Though a simple pull test in principle, it is difficult to
guarantee true “shear deformation” in the material! That’s why we
have optimized the geometry of the test sample in order to achieve
the desired deformation mode and thus generate “shear
stress/strain curves”, and offer the right support for fracture
model calibration efforts
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Custom tests with optimized shear sample geometries (for
different metallic materials)
- Construction of effective shear stress/strain curves
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Evaluation of fracture strain limits under shear loading with
stress triaxialities approaching zero (support the calibration
of fracture models _ GISSMO)
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Quasi-static rates, as well as intermediate and high rates
