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NIST Mini-Kolsky Bar: Historical Review

October 16, 2016
Author(s)
Richard L. Rhorer, Steven P. Mates, Jae H. Kim
The Society for Experimental Mechanics (SEM) has sponsored a series of technical paper sessions titled "Novel Testing Techniques" at their annual meetings. These sessions were organized by the Dynamic Material Properties Technical Division of SEM and

Inverse Method for Estimating Shear Stress in Machining

November 3, 2015
Author(s)
Timothy J. Burns, Steven P. Mates, Richard L. Rhorer, Eric P. Whitenton, Debasis Basak
An inverse method is presented for estimating the shear stress in the work material in the region of chip-tool contact along the rake face of the tool during orthogonal machining. The method uses an estimate of the temperature of the work material as it

Transient Convection-Diffusion Modelling of Peak Temperature in Orthogonal Cutting

August 19, 2012
Author(s)
Timothy J. Burns, Steven P. Mates, Richard L. Rhorer, Eric P. Whitenton, Debasis Basak
Numerical finite-difference simulations of a two-dimensional transient fast convection-slow diffusion model of the temperature field in orthogonal cutting, due to Tlusty, have been shown to provide better predictions of the peak temperature during

Tensile behavior of single PPTA fibers measured by the Kolsky bar using the direct fiber clamping method

June 11, 2012
Author(s)
Jae Hyun Kim, Nathanael A. Heckert, Stefan D. Leigh, Haruki Kobayashi, Walter G. McDonough, Richard L. Rhorer, Kirk D. Rice, Gale A. Holmes
The Kolsky bar test has been widely used in measuring material behavior under high strain rate conditions. In particular, this methodology has been used to characterize the high strain rate behavior of polymer and polymer composites during ballistic impact

Modeling the Peak Cutting Temperature During High-Speed Machining of AISI 1045 Steel

May 22, 2012
Author(s)
Timothy J. Burns, Steven P. Mates, Richard L. Rhorer, Eric P. Whitenton, Debasis Basak
This paper presents new experimental data on AISI 1045 steel from the NIST pulse-heated Kolsky Bar Laboratory. The material is shown to exhibit a stiffer response to compressive loading when it has been rapidly preheated, than it does when it has been

Statistical analysis of fiber gripping effects on Kolsky bar test

June 14, 2011
Author(s)
Jae Hyun Kim, Nathanael A. Heckert, Stefan D. Leigh, Haruki Kobayashi, Walter G. McDonough, Richard L. Rhorer, Kirk D. Rice, Gale A. Holmes
Preliminary data for testing fibers at high strain rates using the Kolsky bar test by Ming Cheng et al. 1 indicated minimal effect of strain rate on the tensile stress-strain behavior of PPTA, poly (p-phenylene terephathalamide) fibers. In a different

Dynamic Properties for Modeling and Simulation of Machining: Effect of Pearlite to Austenite Phase Transition on Flow Stress in AISI 1075 Steel

January 3, 2011
Author(s)
Timothy J. Burns, Steven P. Mates, Richard L. Rhorer, Eric P. Whitenton, Debasis Basak
The Pulse-Heated Kolsky Bar Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been developed for the measurement of dynamic properties of metals. Because high-speed machining processes can lead to extremely rapid heating of a

Effect on Flow Stress of a Rapid Phase Transition in AISI 1045 Steel

July 13, 2010
Author(s)
Timothy J. Burns, Steven P. Mates, Richard L. Rhorer, Eric P. Whitenton, Debasis Basak
New experimental data on AISI 1045 steel from the NIST pulse-heated Kolsky Bar Laboratory are presented. The material is shown to exhibit a nonequilibrium phase transformation at high strain rate. An interesting feature of these data is that the material

Effects of fiber gripping methods on single fiber tensile test using Kolsky bar

June 10, 2010
Author(s)
Jae Hyun Kim, Richard L. Rhorer, Haruki Kobayashi, Walter G. McDonough, Gale A. Holmes
Preliminary data by Ming Cheng et al. indicate minimal impact of strain rate on the tensile stress-strain behavior of Kevlar. However, technical issues associated with specimen preparation appear to limit the number of samples and show an undesirable

Modeling of the Temperature Field in the Chip and in the Tool in High-speed Machining of a Carbon Steel: Effect of Pearlite to Austenite Phase Transition in AISI 1075

April 7, 2010
Author(s)
Timothy J. Burns, Steven P. Mates, Richard L. Rhorer, Eric P. Whitenton, Debasis Basak, Russell H. McFadden
A one-dimensional transient finite-difference model for the temperature distribution in orthogonal metal cutting, which was originally developed by Boothroyd, and then improved upon by Tlusty, is used to calculate the temperature field in the chip and in

Fabrication of Optics by Diamond Turning, Chapter 41, Handbook of Optics

April 1, 2010
Author(s)
Richard L. Rhorer, Christopher J. Evans
This is an update of a chapter in a published book: Chapter 41: Fabrication of Optics by Diamond Turning, Handbook of Optics: Fundamentals, Techniques, and Design, 2nd Ed., Vol. I, McGraw-Hill, Inc., NY, 1995, Sponsored by the Optical Society of America

An electrical pulse-heated Kosky bar technique for high strain rate flow stress measurements of rapidly heated metals

September 13, 2009
Author(s)
Steven P. Mates, Stephen W. Banovic, Richard L. Rhorer, Timothy J. Burns, Eric P. Whitenton, D Basak
We have developed a unique electrical pulse-heated Kolsky Bar technique for measuring the flow stress of metals at heating rates of up to 6000 °C per second and strain rates up to 10^4 per second. Under these conditions, which are approaching those found

Machining Process Measurements: A Titanium Machining Example

June 4, 2009
Author(s)
Richard L. Rhorer, Eric P. Whitenton, Timothy J. Burns, Steven P. Mates, Jarred C. Heigel, April L. Cooke, Johannes A. Soons, Robert W. Ivester
NOTE: This is a two-page abstract for publication in the CD-ROM conference proceedings only. Oral presentation of the complete paper will be presented at the conference (SEM, June 1-4, 2009, Albuquerque). This paper discusses recent results of studying Ti

High Strain Rate Tissue Simulant Measurements Using digital Image Correlation

June 1, 2009
Author(s)
Steven P. Mates, Richard L. Rhorer, Richard Everett, Kirth Simmonds, Amit Bagchi
Measuring the response of soft materials to high strain rate deformation is extremely challenging because of the difficulty of achieving dynamic equilibrium during high strain rate mechanical testing such as Kolsky bar testing. Digital image correlation

High Rate Tensile Strength Measurements of Frangible Bullets Using a Kolsky Bar

June 8, 2008
Author(s)
Steven P. Mates, Richard L. Rhorer, Stephen W. Banovic, Eric P. Whitenton, Richard J. Fields
The tensile strength of frangible bullets is measured by a high rate diametral compression test (DCT) performed with a Kolsky Bar. Frangible bullets, meant to disintegrate on impact by brittle failure, also exhibit significant plasticity in compression. As

Recent Results from the NIST Pulse-Heated Kolsky Bar

September 3, 2007
Author(s)
Timothy J. Burns, Steven Mates, Richard L. Rhorer, Eric P. Whitenton, Debasis Basak
A Kolsky bar laboratory for measuring dynamic material properties, in support of improved finite-element modeling of high-speed machining processes, has been developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The NIST split-Hopkinson

Aging Effects on the Dynamic Tensile Response of Zylon Fibers

June 4, 2007
Author(s)
Richard L. Rhorer, Joannie W. Chin, Amanda L. Forster, Weinong W. Chen, Bo Song, Xu Nie
This paper reports on dynamic tests of fibers used in soft body armor. The type of fiber tested is poly(p-phenylene-2,6- benzobisoxaxole) (PBO), or brand name Zylon. Aged fibers were tested using a modified split Hopkinson pressure bar that loads the

Tensile Strength Measurements of Frangible Bullets Using the Diametral Compression Test

May 8, 2007
Author(s)
Steven P. Mates, Richard L. Rhorer, Stephen W. Banovic, Eric P. Whitenton, Richard J. Fields
Frangible bullets are designed to disintegrate on impact against rigid surfaces to avoid ricochet hazards in recreational shooting ranges or law enforcement training facilities. Their behavior against protective soft body armor is therefore quite different

High Rate Tensile Strength Measurements of Frangible Bullets Using a Kolsky Bar

January 1, 2006
Author(s)
S P. Mates, Richard L. Rhorer, S Banovic, Eric P. Whitenton, Richard J. Fields
The tensile strength of frangible bullets is measured by a high rate diametral compression test (DCT) performed with a Kolsky Bar. Frangible bullets, meant to disintegrate on impact by brittle failure, also exhibit significant plasticity in compression. As