Effect of Temperature, Deformation, and Rate of Loading on the Tensile Properties of Low-Carbon Steel Below the Thermal Critical Range (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Herbert James French

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0266405428 ISBN 13: 9780266405429

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

A detailed study of how temperature, deformation, and loading rate shape the strength and ductility of low‑carbon steel.

This report examines how steels respond when heated into high but subcritical ranges, stretched, and loaded at different speeds. It combines experimental methods with practical observations that help explain changes in strength and ductility across several rolling and heating scenarios. The focus is on hot‑rolled boiler plate and how deformation affects tensile properties at elevated temperatures.

Readers will find a clear, data‑driven look at how blue heat, cold work, and rate of loading influence elastic limits, tensile strength, and ductility. The work also discusses how these factors interact with temperature and what this means for engineering design and material selection in high‑temperature service.

• How temperature changes shift the limit of proportionality and the onset of plastic flow in low‑carbon steel.
• Effects of different pre‑deformation methods (hot, cold, and blue rolling) on strength and ductility across a range of temperatures.
• Insights into how rate of stress application alters tensile properties up to blue heat and beyond.
• Practical observations on specimen behavior and the implications for industrial use and material processing.

Ideal for researchers and engineers interested in high‑temperature steel behavior, and for professionals applying tensile data to design and quality control in steel production.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0266405428
• ISBN 13: 9780266405429
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 61