Stress-strain properties of railway steel at strain rates of upto 105 per second

This paper presents the stress-strain characteristics of railway steel at strain rates of up to 105/s at room temperature determined by a new technique. In determining the results, account has been taken of the strain-rate variation, the total strain and the strain rate history. The effect of friction, material inertia and temperature rise is also assessed and an empirical constitutive equation describing the strain-rate and strain sensitive flow stress for this type of steel is proposed. (orig.)