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UTS - HB
1400
Fig. 1. Plot of ultimate tensile strength of various materials as a function of hardness [1-3]
by considerable error. The biggest scatter of data The slope in the established equations
is observed in the range from 270 to 325 HV5. reaches more than three times higher values
The anticipated strength (UTS calculated from (Fig. 3). It is likely that for the YS - HV5
equation on Fig. 2) is in comparison with the correlation using the equation in exponential
strength based on tensile test measurement in the form would be more suitable.
range UTS ±125 MPa. Also in the relation YS / UTS = f (HV5),
When we take into account all measured for the same hardness, it is possible to observe
values mentioned in Fig.1, and the shape of the break. From the set of correlation
correlation equation (1) then we detect that the equations it is clear that, for the hardness of
coefficient k is in the range from 2.8 to 3.6. The about 330 units HV5, the relation shows a
correlation coefficient for the relation YS = f minimum (Fig. 4). In practical terms we
(HV5) is less than R2 = 0.8. cannot speak about correlation of YS / UTS -
This result clearly shows that the HV5, because correlation coefficient is low.
prediction of the yield stress of steel through the The data in Fig. 4 show that in the range from
measured values of hardness is loaded with 210 to 330 units of HV5 the values of ratio
larger error as it was in the case of strength YS / UTS are in the range from 0.5 to 0.7, and
prediction. Measured results in Fig. 3 indicate the hardness from 370 to 430 units
that the relation YS = f (HV5) at hardness over of HV5 results in the ratio YS / UTS = 0.7 to
the 325 units HV5 is steeper. 0.85.
UTS - HV5
1400
1300
1200 y = 2,77x + 92,754
1100 R2 = 0,8786
UTS
1000
900
800
700
600
200 250 300 350 400 450
HV5
YS - HV5
1200
y = 2,5009x - 181,44
1000 y = 1,5703x + 76,165 R² = 0,7695
R² = 0,5694
800
YS
600
y = 5,4035x - 1312,5
400
R² = 0,736
200
200 250 300 350 400 450
HV5
YS/UTS - HV5
0,9
y = -0,0003x + 0,6852
y = 0,0006x + 0,417
0,8
R2 = 0,0562 R2 = 0,2303
0,7
Y S /U T S
0,6
y = 0,0027x - 0,3592
0,5 R2 = 0,5422
0,4
200 250 300 350 400 450
HV5
Fig. 4. The yield strength to tensile strength ratio, as a function of hardness (HV5)
n - HV5
0,2
0,18
0,16
0,14
n
0,12
0,1
0,08 y = -0,0003x + 0,2344
0,06 R² = 0,5518
0,04
200 250 300 350 400 450
HV5
Fig. 5 shows the dependence of strain coefficients and relationships among the hardness
hardening exponent for hardness HV5. Unlike and other mechanical properties which suggest the
Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 it is possible to describe the possibility of using the hardness measurements. On
measured data by one equation, but with low the other hand, it should be noted that the
correlation coefficient R2 = 0.55. The practical measured data (in the case of relationship
use of correlation equation n - HV5, referred in between hardness and ultimate tensile strength)
Fig. 5, is limited. It is proved by the fact that for are not very different from the results measured
the steels with n = 0.14 hardness from 225 up to for different steels and different structural states
320 units HV5 was measured. observed by other authors [4, 7].
From the measured results in this work it
Table 1
is evident that the possibility to predict Table of regression analysis for all data sets
mechanical properties of dual phase steels by
Relationship Best fit equation Coefficient of
means of the measured values of hardness is determination
very limited, if not impossible.
UTS= f (HB) y = 2.77x + 92.754 R2 = 0.8786
As seen in the Table 1, from known YS = f (HB) y = 2.5009x – 181.44 R² = 0.7695
hardness of steels, also in this case it is possible
YS/UTS=f(HB) y = 0.0006x + 0.417 R2 = 0.2303
to predict the strength of steel with the accuracy
about ±10 % UTS. Also we can see the correlation n = f(HB) y = -0.0003x + 0.2344 R² = 0.5518
UTS - HB
1400
Fig. 6. Dependence of ultimate tensile strength of various materials as a function of hardness [1-3]