Question

g A part made from annealed AISI 1018 steel undergoes a 20 percent cold-work operation. (a) Obtain the yield strength and ultimate strength before and after the cold-work operation. Determine the percent increase in each strength. (b) Determine the ratios of ultimate strength to yield strength before and after the cold-work operation. What does the result indicate about the change of ductility of the part

Answer 1

A) - Yield strength before operation = 32 kpsi

- Ultimate Strength before operation = 49.5 kpsi

- Yield strength after operation = 61.854 kpsi

- Ultimate Strength after operation = 61.875 kpsi

- Percentage increase of yield strength = 93.29%

- Percentage increase of ultimate strength = 25%

B) ratio before operation = 1.55

Ratio after operation = 1

Step-by-step explanation:

From online values of the properties of this material, we have;

Yield strength; S_y = 32 kpsi

Ultimate Strength; S_u = 49.5 kpsi

Modulus; m = 0.25

Percentage of cold work; W_c = 0.2

S_o = 90 kpsi

A) Let's calculate the strain(ε) from the formula;

A_o/A = 1/(1 - W_c)

A_o/A = 1/(1 - 0.2)

A_o/A = 1.25

Thus, strain is;

ε = In(A_o/A)

ε = In(1.25)

ε = 0.2231

Yield strength after the cold work operation is;

S'_y = S_o(ε)^(m)

Plugging in the relevant values;

S'_y = 90(0.2231)^(0.25)

S'_y = 61.854 kpsi

Percentage increase of yield strength = S'_y/(S'_y - S_u) × 100% = (61.854 - 32)/32 × 100% = 93.29%

Ultimate strength after the cold work operation is;

S'_u = S_u/(1 - W_c)

S'_u = 49.5/(1 - 0.2)

S'u = 61.875 kpsi

Percentage increase of ultimate strength = S'_u/(S'_u - S_u) × 100% = (61.875 - 49.5)/49.5 × 100% = 25%

B) Ratio of ultimate strength and yield strength before cold work operations is;

S_u/S_y = 49.5/32

S_u/S_y = 1.547

Ratio of ultimate strength and yield strength after cold work operations is;

S'_u/S'_y = 61.875/61.854 = 1

The ratio after the operation is less than before the operation, thus the ductility reduced.