |journal=Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials |date=July 2020 |volume=107 |pages=103733 |doi=10.1016/j.jmbbm.2020.103733}}</ref> |
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[[Composite_material|composites]],<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Van Hemelrijck |first1=D |last2=Makris |first2=A |last3=Ramault |first3=C |last4=Lamkanfi |first4=E |last5=Van Paepegem |first5=W |last6=Lecompte |first6=D |title=Biaxial testing of fibre-reinforced composite laminates |journal=Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications |date=2008-10-01 |volume=222 |issue=4 |pages=231–239 |doi=10.1243/14644207JMDA199}}</ref> |
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[[Thin_film|thin films]],<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Alaca |first1=B. Erdem |last2=Selby |first2=John C. |last3=Saif |first3=M. T. A. |last4=Sehitoglu |first4=Huseyin |title=Biaxial testing of nanoscale films on compliant substrates: Fatigue and fracture |journal=Review of Scientific Instruments |date=August 2002 |volume=73 |issue=8 |pages=2963–2970 |doi=10.1063/1.1488685}}</ref> |
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[[textiles]] <ref name=":1">{{cite journal |last1=Beccarelli |first1=Paolo |title=Biaxial Testing for Fabrics and Foils |date=2015 |doi=10.1007/978-3-319-02228-4}}</ref> |
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and biological [[Soft_tissue|soft tissues]].<ref name=":0">{{cite journal |last1=Holzapfel |first1=Gerhard A. |last2=Ogden |first2=Ray W. |title=On planar biaxial tests for anisotropic nonlinearly elastic solids. A continuum mechanical framework |journal=Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids |date=July 2009 |volume=14 |issue=5 |pages=474–489 |doi=10.1177/1081286507084411}}</ref> |
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In [[materials science]] and [[solid mechanics]], '''biaxial tensile testing''' is a versatile technique to address the mechanical [[Characterization (materials science)|characterization]] of planar [[material]]s. It is a generalized form of [[tensile testing]] in which the material sample is simultaneously [[Stress (mechanics)|stress]]ed along two perpendicular axes. Typical materials tested in biaxial configuration include |
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[[File:Biaxial tensile machine.jpg|thumb|upright=1.7|An example of a biaxial tensile machine.]] |
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[[Sheet metal|metal sheets]],<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Xiao |first1=R. |title=A Review of Cruciform Biaxial Tensile Testing of Sheet Metals |journal=Experimental Techniques |date=October 2019 |volume=43 |issue=5 |pages=501–520 |doi=10.1007/s40799-018-00297-6|s2cid=139422228 }}</ref> |
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[[Silicone rubber|silicone elastomers]],<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Putra |first1=Ketut B. |last2=Tian |first2=Xiaoqing |last3=Plott |first3=Jeffrey |last4=Shih |first4=Albert |title=Biaxial test and hyperelastic material models of silicone elastomer fabricated by extrusion-based additive manufacturing for wearable biomedical devices |journal=Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials |date=July 2020 |volume=107 |pages=103733 |doi=10.1016/j.jmbbm.2020.103733|pmid=32364946 |s2cid=216247078 }}</ref> |
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[[Composite material|composites]],<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Van Hemelrijck |first1=D |last2=Makris |first2=A |last3=Ramault |first3=C |last4=Lamkanfi |first4=E |last5=Van Paepegem |first5=W |last6=Lecompte |first6=D |title=Biaxial testing of fibre-reinforced composite laminates |journal=Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications |date=2008-10-01 |volume=222 |issue=4 |pages=231–239 |doi=10.1243/14644207JMDA199|s2cid=137125772 }}</ref> |
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[[thin film]]s,<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Alaca |first1=B. Erdem |last2=Selby |first2=John C. |last3=Saif |first3=M. T. A. |last4=Sehitoglu |first4=Huseyin |title=Biaxial testing of nanoscale films on compliant substrates: Fatigue and fracture |journal=Review of Scientific Instruments |date=August 2002 |volume=73 |issue=8 |pages=2963–2970 |doi=10.1063/1.1488685|bibcode=2002RScI...73.2963A |doi-access=free }}</ref> |
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[[textiles]]<ref name=":1">{{cite book |last1=Beccarelli |first1=Paolo |title=Biaxial Testing for Fabrics and Foils |series=SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology |date=2015 |doi=10.1007/978-3-319-02228-4|isbn=978-3-319-02227-7 }}</ref> |
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and biological [[soft tissue]]s.<ref name=":0">{{cite journal |last1=Holzapfel |first1=Gerhard A. |last2=Ogden |first2=Ray W. |title=On planar biaxial tests for anisotropic nonlinearly elastic solids. A continuum mechanical framework |journal=Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids |date=July 2009 |volume=14 |issue=5 |pages=474–489 |doi=10.1177/1081286507084411|s2cid=122691243 }}</ref> |
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[[File:Biaxial tensile machine.jpg|300px|thumb|upright=1.7|An example of a biaxial tensile machine.]] |
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== Purposes of biaxial tensile testing == |
== Purposes of biaxial tensile testing == |
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A biaxial tensile test generally allows the assessment of the [[ |
A biaxial tensile test generally allows the assessment of the [[List of materials properties#mechanical properties|mechanical properties]] |
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<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Uhlemann |first1=Jörg |last2=Stranghöner |first2=Natalie |title=Refined Biaxial Test Procedures for the Determination of Design Elastic Constants of Architectural Fabrics |journal=Procedia Engineering |date=2016 |volume=155 |pages=211–219 |doi=10.1016/j.proeng.2016.08.022}}</ref> |
<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Uhlemann |first1=Jörg |last2=Stranghöner |first2=Natalie |title=Refined Biaxial Test Procedures for the Determination of Design Elastic Constants of Architectural Fabrics |journal=Procedia Engineering |date=2016 |volume=155 |pages=211–219 |doi=10.1016/j.proeng.2016.08.022|doi-access=free }}</ref> |
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and a complete characterization for uncompressible [[ |
and a complete characterization for uncompressible [[Isotropic solid|isotropic materials]], which can be obtained through a fewer number of specimens with respect to uniaxial [[Tensile testing|tensile tests]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Redaelli |first1=A. |title=Biomeccanica: analisi multiscala di tessuti biologici |date=2007 |publisher=Pàtron |location=Bologna |isbn=978-8855531764}}</ref> |
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Biaxial tensile testing is particularly suitable for understanding the mechanical properties of [[biomaterial]]s, due to their directionally oriented [[microstructure]]s.<ref name=":0" /> |
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<ref>{{cite book |last1=Redaelli |first1=A. |title=Biomeccanica : analisi multiscala di tessuti biologici |date=2007 |publisher=Pàtron |location=Bologna |isbn=885553176X}}</ref> |
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If the testing aims at the material characterization of the post [[Elasticity (physics)|elastic]] behaviour, the uniaxial results become inadequate, and a biaxial test is required in order to examine the [[Plasticity (physics)|plastic]] behaviour.<ref name=":1" /> |
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Biaxial tensile testing is particularly suitable for understanding the mechanical properties of [[Biomaterial|biomaterials]], due to their directionally oriented [[Microstructure|microstructures]].<ref name=":0" /> |
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In addition to this, using uniaxial test results to predict rupture under biaxial [[Stress (mechanics)|stress]] states seems to be inadequate.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Soden |first1=P.D. |last2=Hinton |first2=M.J. |last3=Kaddour |first3=A.S. |title=Biaxial test results for strength and deformation of a range of E-glass and carbon fibre reinforced composite laminates: failure exercise benchmark data |journal=Composites Science and Technology |date=September 2002 |volume=62 |issue=12–13 |pages=1489–1514 |doi=10.1016/S0266-3538(02)00093-3}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Welsh |first1=J.S. |last2=Adams |first2=D.F. |title=Development of an electromechanical triaxial test facility for composite materials |journal=Experimental Mechanics |date=September 2000 |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=312–320 |doi=10.1007/BF02327505|s2cid=137693661 }}</ref> |
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If the testing aims at the material characterization of the post [[Elasticity_(physics)|elastic]] behaviour, the uniaxial results become inadequate, and a biaxial test is required in order to examine the [[Plasticity_(physics)|plastic]] behaviour. |
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In addition to this, using uniaxial test results to predict rupture under biaxial [[Stress_(mechanics)|stress]] states seems to be inadequate. |
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<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Soden |first1=P.D. |last2=Hinton |first2=M.J. |last3=Kaddour |first3=A.S. |title=Biaxial test results for strength and deformation of a range of E-glass and carbon fibre reinforced composite laminates: failure exercise benchmark data |journal=Composites Science and Technology |date=September 2002 |volume=62 |issue=12-13 |pages=1489–1514 |doi=10.1016/S0266-3538(02)00093-3}}</ref> |
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<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Welsh |first1=J.S. |last2=Adams |first2=D.F. |title=Development of an electromechanical triaxial test facility for composite materials |journal=Experimental Mechanics |date=September 2000 |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=312–320 |doi=10.1007/BF02327505}}</ref> |
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Even if a biaxial tensile test is performed in a planar configuration, it may be equivalent to the stress state applied on three-dimensional geometries, such as [[Cylinder|cylinders]] with an inner [[Pressure|pressure]] and an axial stretching. |
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<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Hartmann |first1=Stefan |last2=Gilbert |first2=Rose Rogin |last3=Sguazzo |first3=Carmen |title=Basic studies in biaxial tensile tests: Biaxial tensile experiments |journal=GAMM-Mitteilungen |date=April 2018 |volume=41 |issue=1 |pages=e201800004 |doi=10.1002/gamm.201800004}}</ref> |
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The relationship between the inner pressure and the [[Cylinder_stress|circumferential stress]] is given by the Mariotte formula: |
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\sigma_c = \frac{PD}{2t} |
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Even if a biaxial tensile test is performed in a planar configuration, it may be equivalent to the stress state applied on three-dimensional geometries, such as [[cylinder]]s with an inner [[pressure]] and an axial stretching.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Hartmann |first1=Stefan |last2=Gilbert |first2=Rose Rogin |last3=Sguazzo |first3=Carmen |title=Basic studies in biaxial tensile tests: Biaxial tensile experiments |journal=GAMM-Mitteilungen |date=April 2018 |volume=41 |issue=1 |pages=e201800004 |doi=10.1002/gamm.201800004|s2cid=125599187 }}</ref> |
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The relationship between the inner pressure and the [[Cylinder stress|circumferential stress]] is given by the Mariotte formula: |
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<math display="block">\sigma_c = \frac{PD}{2t}</math> |
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where <math>\sigma_c</math> is the circumferential stress, ''P'' the inner pressure, ''D'' the inner diameter and ''t'' the wall thickness of the tube. |
where <math>\sigma_c</math> is the circumferential stress, ''P'' the inner pressure, ''D'' the inner diameter and ''t'' the wall thickness of the tube. |
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== Equipment == |
== Equipment == |
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Typically, a biaxial tensile machine is equipped with motor stages, two [[ |
Typically, a biaxial tensile machine is equipped with motor stages, two [[load cell]]s and a gripping system. |
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=== Motor stages === |
=== Motor stages === |
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Through the movement of the motor stages a certain [[ |
Through the movement of the motor stages a certain [[Displacement (geometry)|displacement]] is applied on the material sample. If the motor stage is one, the displacement is the same in the two direction and only the equi-biaxial state is allowed. On the other hand, by using four independent motor stages, any [[Mechanical load|load]] condition is allowed; this feature makes the biaxial tensile test superior to other tests that may apply a biaxial tensile state, such as the hydraulic bulge, semispherical bulge, stack [[Compression (physics)|compression]] or flat punch. |
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<ref name=":4">{{cite journal |last1=Seymen |first1=Y. |last2=Güler |first2=B. |last3=Efe |first3=M. |title=Large Strain and Small-Scale Biaxial Testing of Sheet Metals |journal=Experimental Mechanics |date=November 2016 |volume=56 |issue=9 |pages=1519–1530 |doi=10.1007/s11340-016-0185-7}}</ref> |
<ref name=":4">{{cite journal |last1=Seymen |first1=Y. |last2=Güler |first2=B. |last3=Efe |first3=M. |title=Large Strain and Small-Scale Biaxial Testing of Sheet Metals |journal=Experimental Mechanics |date=November 2016 |volume=56 |issue=9 |pages=1519–1530 |doi=10.1007/s11340-016-0185-7|hdl=11511/25747 |s2cid=138867754 |hdl-access=free }}</ref> |
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Using four independent motor stages allows to keep the sample centred during the whole duration of the test; this feature is particularly useful to couple an image analysis during the mechanical |
Using four independent motor stages allows to keep the sample centred during the whole duration of the test; this feature is particularly useful to couple an image analysis during the mechanical test. The most common way to obtain the [[Displacement field (mechanics)|fields of displacements]] and [[Deformation (physics)|strains]] is the [[Digital image correlation and tracking|Digital Image Correlation]] (DIC),<ref name=":4" /> which is a contactless technique and so very useful since it doesn't affect the mechanical results.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=McCormick |first1=Nick |last2=Lord |first2=Jerry |title=Digital Image Correlation |journal=Materials Today |date=December 2010 |volume=13 |issue=12 |pages=52–54 |doi=10.1016/S1369-7021(10)70235-2|doi-access=free }}</ref> |
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<ref>{{cite journal |last1=McCormick |first1=Nick |last2=Lord |first2=Jerry |title=Digital Image Correlation |journal=Materials Today |date=December 2010 |volume=13 |issue=12 |pages=52–54 |doi=10.1016/S1369-7021(10)70235-2}}</ref> |
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=== Load cells === |
=== Load cells === |
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Two load cells are placed along the two [[Orthogonality|orthogonal]] load directions to measure the [[ |
Two load cells are placed along the two [[Orthogonality|orthogonal]] load directions to measure the [[Normal force|normal reaction forces]] explicated by the specimen. The dimensions of the sample have to be in accordance with the resolution and the [[full scale]] of the load cells. |
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A biaxial tensile test can be performed either in a load-controlled condition, or a displacement-controlled condition, in accordance with the settings of the biaxial tensile machine. In the former configuration a constant loading rate is applied and the displacements are measured, whereas in the latter configuration a constant displacement rate is applied and the forces are measured. |
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<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Guo |first1=Hui |last2=Chen |first2=Yu |last3=Tao |first3=Junlin |last4=Jia |first4=Bin |last5=Li |first5=Dan |last6=Zhai |first6=Yue |title=A viscoelastic constitutive relation for the rate-dependent mechanical behavior of rubber-like elastomers based on thermodynamic theory |journal=Materials & Design |date=September 2019 |volume=178 |pages=107876 |doi=10.1016/j.matdes.2019.107876}}</ref> |
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Dealing with elastic materials the load history is not relevant, whereas in [[Viscoelasticity|viscoelastic]] materials it is not negligible. Furthermore, for this class of materials also the loading rate plays a role.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Guo |first1=Hui |last2=Chen |first2=Yu |last3=Tao |first3=Junlin |last4=Jia |first4=Bin |last5=Li |first5=Dan |last6=Zhai |first6=Yue |title=A viscoelastic constitutive relation for the rate-dependent mechanical behavior of rubber-like elastomers based on thermodynamic theory |journal=Materials & Design |date=September 2019 |volume=178 |pages=107876 |doi=10.1016/j.matdes.2019.107876|doi-access=free }}</ref> |
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=== Gripping system === |
=== Gripping system === |
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The gripping system transfers the load from the motor stages to the specimen. Although the use of biaxial tensile testing is growing more and more, there is still a lack of robust standardized protocols concerning the gripping system. Since it plays a fundamental role in the application and distribution of the load, the gripping system has to be carefully designed in order to satisfy the [[Saint-Venant |
The gripping system transfers the load from the motor stages to the specimen. Although the use of biaxial tensile testing is growing more and more, there is still a lack of robust standardized protocols concerning the gripping system. Since it plays a fundamental role in the application and distribution of the load, the gripping system has to be carefully designed in order to satisfy the [[Saint-Venant's principle|Saint-Venant principle]].<ref name=":3">{{cite journal |last1=Fehervary |first1=Heleen |last2=Vastmans |first2=Julie |last3=Vander Sloten |first3=Jos |last4=Famaey |first4=Nele |title=How important is sample alignment in planar biaxial testing of anisotropic soft biological tissues? A finite element study |journal=Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials |date=December 2018 |volume=88 |pages=201–216 |doi=10.1016/j.jmbbm.2018.06.024|pmid=30179794 |s2cid=52165671 |url=https://lirias.kuleuven.be/handle/123456789/630198 }}</ref> Some different gripping systems are reported below. |
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<ref name=":3">{{cite journal |last1=Fehervary |first1=Heleen |last2=Vastmans |first2=Julie |last3=Vander Sloten |first3=Jos |last4=Famaey |first4=Nele |title=How important is sample alignment in planar biaxial testing of anisotropic soft biological tissues? A finite element study |journal=Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials |date=December 2018 |volume=88 |pages=201–216 |doi=10.1016/j.jmbbm.2018.06.024}}</ref> |
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Some different gripping systems are reported below: |
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==== Clamps ==== |
==== Clamps ==== |
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The [[ |
The [[Clamp (tool)|clamps]] are the most common used gripping system for biaxial tensile test since they allow a quite uniformly distributed load at the junction with the sample.<ref name=":3" /> To increase the uniformity of stress in the region of the sample close to the clamps, some notches with circular tips are obtained from the arm of the sample.<ref name=":5">{{cite journal |last1=Fujikawa |first1=M. |last2=Maeda |first2=N. |last3=Yamabe |first3=J. |last4=Kodama |first4=Y. |last5=Koishi |first5=M. |title=Determining Stress–Strain in Rubber with In-Plane Biaxial Tensile Tester |journal=Experimental Mechanics |date=November 2014 |volume=54 |issue=9 |pages=1639–1649 |doi=10.1007/s11340-014-9942-7|s2cid=137074141 }}</ref> The main problem related with the clamps is the low [[friction]] at the interface with the sample; indeed, if the friction between the inner surface of the clamps and the sample is too low, there could be a relative motion between the two systems altering the results of the test. |
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==== Sutures ==== |
==== Sutures ==== |
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Small holes are performed on the surface on the sample to connect it to the motor stages through wire with a [[ |
Small holes are performed on the surface on the sample to connect it to the motor stages through wire with a [[stiffness]] much higher than the sample. Typically, sutures are used with square samples. In contrast to the clamps, sutures allow the rotation of the sample around the axis perpendicular to the plane; in this way they do not allow the transmission of [[shear stress]]es to the sample.<ref name=":3"/> |
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<ref name=":3">{{cite journal |last1=Fehervary |first1=Heleen |last2=Vastmans |first2=Julie |last3=Vander Sloten |first3=Jos |last4=Famaey |first4=Nele |title=How important is sample alignment in planar biaxial testing of anisotropic soft biological tissues? A finite element study |journal=Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials |date=December 2018 |volume=88 |pages=201–216 |doi=10.1016/j.jmbbm.2018.06.024}}</ref> |
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The load transmission is very local, thereby the load distribution is not uniform. A template is needed to apply the sutures in the same position in different samples, to have repeatability among different tests. |
The load transmission is very local, thereby the load distribution is not uniform. A template is needed to apply the sutures in the same position in different samples, to have repeatability among different tests. |
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==== Rakes ==== |
==== Rakes ==== |
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This system is similar to the suture gripping system, but stiffer. The rakes transfer a limited quantity of shear stress, so they are less useful than sutures if used in presence of large shear strains. Although the load is transmitted in a discontinuous way, the load distribution is more uniform if compared to the sutures. |
This system is similar to the suture gripping system, but stiffer. The rakes transfer a limited quantity of shear stress, so they are less useful than sutures if used in presence of large shear strains. Although the load is transmitted in a discontinuous way, the load distribution is more uniform if compared to the sutures.<ref name=":3"/> |
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<ref name=":3">{{cite journal |last1=Fehervary |first1=Heleen |last2=Vastmans |first2=Julie |last3=Vander Sloten |first3=Jos |last4=Famaey |first4=Nele |title=How important is sample alignment in planar biaxial testing of anisotropic soft biological tissues? A finite element study |journal=Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials |date=December 2018 |volume=88 |pages=201–216 |doi=10.1016/j.jmbbm.2018.06.024}}</ref> |
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== Specimen shape == |
== Specimen shape == |
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The success of a biaxial tensile test is strictly related to the shape of the specimen.<ref name=":2">{{cite journal |last1=Makris |first1=A. |last2=Vandenbergh |first2=T. |last3=Ramault |first3=C. |last4=Van Hemelrijck |first4=D. |last5=Lamkanfi |first5=E. |last6=Van Paepegem |first6=W. |title=Shape optimisation of a biaxially loaded cruciform specimen |journal=Polymer Testing |date=April 2010 |volume=29 |issue=2 |pages=216–223 |doi=10.1016/j.polymertesting.2009.11.004}}</ref> |
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The success of a biaxial tensile test is strictly related to the shape of the specimen. |
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The two most used geometries are the square and [[cruciform]] shapes. Dealing with fibrous materials or [[Fiber-reinforced composite|fibres reinforced composites]], the fibres should be aligned to the load directions for both classes of specimens, in order to minimize the shear stresses and to avoid the sample rotation.<ref name=":3" /> |
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<ref name=":2">{{cite journal |last1=Makris |first1=A. |last2=Vandenbergh |first2=T. |last3=Ramault |first3=C. |last4=Van Hemelrijck |first4=D. |last5=Lamkanfi |first5=E. |last6=Van Paepegem |first6=W. |title=Shape optimisation of a biaxially loaded cruciform specimen |journal=Polymer Testing |date=April 2010 |volume=29 |issue=2 |pages=216–223 |doi=10.1016/j.polymertesting.2009.11.004}}</ref> |
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The two most used geometries are the square and [[cruciform]] shapes. Dealing with fibrous materials or [[Fiber-reinforced_composite|fibres reinforced composites]], the fibres should be aligned to the load directions for both classes of specimens, in order to minimize the shear stresses and to avoid the sample rotation.<ref name=":3" /> |
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[[File:Cruciform.png|thumb|upright=1.8|Two different designs of cruciform specimens for biaxial tensile tests. These two shapes differ for the fillet radii, the length of the arms and the internal area subjected to a biaxial tensile state. As only the central area of the specimen is subjected to a biaxial tensile state, the analysis is restricted to only a small part of the whole specimen.]] |
[[File:Cruciform.png|thumb|upright=1.8|Two different designs of cruciform specimens for biaxial tensile tests. These two shapes differ for the fillet radii, the length of the arms and the internal area subjected to a biaxial tensile state. As only the central area of the specimen is subjected to a biaxial tensile state, the analysis is restricted to only a small part of the whole specimen.]] |
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=== Square samples=== |
=== Square samples=== |
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Square or more generally rectangular specimens are easy to obtain, and their dimension and ratio depend on the material availability. Large specimens are needed to make negligible the effects of the gripping system in the core of the sample. However this solution is very material consuming so small specimen are required. Since the gripping system is very close to the core of the specimen the strain distribution is not homogeneous. |
Square or more generally rectangular specimens are easy to obtain, and their dimension and ratio depend on the material availability. Large specimens are needed to make negligible the effects of the gripping system in the core of the sample. However this solution is very material consuming so small specimen are required. Since the gripping system is very close to the core of the specimen the strain distribution is not homogeneous.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Thom |first1=Holger |title=A review of the biaxial strength of fibre-reinforced plastics |journal=Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing |date=August 1998 |volume=29 |issue=8 |pages=869–886 |doi=10.1016/S1359-835X(97)00090-0}}</ref> |
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<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Thom |first1=Holger |title=A review of the biaxial strength of fibre-reinforced plastics |journal=Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing |date=August 1998 |volume=29 |issue=8 |pages=869–886 |doi=10.1016/S1359-835X(97)00090-0}}</ref> |
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<ref>{{cite book |last1=Gdoutos |first1=Emmanuel |title=Recent advances in experimental mechanics: in honor of Isaac M. Daniel |date=2002 |publisher=Kluwer Academic Publishers |location=Dordrecht |isbn=1-4020-0683-7}}</ref> |
<ref>{{cite book |last1=Gdoutos |first1=Emmanuel |title=Recent advances in experimental mechanics: in honor of Isaac M. Daniel |date=2002 |publisher=Kluwer Academic Publishers |location=Dordrecht |isbn=1-4020-0683-7}}</ref> |
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=== Cruciform samples === |
=== Cruciform samples === |
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A proper cruciform sample should fulfil the following requirements:<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Tobajas |first1=Rafael |last2=Elduque |first2=Daniel |last3=Ibarz |first3=Elena |last4=Javierre |first4=Carlos |last5=Gracia |first5=Luis |title=A New Multiparameter Model for Multiaxial Fatigue Life Prediction of Rubber Materials |journal=Polymers |date=2020-05-23 |volume=12 |issue=5 |pages=1194 |doi=10.3390/polym12051194|pmid=32456238 |pmc=7285379 |doi-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Geiger |first1=M. |last2=Hußnätter |first2=W. |last3=Merklein |first3=M. |author3-link= Marion Merklein |title=Specimen for a novel concept of the biaxial tension test |journal=Journal of Materials Processing Technology |date=August 2005 |volume=167 |issue=2–3 |pages=177–183 |doi=10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2005.05.028}}</ref> |
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A proper cruciform sample should fulfil the following requirements: |
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<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Tobajas |first1=Rafael |last2=Elduque |first2=Daniel |last3=Ibarz |first3=Elena |last4=Javierre |first4=Carlos |last5=Gracia |first5=Luis |title=A New Multiparameter Model for Multiaxial Fatigue Life Prediction of Rubber Materials |journal=Polymers |date=2020-05-23 |volume=12 |issue=5 |pages=1194 |doi=10.3390/polym12051194}}</ref> |
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<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Geiger |first1=M. |last2=Hußnätter |first2=W. |last3=Merklein |first3=M. |title=Specimen for a novel concept of the biaxial tension test |journal=Journal of Materials Processing Technology |date=August 2005 |volume=167 |issue=2-3 |pages=177–183 |doi=10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2005.05.028}}</ref> |
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* maximization of the biaxially loaded area in the centre of the sample, where the strain field is uniform; |
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* minimization of the shear strain in the centre of the sample; |
* minimization of the shear strain in the centre of the sample; |
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* minimization of regions of stress concentration, even outside the area of interest; |
* minimization of regions of stress concentration, even outside the area of interest; |
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* failure in the biaxially loaded area; |
* failure in the biaxially loaded area; |
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* repeatable results. |
* repeatable results. |
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Is important to note that on this kind of sample, the stretch is larger in the outer region than in the centre, where the strain is uniform.<ref name=":5" /> |
Is important to note that on this kind of sample, the stretch is larger in the outer region than in the centre, where the strain is uniform.<ref name=":5" /> |
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== Method == |
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Uniaxial stress test is typically used to measure [[mechanical properties]] of [[material]]s, while many materials exhibit various behavior when different loading [[Stress (mechanics)|stress]] are exerted. Thus, biaxial tensile test become one of the prospective measurements. Small Punch Test (SPT) and Bulge Testing are two methods applying biaxial tensile state. |
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A biaxial tensile state can be derived starting from the most general constitutive law for isotropic materials in large strains regime: |
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=== Small Punch Test (SPT) === |
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The Small Punch Test (SPT) was first developed in the 1980s as minimal invasive [[In situ|in-situ]] technique to investigate the local degradation and [[embrittlement]] of nuclear material. The SPT is a kind of miniaturized test method that only small volume specimen is required.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Rasche |first1=Stefan |last2=Strobl |first2=Stefan |last3=Kuna |first3=Meinhard |last4=Bermejo |first4=Raul |last5=Lube |first5=Tanja |date=2014-01-01 |title=Determination of Strength and Fracture Toughness of Small Ceramic Discs Using the Small Punch Test and the Ball-on-three-balls Test |journal=Procedia Materials Science |series=20th European Conference on Fracture |language=en |volume=3 |pages=961–966 |doi=10.1016/j.mspro.2014.06.156 |issn=2211-8128|doi-access=free }}</ref> Using small volumes would not severely affect and damage an in-service component which make SPT a good method to determine the [[mechanical properties]] of unirradiated and irradiated materials or analyze small regions of structural components.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Pullin |first1=Rhys |last2=Jenkins |first2=Ifan |last3=Cernescu |first3=Anghel |last4=Edwards |first4=Allen |date=2020-07-30 |title=Equivalent biaxial strain evaluation in small punch testing using acoustic emission |journal=The Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design |volume=56 |issue=3 |pages=173–180 |doi=10.1177/0309324720944067 |s2cid=225390035 |issn=0309-3247|doi-access=free }}</ref> |
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\bold{S} = 2(W_1\bold{I}+W_2(I_1^C\bold{I}-\bold{C})+W_3I_3^C\bold{C}^{-1}) |
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In terms of the testing, the disc shaped specimen is clamped between two dies. The punch is then pushed with a constant displacement rate through the specimen. A flat punch or concave tip pushing a ball are typically used in the test.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Bruchhausen |first1=M. |last2=Holmström |first2=S. |last3=Simonovski |first3=I. |last4=Austin |first4=T. |last5=Lapetite |first5=J. -M. |last6=Ripplinger |first6=S. |last7=de Haan |first7=F. |date=2016-12-01 |title=Recent developments in small punch testing: Tensile properties and DBTT |journal=Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics |series=Small Scale Testing in Fracture Mechanics |language=en |volume=86 |pages=2–10 |doi=10.1016/j.tafmec.2016.09.012 |issn=0167-8442|doi-access=free }}</ref> After the testing, some characteristic parameters such as force-displacement curves are used to estimate [[Yield (engineering)|yield strength]], [[Ultimate tensile strength|ultimate tensile stress]]. Considering the curves with various temperatures from SPT tensile/fracture data, ductile to brittle transition temperature (DBTT) can be calculated.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Small Punch Test - Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, HZDR |url=https://www.hzdr.de/db/Cms?pOid=13993&pNid=2708 |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=www.hzdr.de |language=de}}</ref> One thing to be noticed is that the specimen used in SPT is suggested to be very flat to reduce the [[Stress (mechanics)|stress]] error caused by undefined contact situation. |
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where '''S''' is the [[Alternative_stress_measures#Second_Piola–Kirchhoff_stress|second Piola-Kirchhoff stress tensor]], '''I''' the [[Identity_matrix|identity matrix]], '''C''' the [[Finite_strain_theory#The_right_Cauchy–Green_deformation_tensor|right Cauchy-Green tensor]], and <math>W_1 = \frac{\partial W_0}{\partial I_1^C}</math>, <math>W_2 = \frac{\partial W_0}{\partial I_2^C}</math> and <math>W_3 = \frac{\partial W_0}{\partial I_3^C}</math> the [[Derivative|derivatives]] of the [[Strain_energy_density_function|strain energy function]] per unit of volume in the undeformed configuration <math>W_0</math> with respect to the three [[Invariant_(mathematics)|invariants]] of '''C'''. |
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=== Hydraulic Bulge Test (HBT) === |
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For an uncompressible material, the previous equation becomes: |
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Hydraulic Bulge Test (HBT) is a method of biaxial tensile testing. It used to determine the [[mechanical properties]] such as [[Young's modulus|Young’s moduli]], [[Yield (engineering)|yield strength]], [[ultimate tensile strength]], and strain-hardening properties of sheet material like [[thin film]]s. HBT can better describe the plastic properties of a sheet at large [[Strain (mechanics)|strains]] since the strain in press forming are normally larger than the uniform strain.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Ranta-Eskola |first=A. J. |date=1979-01-01 |title=Use of the hydraulic bulge test in biaxial tensile testing |url=https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0020-7403%2879%2990008-0 |journal=International Journal of Mechanical Sciences |language=en |volume=21 |issue=8 |pages=457–465 |doi=10.1016/0020-7403(79)90008-0 |issn=0020-7403}}</ref> However, the geometries of forming part are not symmetry, therefore, the [[Stress–strain curve|true stress]] and strain measured by HBT will be higher than that measured by [[Tensile testing|tensile test]].<ref name=":6">{{Cite book |last1=Dimarn |first1=Autthasit |last2=Thanadngarn |first2=Charn |last3=Buakaew |first3=Vichit |last4=Neamsup |first4=Yongyuth |title=International Conference on Experimental Mechanics 2013 and Twelfth Asian Conference on Experimental Mechanics |chapter=Mechanical properties testing of sheet metal by hydraulic bulge test |editor1-first=Somnuk |editor1-last=Sirisoonthorn |date=2014-06-02 |chapter-url=https://www.spiedigitallibrary.org/conference-proceedings-of-spie/9234/92340K/Mechanical-properties-testing-of-sheet-metal-by-hydraulic-bulge-test/10.1117/12.2054257.full |publisher=SPIE |volume=9234 |pages=135–145 |doi=10.1117/12.2054257|bibcode=2014SPIE.9234E..0KD |s2cid=137244985 }}</ref> |
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In HBT, rupture discs and high-pressure hydraulic oil are used to cause specimen deformation which also used to avoid influence factors such as [[friction]] during small punch test. While there are constraints in test conditions, the temperature is limited by solidification and vaporization of hydraulic oil. High temperature would lead to loading failure, while low temperature result in the failure of the seal part and the leaking vapor might be dangerous.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Wang |first1=Hankui |last2=Xu |first2=Tong |last3=Shou |first3=Binan |date=2016-12-30 |title=Determination of Material Strengths by Hydraulic Bulge Test |journal=Materials |volume=10 |issue=1 |pages=23 |doi=10.3390/ma10010023 |pmid=28772379 |pmc=5344578 |bibcode=2016Mate...10...23W |issn=1996-1944|doi-access=free }}</ref> |
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\bold{S} = 2(W_1\bold{I}+W_2(I_1^C\bold{I}-\bold{C}))-p\bold{C}^{-1} |
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In HBT, a circular sample is normally stripped from a substrate on which they have been prepared and clamped over a hole around its periphery at the end of a cylinder. It experiences pressure from one side using hydraulic oil and then bulges and expands into a cavity with increasing pressure. The flow [[Stress (mechanics)|stress]] is calculated from the dome height of the bulging blank and the pressure and height can also be determined. Strain will be measured by Digital Image Correlation (DIC).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-26 |title=Bulge and Dome Testing |url=https://ahssinsights.org/forming/testing-characterization-forming/bulge-and-dome-testing/ |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=AHSS Guidelines |language=en-US}}</ref> With the specimen thickness and clamper size being considered, the [[Stress–strain curve|true stress]] and strain can be calculated.<ref name=":6" /> |
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where ''p'' is of hydrostatic nature and plays the role of a [[Lagrange_multiplier|Lagrange multiplier]]. It is worth nothing that ''p'' is not the [[Hydrostatics#Hydrostatic_pressure|hydrostatic pressure]] and must be determined independently of constitutive model of the material. |
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Other liquids may also be used as the hydraulic fluid in HBT. Xiang et al. (2005) developed a HBT for sub-micron [[thin film]]s by using standard [[Photolithography|photolithographic]] microfabrication techniques etch away a small channel behind the film of interest, then pressurized the channel with water to bulge thin films.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Xiang |first1=Y. |last2=Chen |first2=X. |last3=Vlassak |first3=J.J. |date=2005 |title=Plane-strain Bulge Test for Thin Films |url=http://link.springer.com/10.1557/jmr.2005.0313 |journal=Journal of Materials Research |language=en |volume=20 |issue=9 |pages=2360–2370 |doi=10.1557/jmr.2005.0313 |bibcode=2005JMatR..20.2360X |issn=0884-2914}}</ref> Validity of this method was confirmed using [[Finite element method|finite element analysis]] (FEA). |
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A well-posed problem requires specifying <math>S_{33}</math>; for a biaxial state of a membrane <math>S_{33}=0</math>, thereby the ''p'' term can be obtained |
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=== Gas Bulge Test (GBT) === |
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Gas bulge tests (GBT) operate similarly to HBT. Instead of a hydraulic oil, high-pressure gas is used to back-pressure a thin plate specimen. Since gas has a much lower [[density]] than liquid, the maximum safe pressure output from GBT is considerably lower than [[Hydraulics|hydraulic systems]]. Therefore, elevated temperature GBT is often used to increase [[ductility]] of the specimen, enabling [[Plasticity (physics)|plastic deformation]] at lower pressures. |
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p = 2 C_{33}(W_1+W_2(I_1^C-C_{33})) |
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Unlike HBT, elevated temperatures are possible for GBT. Operating temperatures of biaxial bulge testing are limited by phase transitions of the pressurized fluid—gasses therefore have an extremely wide range of operating temperatures. GBT is suitable for studying [[Fatigue (material)|fatigue]], low and high-temperature mechanical properties (given sufficient ductility at low temperatures), and [[Thermal analysis|thermal cycling]]. Additionally, holding pressure at a high temperature allows for testing time-dependent mechanical properties such as [[Creep (deformation)|creep]]. |
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where <math>C_{33}</math> is the third component of the diagonal of '''C'''. |
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High temperature [[Digital image correlation and tracking|DIC]] may be used to measure biaxial stress and strain during GBT. Alternatively, a [[Interferometry|laser interferometer]] may be used to find the displacement near the apex of the dome, and many models are presented for calculating both [[radius of curvature]] and radial strain of bulged specimens.<ref name=":7">{{Cite journal |last1=Lafilé |first1=V. |last2=Galpin |first2=B. |last3=Mahéo |first3=L. |last4=Roth |first4=C.C. |last5=Grolleau |first5=V. |date=2021 |title=Toward the use of small size bulge tests: Numerical and experimental study at small bulge diameter to sheet thickness ratios |url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0924013620304416 |journal=Journal of Materials Processing Technology |language=en |volume=291 |pages=117019 |doi=10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2020.117019}}</ref> True stress is best approximated by the [[Young–Laplace equation|Young-Laplace equation]]. Results are comparable to biaxial testing standard [[International Organization for Standardization|ISO]] 16808.<ref name=":7" /> Clamping of elevated-temperature gas bulge specimens requires clamping materials with an operating temperature in excess of the operating temperature. This is possible using high-temperature mechanical fasteners, or by directly bonding materials via traditional [[welding]], [[Friction stir welding|friction stir welding (FSW)]], or [[diffusion bonding]]. |
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According to the definition, the three non zero components of the [[deformation gradient tensor]] '''F''' are <math>F_{11}=\lambda_{11}</math>, <math>F_{22}=\lambda_{22}</math> and <math>F_{33}=\frac{1}{\lambda_{11}\lambda_{22}}</math>. |
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Consequently, the components of '''C''' can be calculated with the formula <math>\bold{C}=\bold{F}^T\bold{F}</math>, and they are <math>C_{11}=\lambda_{11}^2</math>, <math>C_{22}=\lambda_{22}^2</math> and <math>C_{33}=\frac{1}{\lambda_{11}^2\lambda_{22}^2}</math>. |
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Frary et al. (2002) use GBT to demonstrate superplastic deformation of commercially pure (CP) titanium and Ti64 by thermally cycling through the material’s α/β [[Phase transition|transformation temperature]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Frary |first1=Megan |last2=Schuh |first2=Christopher |last3=Dunand |first3=David C. |date=2002 |title=Kinetics of biaxial dome formation by transformation superplasticity of titanium alloys and composites |url=https://link.springer.com/10.1007/s11661-002-0176-4 |journal=Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A |language=en |volume=33 |issue=6 |pages=1669–1680 |doi=10.1007/s11661-002-0176-4 |bibcode=2002MMTA...33.1669F |issn=1073-5623}}</ref> |
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Huang et al. (2019) measure coefficients of thermal expansion through GBT, and thermally cycle NiTi [[Shape-memory alloy|shape memory alloys]] to measure stress evolution.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Huang |first1=Chao-Chi |last2=Chen |first2=Chi-Wen |last3=Khoa |first3=Nguyen Tra Anh |last4=Lin |first4=Ming-Tzer |date=2019 |title=Using Bulge test for the Mechanical Behavior Study of Submicrometer TiNi Alloy Thin Films |url=https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jsmeatem/2019/0/2019_1010B1300/_article |journal=The Abstracts of Atem: International Conference on Advanced Technology in Experimental Mechanics: Asian Conference on Experimental Mechanics |language=en |volume=2019 |pages=1010B1300 |doi=10.1299/jsmeatem.2019.1010B1300 |issn=2424-2837|doi-access=free }}</ref> |
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According with this stress state, the two non zero components of the second Piola-Kirchhoff stress tensor are: |
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The ability to perform GBT in parallel for an array of specimens enables [https://www.nature.com/collections/ahfgcicahg high-throughput screening] of mechanical properties and facilitates rapid materials design. Ding et al. (2014) conducted parallel measurements of [[viscosity]] across a huge composition-space of [[Amorphous metal|bulk metallic glass]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Ding |first1=Shiyan |last2=Liu |first2=Yanhui |last3=Li |first3=Yanglin |last4=Liu |first4=Ze |last5=Sohn |first5=Sungwoo |last6=Walker |first6=Fred J. |last7=Schroers |first7=Jan |date=2014 |title=Combinatorial development of bulk metallic glasses |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/nmat3939 |journal=Nature Materials |language=en |volume=13 |issue=5 |pages=494–500 |doi=10.1038/nmat3939 |pmid=24728462 |bibcode=2014NatMa..13..494D |issn=1476-1122}}</ref> Instead of using a direct pressure hookup, [[tungstic acid]] was placed into the cavities behind the specimen plate and [[Chemical decomposition|decomposed]] to produce gas upon heating to ~100 °C. |
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S_{11} = 2 W_1(1-\frac{1}{\lambda_{11}^4\lambda_{22}^2})+2 W_2(\lambda_{22}^2-\frac{1}{\lambda_{11}^4}) |
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== Analytical solution == |
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A biaxial tensile state can be derived starting from the most general constitutive law for isotropic materials in large strains regime: |
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S_{22} = 2 W_1(1-\frac{1}{\lambda_{11}^2\lambda_{22}^4})+2 W_2(\lambda_{11}^2-\frac{1}{\lambda_{22}^4}) |
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<math display="block">\mathbf{S} = 2 \left(W_1\mathbf{I} + W_2 \left(I_1^C\mathbf{I}-\mathbf{C}\right) + W_3I_3^C \mathbf{C}^{-1}\right)</math> |
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where '''S''' is the [[Alternative stress measures#Second Piola–Kirchhoff stress|second Piola-Kirchhoff stress tensor]], '''I''' the [[identity matrix]], '''C''' the [[Finite strain theory#The right Cauchy–Green deformation tensor|right Cauchy-Green tensor]], and <math display="inline">W_1 = \frac{\partial W_0}{\partial I_1^C}</math>, <math display="inline">W_2 = \frac{\partial W_0}{\partial I_2^C}</math> and <math display="inline">W_3 = \frac{\partial W_0}{\partial I_3^C}</math> the [[derivative]]s of the [[Strain energy density function|strain energy function]] per unit of volume in the undeformed configuration <math>W_0</math> with respect to the three [[Invariant (mathematics)|invariants]] of '''C'''. |
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For an uncompressible material, the previous equation becomes: |
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By using the relationship between the second Piola-Kirchhoff and the [[Cauchy stress tensor]], <math>\sigma_{11}</math> and <math>\sigma_{22}</math> can be calculated: |
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<math display="block">\mathbf{S} = 2 \left(W_1\mathbf{I} + W_2 \left(I_1^C\mathbf{I}-\mathbf{C}\right)\right) - p\mathbf{C}^{-1}</math> |
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where ''p'' is of hydrostatic nature and plays the role of a [[Lagrange multiplier]]. It is worth nothing that ''p'' is not the [[Hydrostatics#Hydrostatic pressure|hydrostatic pressure]] and must be determined independently of constitutive model of the material. |
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A well-posed problem requires specifying <math>S_{33}</math>; for a biaxial state of a membrane <math>S_{33}=0</math>, thereby the ''p'' term can be obtained |
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<math display="block">p = 2 C_{33} \left(W_1 + W_2 \left(I_1^C-C_{33}\right)\right)</math> |
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\sigma_{11} = 2 W_1(\lambda_{11}^2-\frac{1}{\lambda_{11}^2\lambda_{22}^2})+2 W_2(\lambda_{11}^2\lambda_{22}^2-\frac{1}{\lambda_{11}^2}) |
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where <math>C_{33}</math> is the third component of the diagonal of '''C'''. |
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According to the definition, the three non zero components of the [[deformation gradient tensor]] '''F''' are <math>F_{11} = \lambda_{11}</math>, <math>F_{22}=\lambda_{22}</math> and <math display="inline">F_{33} = \frac{1}{\lambda_{11}\lambda_{22}}</math>. |
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Consequently, the components of '''C''' can be calculated with the formula <math>\mathbf{C}=\mathbf{F}^T\mathbf{F}</math>, and they are <math>C_{11} = \lambda_{11}^2</math>, <math>C_{22}=\lambda_{22}^2</math> and <math display="inline">C_{33}=\frac{1}{\lambda_{11}^2\lambda_{22}^2}</math>. |
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According with this stress state, the two non zero components of the second Piola-Kirchhoff stress tensor are: |
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<math display="block">S_{11} = 2 W_1\left(1-\frac{1}{\lambda_{11}^4 \lambda_{22}^2}\right)+2 W_2\left(\lambda_{22}^2-\frac{1}{\lambda_{11}^4}\right)</math> |
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<math display="block">S_{22} = 2 W_1 \left(1-\frac{1}{\lambda_{11}^2\lambda_{22}^4}\right) + 2 W_2 \left(\lambda_{11}^2-\frac{1}{\lambda_{22}^4}\right)</math> |
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By using the relationship between the second Piola-Kirchhoff and the [[Cauchy stress tensor]], <math>\sigma_{11}</math> and <math>\sigma_{22}</math> can be calculated: |
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<math display="block">\sigma_{11} = 2 W_1 \left(\lambda_{11}^2-\frac{1}{\lambda_{11}^2\lambda_{22}^2}\right) + 2 W_2 \left(\lambda_{11}^2\lambda_{22}^2-\frac{1}{\lambda_{11}^2}\right)</math> |
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<math display="block">\sigma_{22} = 2 W_1 \left(\lambda_{22}^2-\frac{1}{\lambda_{11}^2\lambda_{22}^2}\right) + 2 W_2 \left(\lambda_{11}^2\lambda_{22}^2-\frac{1}{\lambda_{22}^2}\right)</math> |
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\sigma_{22} = 2 W_1(\lambda_{22}^2-\frac{1}{\lambda_{11}^2\lambda_{22}^2})+2 W_2(\lambda_{11}^2\lambda_{22}^2-\frac{1}{\lambda_{22}^2}) |
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=== Equi-biaxial configuration === |
=== Equi-biaxial configuration === |
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The simplest biaxial configuration is the equi-biaxial configuration, where each of the two direction of load are subjected to the same stretch at the same rate. In an uncompressible isotropic material under a biaxial stress state, the non zero components of the deformation gradient tensor '''F''' are <math>F_{11}=F_{22}=\lambda</math> and <math>F_{33}=\frac{1}{\lambda^2}</math>. |
The simplest biaxial configuration is the equi-biaxial configuration, where each of the two direction of load are subjected to the same stretch at the same rate. In an uncompressible isotropic material under a biaxial stress state, the non zero components of the deformation gradient tensor '''F''' are <math>F_{11}=F_{22}=\lambda</math> and <math>F_{33}=\frac{1}{\lambda^2}</math>. |
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According to the definition of '''C''', its non zero components are <math>C_{11}=C_{22}=\lambda^2</math> and <math>C_{33}=\frac{1}{\lambda^4}</math>. |
According to the definition of '''C''', its non zero components are <math>C_{11}=C_{22}=\lambda^2</math> and <math>C_{33}=\frac{1}{\lambda^4}</math>. |
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<math display="block">S_{11} = S_{22} = 2 W_1 \left(1-\frac{1}{\lambda^6}\right) + 2 W_2 \left(\lambda^2 - \frac{1}{\lambda^4}\right)</math> |
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S_{11} = S_{22} = 2 W_1(1-\frac{1}{\lambda^6})+2 W_2(\lambda^2-\frac{1}{\lambda^4}) |
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The Cauchy stress in the two directions is: |
The Cauchy stress in the two directions is: |
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<math display="block">\sigma_{11} = \sigma_{22} = 2 W_1 \left(\lambda^2-\frac{1}{\lambda^4}\right) + 2 W_2 \left(\lambda^4-\frac{1}{\lambda^2}\right)</math> |
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\sigma_{11} = \sigma_{22} = 2 W_1(\lambda^2-\frac{1}{\lambda^4})+2 W_2(\lambda^4-\frac{1}{\lambda^2}) |
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=== Strip biaxial configuration === |
=== Strip biaxial configuration === |
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[[File:Stress-stretch.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|Stress-stretch |
[[File:Stress-stretch.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|Stress-stretch behavior of a hyperelastic material in a strip biaxial configuration]] |
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A strip biaxial test is a test configuration where the stretch of one direction is confined, namely there is a zero displacement applied on that direction. The components of the '''C''' tensor become <math>C_{11}=\lambda^2</math>, <math>C_{22}=1</math> and <math>C_{33}=\frac{1}{\lambda^2}</math>. It is worth nothing that even if there is no displacement along the direction 2, the stress is different from zero and it is dependent on the stretch applied on the orthogonal direction, as stated in the following equations: |
A strip biaxial test is a test configuration where the stretch of one direction is confined, namely there is a zero displacement applied on that direction. The components of the '''C''' tensor become <math>C_{11}=\lambda^2</math>, <math>C_{22}=1</math> and <math>C_{33}=\frac{1}{\lambda^2}</math>. It is worth nothing that even if there is no displacement along the direction 2, the stress is different from zero and it is dependent on the stretch applied on the orthogonal direction, as stated in the following equations: |
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<math display="block">S_{11} = 2 W_1 \left(1-\frac{1}{\lambda^4}\right) + 2 W_2\left(1-\frac{1}{\lambda^4}\right)</math> |
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<math display="block">S_{22} = 2 W_1 \left(1-\frac{1}{\lambda^2}\right) + 2 W_2 \left(\lambda^2-1\right)</math> |
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The strip biaxial test has been used in different applications, such as the prediction of the behaviour of [[orthotropic material]]s under a uniaxial tensile stress,<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Komatsu |first1=Takuya |last2=Takatera |first2=Masayuki |last3=Inui |first3=Shigeru |last4=Shimizu |first4=Yoshio |title=Relationship Between Uniaxial and Strip Biaxial Tensile Properties of Fabrics |journal=Textile Research Journal |date=March 2008 |volume=78 |issue=3 |pages=224–231 |doi=10.1177/0040517507083439|s2cid=138458121 }}</ref> [[delamination]] problems,<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Liechti |first1=K. M. |last2=Becker |first2=E. B. |last3=Lin |first3=C. |last4=Miller |first4=T. H. |title=A fracture analysis of cathodic delamination in rubber to metal bonds |journal=International Journal of Fracture |date=March 1989 |volume=39 |issue=1–3 |pages=217–234 |doi=10.1007/BF00047451|s2cid=135776025 }}</ref> and failure analysis.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Renganathan |first1=K. |last2=Rao |first2=B. Nageswara |last3=Jana |first3=M. K. |title=Failure Assessment on a Strip Biaxial Tension Specimen for a HTPB-Based Propellant Material |journal=Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics |date=1999 |volume=24 |issue=6 |pages=349–352 |doi=10.1002/(SICI)1521-4087(199912)24:6<349::AID-PREP349>3.0.CO;2-1}}</ref> |
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The strip biaxial test has been used in different applications, such as the prediction of the behaviour of [[Orthotropic_material|orthotropic materials]] under a uniaxial tensile stress, |
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<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Komatsu |first1=Takuya |last2=Takatera |first2=Masayuki |last3=Inui |first3=Shigeru |last4=Shimizu |first4=Yoshio |title=Relationship Between Uniaxial and Strip Biaxial Tensile Properties of Fabrics |journal=Textile Research Journal |date=March 2008 |volume=78 |issue=3 |pages=224–231 |doi=10.1177/0040517507083439}}</ref> |
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[[Delamination|delamination]] problems, |
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<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Liechti |first1=K. M. |last2=Becker |first2=E. B. |last3=Lin |first3=C. |last4=Miller |first4=T. H. |title=A fracture analysis of cathodic delamination in rubber to metal bonds |journal=International Journal of Fracture |date=March 1989 |volume=39 |issue=1-3 |pages=217–234 |doi=10.1007/BF00047451}}</ref> |
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and failure analysis. |
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<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Renganathan |first1=K. |last2=Rao |first2=B. Nageswara |last3=Jana |first3=M. K. |title=Failure Assessment on a Strip Biaxial Tension Specimen for a HTPB-Based Propellant Material |journal=Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics |date=1999 |volume=24 |issue=6 |pages=349–352 |doi=10.1002/(SICI)1521-4087(199912)24:6<349::AID-PREP349>3.0.CO;2-1}}</ref> |
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== FEM analysis == |
== FEM analysis == |
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[[Finite element method|Finite Element Methods]] (FEM) are sometimes used to obtain the material parameters.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Budiarsa |first1=I. Nyoman |last2=Subagia |first2=I.D.G. Ary |last3=Widhiada |first3=I. Wayan |last4=Suardana |first4=Ngakan P.G. |title=Characterization of Material Parameters by Reverse Finite Element Modelling Based on Dual Indenters Vickers and Spherical Indentation |journal=Procedia Manufacturing |date=2015 |volume=2 |pages=124–129 |doi=10.1016/j.promfg.2015.07.022|doi-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Rojicek |first1=J. |title=Identification of Material Parametres by Fem |journal=MM Science Journal |date=2010-05-17 |volume=2010 |issue=2 |pages=186–189 |doi=10.17973/MMSJ.2010_06_201008}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Tarantino |first1=Angelo Marcello |last2=Majorana |first2=Carmelo |last3=Luciano |first3=Raimondo |last4=Bacciocchi |first4=Michele |title=Special Issue: "Advances in Structural Mechanics Modeled with FEM" |journal=Materials |date=2021-02-07 |volume=14 |issue=4 |pages=780 |doi=10.3390/ma14040780|pmid=33562220 |pmc=7914604 |bibcode=2021Mate...14..780T |doi-access=free }}</ref> |
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[[Finite_element_method|Finite Element Methods]] (FEM) are often used to obtain the material parameters. |
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The procedure consists of reproducing the experimental test and obtain the same stress-stretch behaviour; to do so, an iterative procedure is needed to calibrate the constitutive parameters. Nevertheless, the cracking behavior of a cruciform specimen under mixed mode loading can be determined using FEA. Franc2d program is used to calculate the stress intensity factor (SIF) for such specimens using the linear elastic fracture mechanics approach.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Al-Mukhtar |first=A. M. |date=2016-06-01 |title=Mixed-Mode Crack Propagation in Cruciform Joint using Franc2D |url=https://doi.org/10.1007/s11668-016-0094-1 |journal=Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention |language=en |volume=16 |issue=3 |pages=326–332 |doi=10.1007/s11668-016-0094-1 |s2cid=138040758 |issn=1864-1245}}</ref> This kind of approach has been demonstrated to be effective to obtain the stress-stretch relationship for a wide class of [[hyperelastic material]] models (Ogden, [[Neo-Hookean solid|Neo-Hooke]], Yeoh, and [[Mooney–Rivlin solid|Mooney-Rivlin]]).<ref name=":5" /> |
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<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Budiarsa |first1=I. Nyoman |last2=Subagia |first2=I.D.G. Ary |last3=Widhiada |first3=I. Wayan |last4=Suardana |first4=Ngakan P.G. |title=Characterization of Material Parameters by Reverse Finite Element Modelling Based on Dual Indenters Vickers and Spherical Indentation |journal=Procedia Manufacturing |date=2015 |volume=2 |pages=124–129 |doi=10.1016/j.promfg.2015.07.022}}</ref> |
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<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Rojicek |first1=J. |title=IDENTIFICATION OF MATERIAL PARAMETRES BY FEM |journal=MM Science Journal |date=2010-05-17 |volume=2010 |issue=02 |pages=186–189 |doi=10.17973/MMSJ.2010_06_201008}}</ref> |
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<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Tarantino |first1=Angelo Marcello |last2=Majorana |first2=Carmelo |last3=Luciano |first3=Raimondo |last4=Bacciocchi |first4=Michele |title=Special Issue: “Advances in Structural Mechanics Modeled with FEM” |journal=Materials |date=2021-02-07 |volume=14 |issue=4 |pages=780 |doi=10.3390/ma14040780}}</ref> |
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The procedure consists of reproducing the experimental test and obtain the same stress-stretch behaviour; to do so, an iterative procedure is needed to calibrate the constitutive parameters. This kind of approach has been demonstrated to be effective to obtain the stress-stretch relationship for a wide class of [[Hyperelastic_material|hyperelastic material]] models (Ogden, [[Neo-Hookean_solid|Neo-Hooke]], Yeoh, and [[Mooney–Rivlin_solid|Mooney-Rivlin]]).<ref name=":5" /> |
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== Standards == |
== Standards == |
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*[[International Organization for Standardization|ISO]] 16842:2014 metallic materials – sheet and strip – biaxial tensile testing method using a cruciform test piece. |
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*[[International Organization for Standardization|ISO]] 16808:2014 metallic materials – sheet and strip – determination of biaxial stress-strain curve by means of bulge test with optical measuring systems. |
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*[[ASTM International|ASTM]] D5617 – 04(2015) – Standard Test Method for Multi-Axial Tension Test for Geosynthetics. |
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*[[DIN EN 17117]] – A German standard describes methods of the test using biaxial stress states for the determination of the tensile stiffness properties of biaxially oriented coated fabrics |
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== See also == |
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Latest revision as of 07:27, 7 December 2024
In materials science and solid mechanics, biaxial tensile testing is a versatile technique to address the mechanical characterization of planar materials. It is a generalized form of tensile testing in which the material sample is simultaneously stressed along two perpendicular axes. Typical materials tested in biaxial configuration include metal sheets,[1] silicone elastomers,[2] composites,[3] thin films,[4] textiles[5] and biological soft tissues.[6]
Purposes of biaxial tensile testing
[edit]A biaxial tensile test generally allows the assessment of the mechanical properties [7] and a complete characterization for uncompressible isotropic materials, which can be obtained through a fewer number of specimens with respect to uniaxial tensile tests.[8] Biaxial tensile testing is particularly suitable for understanding the mechanical properties of biomaterials, due to their directionally oriented microstructures.[6] If the testing aims at the material characterization of the post elastic behaviour, the uniaxial results become inadequate, and a biaxial test is required in order to examine the plastic behaviour.[5] In addition to this, using uniaxial test results to predict rupture under biaxial stress states seems to be inadequate.[9][10]
Even if a biaxial tensile test is performed in a planar configuration, it may be equivalent to the stress state applied on three-dimensional geometries, such as cylinders with an inner pressure and an axial stretching.[11] The relationship between the inner pressure and the circumferential stress is given by the Mariotte formula: where is the circumferential stress, P the inner pressure, D the inner diameter and t the wall thickness of the tube.
Equipment
[edit]Typically, a biaxial tensile machine is equipped with motor stages, two load cells and a gripping system.
Motor stages
[edit]Through the movement of the motor stages a certain displacement is applied on the material sample. If the motor stage is one, the displacement is the same in the two direction and only the equi-biaxial state is allowed. On the other hand, by using four independent motor stages, any load condition is allowed; this feature makes the biaxial tensile test superior to other tests that may apply a biaxial tensile state, such as the hydraulic bulge, semispherical bulge, stack compression or flat punch. [12] Using four independent motor stages allows to keep the sample centred during the whole duration of the test; this feature is particularly useful to couple an image analysis during the mechanical test. The most common way to obtain the fields of displacements and strains is the Digital Image Correlation (DIC),[12] which is a contactless technique and so very useful since it doesn't affect the mechanical results.[13]
Load cells
[edit]Two load cells are placed along the two orthogonal load directions to measure the normal reaction forces explicated by the specimen. The dimensions of the sample have to be in accordance with the resolution and the full scale of the load cells.
A biaxial tensile test can be performed either in a load-controlled condition, or a displacement-controlled condition, in accordance with the settings of the biaxial tensile machine. In the former configuration a constant loading rate is applied and the displacements are measured, whereas in the latter configuration a constant displacement rate is applied and the forces are measured.
Dealing with elastic materials the load history is not relevant, whereas in viscoelastic materials it is not negligible. Furthermore, for this class of materials also the loading rate plays a role.[14]
Gripping system
[edit]The gripping system transfers the load from the motor stages to the specimen. Although the use of biaxial tensile testing is growing more and more, there is still a lack of robust standardized protocols concerning the gripping system. Since it plays a fundamental role in the application and distribution of the load, the gripping system has to be carefully designed in order to satisfy the Saint-Venant principle.[15] Some different gripping systems are reported below.
Clamps
[edit]The clamps are the most common used gripping system for biaxial tensile test since they allow a quite uniformly distributed load at the junction with the sample.[15] To increase the uniformity of stress in the region of the sample close to the clamps, some notches with circular tips are obtained from the arm of the sample.[16] The main problem related with the clamps is the low friction at the interface with the sample; indeed, if the friction between the inner surface of the clamps and the sample is too low, there could be a relative motion between the two systems altering the results of the test.
Sutures
[edit]Small holes are performed on the surface on the sample to connect it to the motor stages through wire with a stiffness much higher than the sample. Typically, sutures are used with square samples. In contrast to the clamps, sutures allow the rotation of the sample around the axis perpendicular to the plane; in this way they do not allow the transmission of shear stresses to the sample.[15] The load transmission is very local, thereby the load distribution is not uniform. A template is needed to apply the sutures in the same position in different samples, to have repeatability among different tests.
Rakes
[edit]This system is similar to the suture gripping system, but stiffer. The rakes transfer a limited quantity of shear stress, so they are less useful than sutures if used in presence of large shear strains. Although the load is transmitted in a discontinuous way, the load distribution is more uniform if compared to the sutures.[15]
Specimen shape
[edit]The success of a biaxial tensile test is strictly related to the shape of the specimen.[17] The two most used geometries are the square and cruciform shapes. Dealing with fibrous materials or fibres reinforced composites, the fibres should be aligned to the load directions for both classes of specimens, in order to minimize the shear stresses and to avoid the sample rotation.[15]
Square samples
[edit]Square or more generally rectangular specimens are easy to obtain, and their dimension and ratio depend on the material availability. Large specimens are needed to make negligible the effects of the gripping system in the core of the sample. However this solution is very material consuming so small specimen are required. Since the gripping system is very close to the core of the specimen the strain distribution is not homogeneous.[18] [19]
Cruciform samples
[edit]A proper cruciform sample should fulfil the following requirements:[20][21]
- maximization of the biaxially loaded area in the centre of the sample, where the strain field is uniform;
- minimization of the shear strain in the centre of the sample;
- minimization of regions of stress concentration, even outside the area of interest;
- failure in the biaxially loaded area;
- repeatable results.
Is important to note that on this kind of sample, the stretch is larger in the outer region than in the centre, where the strain is uniform.[16]
Method
[edit]Uniaxial stress test is typically used to measure mechanical properties of materials, while many materials exhibit various behavior when different loading stress are exerted. Thus, biaxial tensile test become one of the prospective measurements. Small Punch Test (SPT) and Bulge Testing are two methods applying biaxial tensile state.
Small Punch Test (SPT)
[edit]The Small Punch Test (SPT) was first developed in the 1980s as minimal invasive in-situ technique to investigate the local degradation and embrittlement of nuclear material. The SPT is a kind of miniaturized test method that only small volume specimen is required.[22] Using small volumes would not severely affect and damage an in-service component which make SPT a good method to determine the mechanical properties of unirradiated and irradiated materials or analyze small regions of structural components.[23]
In terms of the testing, the disc shaped specimen is clamped between two dies. The punch is then pushed with a constant displacement rate through the specimen. A flat punch or concave tip pushing a ball are typically used in the test.[24] After the testing, some characteristic parameters such as force-displacement curves are used to estimate yield strength, ultimate tensile stress. Considering the curves with various temperatures from SPT tensile/fracture data, ductile to brittle transition temperature (DBTT) can be calculated.[25] One thing to be noticed is that the specimen used in SPT is suggested to be very flat to reduce the stress error caused by undefined contact situation.
Hydraulic Bulge Test (HBT)
[edit]Hydraulic Bulge Test (HBT) is a method of biaxial tensile testing. It used to determine the mechanical properties such as Young’s moduli, yield strength, ultimate tensile strength, and strain-hardening properties of sheet material like thin films. HBT can better describe the plastic properties of a sheet at large strains since the strain in press forming are normally larger than the uniform strain.[26] However, the geometries of forming part are not symmetry, therefore, the true stress and strain measured by HBT will be higher than that measured by tensile test.[27]
In HBT, rupture discs and high-pressure hydraulic oil are used to cause specimen deformation which also used to avoid influence factors such as friction during small punch test. While there are constraints in test conditions, the temperature is limited by solidification and vaporization of hydraulic oil. High temperature would lead to loading failure, while low temperature result in the failure of the seal part and the leaking vapor might be dangerous.[28]
In HBT, a circular sample is normally stripped from a substrate on which they have been prepared and clamped over a hole around its periphery at the end of a cylinder. It experiences pressure from one side using hydraulic oil and then bulges and expands into a cavity with increasing pressure. The flow stress is calculated from the dome height of the bulging blank and the pressure and height can also be determined. Strain will be measured by Digital Image Correlation (DIC).[29] With the specimen thickness and clamper size being considered, the true stress and strain can be calculated.[27]
Other liquids may also be used as the hydraulic fluid in HBT. Xiang et al. (2005) developed a HBT for sub-micron thin films by using standard photolithographic microfabrication techniques etch away a small channel behind the film of interest, then pressurized the channel with water to bulge thin films.[30] Validity of this method was confirmed using finite element analysis (FEA).
Gas Bulge Test (GBT)
[edit]Gas bulge tests (GBT) operate similarly to HBT. Instead of a hydraulic oil, high-pressure gas is used to back-pressure a thin plate specimen. Since gas has a much lower density than liquid, the maximum safe pressure output from GBT is considerably lower than hydraulic systems. Therefore, elevated temperature GBT is often used to increase ductility of the specimen, enabling plastic deformation at lower pressures.
Unlike HBT, elevated temperatures are possible for GBT. Operating temperatures of biaxial bulge testing are limited by phase transitions of the pressurized fluid—gasses therefore have an extremely wide range of operating temperatures. GBT is suitable for studying fatigue, low and high-temperature mechanical properties (given sufficient ductility at low temperatures), and thermal cycling. Additionally, holding pressure at a high temperature allows for testing time-dependent mechanical properties such as creep.
High temperature DIC may be used to measure biaxial stress and strain during GBT. Alternatively, a laser interferometer may be used to find the displacement near the apex of the dome, and many models are presented for calculating both radius of curvature and radial strain of bulged specimens.[31] True stress is best approximated by the Young-Laplace equation. Results are comparable to biaxial testing standard ISO 16808.[31] Clamping of elevated-temperature gas bulge specimens requires clamping materials with an operating temperature in excess of the operating temperature. This is possible using high-temperature mechanical fasteners, or by directly bonding materials via traditional welding, friction stir welding (FSW), or diffusion bonding.
GBT example studies
[edit]Frary et al. (2002) use GBT to demonstrate superplastic deformation of commercially pure (CP) titanium and Ti64 by thermally cycling through the material’s α/β transformation temperature.[32]
Huang et al. (2019) measure coefficients of thermal expansion through GBT, and thermally cycle NiTi shape memory alloys to measure stress evolution.[33]
The ability to perform GBT in parallel for an array of specimens enables high-throughput screening of mechanical properties and facilitates rapid materials design. Ding et al. (2014) conducted parallel measurements of viscosity across a huge composition-space of bulk metallic glass.[34] Instead of using a direct pressure hookup, tungstic acid was placed into the cavities behind the specimen plate and decomposed to produce gas upon heating to ~100 °C.
Analytical solution
[edit]A biaxial tensile state can be derived starting from the most general constitutive law for isotropic materials in large strains regime: where S is the second Piola-Kirchhoff stress tensor, I the identity matrix, C the right Cauchy-Green tensor, and , and the derivatives of the strain energy function per unit of volume in the undeformed configuration with respect to the three invariants of C.
For an uncompressible material, the previous equation becomes: where p is of hydrostatic nature and plays the role of a Lagrange multiplier. It is worth nothing that p is not the hydrostatic pressure and must be determined independently of constitutive model of the material.
A well-posed problem requires specifying ; for a biaxial state of a membrane , thereby the p term can be obtained where is the third component of the diagonal of C.
According to the definition, the three non zero components of the deformation gradient tensor F are , and .
Consequently, the components of C can be calculated with the formula , and they are , and .
According with this stress state, the two non zero components of the second Piola-Kirchhoff stress tensor are:
By using the relationship between the second Piola-Kirchhoff and the Cauchy stress tensor, and can be calculated:
Equi-biaxial configuration
[edit]The simplest biaxial configuration is the equi-biaxial configuration, where each of the two direction of load are subjected to the same stretch at the same rate. In an uncompressible isotropic material under a biaxial stress state, the non zero components of the deformation gradient tensor F are and .
According to the definition of C, its non zero components are and .
The Cauchy stress in the two directions is:
Strip biaxial configuration
[edit]A strip biaxial test is a test configuration where the stretch of one direction is confined, namely there is a zero displacement applied on that direction. The components of the C tensor become , and . It is worth nothing that even if there is no displacement along the direction 2, the stress is different from zero and it is dependent on the stretch applied on the orthogonal direction, as stated in the following equations:
The Cauchy stress in the two directions is:
The strip biaxial test has been used in different applications, such as the prediction of the behaviour of orthotropic materials under a uniaxial tensile stress,[35] delamination problems,[36] and failure analysis.[37]
FEM analysis
[edit]Finite Element Methods (FEM) are sometimes used to obtain the material parameters.[38][39][40] The procedure consists of reproducing the experimental test and obtain the same stress-stretch behaviour; to do so, an iterative procedure is needed to calibrate the constitutive parameters. Nevertheless, the cracking behavior of a cruciform specimen under mixed mode loading can be determined using FEA. Franc2d program is used to calculate the stress intensity factor (SIF) for such specimens using the linear elastic fracture mechanics approach.[41] This kind of approach has been demonstrated to be effective to obtain the stress-stretch relationship for a wide class of hyperelastic material models (Ogden, Neo-Hooke, Yeoh, and Mooney-Rivlin).[16]
Standards
[edit]- ISO 16842:2014 metallic materials – sheet and strip – biaxial tensile testing method using a cruciform test piece.
- ISO 16808:2014 metallic materials – sheet and strip – determination of biaxial stress-strain curve by means of bulge test with optical measuring systems.
- ASTM D5617 – 04(2015) – Standard Test Method for Multi-Axial Tension Test for Geosynthetics.
- DIN EN 17117 – A German standard describes methods of the test using biaxial stress states for the determination of the tensile stiffness properties of biaxially oriented coated fabrics
See also
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