Post Necking Behaviour and Hardening Characterization of Mild Steel

Abstract

This paper investigates the post necking phenomenon in mild steel using six different hardening laws (Hollomon, Swift, Ludwik, Ghosh, Voce and Hockett-Sherby) by extrapolation method. This is carried out through the finite element simulation on tensile deformation of a mild steel specimen under quasi-static condition. Reference flow curves are obtained analytically and found helpful for the numerical simulation. The material parameters of the above hardening laws are evaluated by curve fitting method based on the pre necking experimental data and their suitability is examined before and after necking.