Post-Yield Material Characterization for Thermal Well Design

摘要

Conventional material specifications and test methodologies were developed to support load-based designs in which inelastic deformations are relatively small and yield strength is the primary material factor governing design.However,in strain-based designs where substantial portions of the structure soften under post-yield deformation,more detailed characterization of the post-yield material behavior is required.This paper presents a framework for describing the post-yield properties of metals,including strain-rate dependence of yield strength,a testing methodology for measuring post-yield strength in terms of strain and strain rate, and an analytical basis for extrapolating measured properties to static conditions for strain-based design and quality assurance.