Bin Li¹, Guo-biao Yang¹, Qi-rong Zhu², Fan Ni²

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.21, No.2, pp. 107-118, 2011, DOI:10.3970/cmc.2011.021.107

Abstract In this paper, digital image correlation method (DICM) is employed to measure the shear behavior of the spot welding specimens and the ones using adhesive under quasi-static lap shear testing. The images of the specimens' surfaces are captured in real-time by CCD and corresponding computer system. DICM is subsequently used to obtained strain by correlating the images captured before and after deformation. Then, both force-displacement curves and stress-strain curves of the specimens including the cracking load are obtained. The results and analysis show that the mechanical properties of specimens using adhesive compared with the spot welding specimens have an obvious… More >

Y.B. Zhang¹, A. Godfrey², D. Juul Jensen¹

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.14, No.3, pp. 197-208, 2009, DOI:10.3970/cmc.2009.014.197

Abstract Two methods to quantify protrusions/retrusions and to estimate local boundary curvature from sample plane sections are proposed. The methods are used to evaluate the driving force due to curvature of the protrusions/retrusions for partially recrystallized pure nickel cold rolled to 96% reduction in thickness. The results reveal that the values calculated by both these methods are reasonable when compared with the stored energy measured by differential scanning calorimetry. The relationship between protrusions and the average stored energy density in the deformed matrix is also investigated for partially recrystallized pure aluminum cold rolled to 50%. The results show that the local… More >

Hao-Miao Zhou¹, Fang Li¹, Qiang Ye¹, Ji-Xiang Zhao¹, Zhe-Lei Xia¹, YingTang², Jing Wei³

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.13, No.3, pp. 235-248, 2009, DOI:10.3970/cmc.2009.013.235

Abstract At present, there are many methods about Young's modulus measurement of thin films, but so far there is no recognized simple, non-destructive and cheaper standard measurement method. Considering thin films with various thicknesses were sputter deposited on the magnetostrictive resonator and monitoring the resonator's first-order longitudinal resonant frequency shift both before and after deposition induced by external magnetic field, an Young's modulus assessing method based on classical laminated plate theory is presented in this paper. Using the measured natural frequencies of Au, Cu, Cr, Al and SiC materials with various thicknesses in the literature, the Young's modulus of the five… More >