Compression Test

of tubing

SRJC, ENGR 45, Fall 2013

Cameron Phillips, Andre Espinoza,
Simran Singh
Compression tests were done on three samples of 304 stainless
steel tubing and three samples of copper tubing , each sample
had a different diameter and wall thickness. The purpose of this
experiment was to compare the stress strain curves of tubing with
the tensile stress strain curves.
 304 stainless steel
A.K.A 18-8
• <0.08% Carbon
• <2.0% Manganese
• <0.75% Silicon
• <0.045% Phosphorus
• <0.030% Sulfur
• 18.0%<Chromium<20.0%
• 8.0%<Nickel<10.5%
• <0.1% Nitrogen
 copper

99.9% pure copper

 304 stainless samples
• Each sample was cut to 6 inches in length
• 1: 1.00” diameter, 0.083” wall thickness, cross
sectional area= 0.2391 square inches
• 2: 0.75” diameter, 0.065” wall thickness, cross
sectional area= 0.1399 square inches
• 3: 0.50” diameter, 0.049” wall thickness, cross
sectional area= 0.0694 square inches
 Copper samples
• Each sample was cut to 6 inches in length
• 1: 1.00” diameter, 0.050” wall thickness, cross
sectional area= 0.1492 square inches
• 2: 0.625” diameter, 0.040” wall thickness,
cross sectional area= 0.0735 square inches
• 3: 0.250” diameter, 0.030” wall thickness,
cross sectional area= 0.0207 square inches
 304 stress strain curve

http://www.chegg.com/homework-help/questions-and-
answers/using-stress-strain-data-given-figure-18-8stainless-steel-
determine--yield-stressb-tensile-q694223
Copper stress strain curve

http://www.copper.org/resources/properties/144_8/
Graphs from our data

304 stainless steel

7000

6000

5000

4000 1 inch
stress diameter
3000 0.75 inch
diameter
2000

1000

0
0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2
Strain
 Copper stress strain
8000

7000

6000

5000
1 Inch diameter
stress 4000 0.625 diameter
0.25 inch diameter
3000

2000

1000

0
0 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.05
strain
Modes of Deformation in Compression Testing

The figure to the right illustrates the

modes of deformation in compression
testing. (a) Buckling, when L/D > 5. (b)
Shearing, when L/D > 2.5. (c) Double
barreling, when L/D > 2.0 and friction is
present at the contact surfaces. (d)
Barreling, when L/D < 2.0 and friction is
present at the contact surfaces. (e)
Homogenous compression, when L/D <
2.0 and no friction is present at the
contact surfaces. (f) Compressive
instability due to work-softening
material1.

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