CONSIDERATIONS ABOUT COWPER-SYMONDS COEFFICIENTS

  • NĂSTĂSESCU VASILE
    “POLITEHNICA” UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST
  • VALENTIN ZICHIL
    ”Vasile Alecsandri” University of Bacau, Faculty of Engineering, 157, Calea Mărăşeşti, 600115, Bacău, Romania
  • PINTILIE GHEORGHE
    UNIVERSITY OF BACĂU

Abstract

One of the most used material model for impact analysis and material fracture simulating is theElastic Plastic with Kinematic Hardening Model, being strain rate dependent plasticity for isotropicmaterials.This material model uses the constants and which are strain rate parameters, known as Cowper-Symonds (from 1983 and Jones) coefficients. Determination of these coefficients is very difficult becausespecial machines are necessary. On the other hand, the technical literature is very poor as these coefficientsare concerned.This paper presents a methodology for determination of C and P coefficients if an experimental curveexists.

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material model strain rate stress strain Cowper-Symonds coefficients