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47 The following true stresses produce the corresponding true plastic strains for a brass alloy:

True Stress (psi) True Strain

60,000 0.15
70,000 0.25

What true stress is necessary to produce a true plastic strain of 0.21?

Solution

For this problem, we are given two values of eT and sT, from which we are asked to calculate the true

stress that produces a true plastic strain of 0.21. From Equation 6.19, we want to set up two simultaneous equations
with two unknowns (the unknowns being K and n). Taking logarithms of both sides of Equation 6.19 leads to

log σ T = log K + nlog ε T

The two simultaneous equations using data provided in the problem statement are as follows:

log (60,000 psi) = log K + n log (0.15)

log (70,000 psi) = log K + n log (0.25)

Subtract the bottom equation from the top equation to remove the log K term, so you can solve for just n. Rearrange
the equations to solve for n. You can also remember the log rule that log(M)-log(N)=log(M/N).
Solving for n from these two expressions yields

log (60,000) − log (70,000)

n= = 0.302
log (0.15) − log (0.25)

We solve for K by substitution of this value of n into the first simultaneous equation as

log K = log σ T − nlog ε T

= log(60,000) − (0.302)[log(0.15)] = 5.027

Thus, the value of K is equal to

K = 105.027 = 106,400 psi

The true stress required to produce a true strain of 0.21 is determined using Equation 6.19 as follows:

σ T = K (ε T ) n = (106,400 psi)(0.21)0.302 = 66,400 psi (460 MPa)

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