Abstract
Fatigue tests were performed on pure copper polycrystals with a crystallographic texture different from that produced by 'standard' thermomechanical treatments, which emphasize multi-slip 〈111〉-〈100〉 textures. The texture along the loading axis deviated by 10-15° from these two poles for the samples used here. The experiments were initiated by ramp loading as a mechanical pretreatment and the cyclic stress-strain curve (CSSC) was established by step tests using enough cycles at each step to insure saturation. Under these conditions, a plateau was observed in the CSSC at an appropriate stress level and in a reproducible fashion.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 349-353 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Materials Science and Engineering: A |
Volume | 270 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 30 1999 |
Keywords
- Copper polycrystals
- Fatigue tests
- Stress-strain curve
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Materials Science
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering