Yield and fracture loci for a ductile cast iron EN-GJS-600-3 under
biaxial stresses
Abstract
Biaxial (axial and torsional loading) static tests were performed for
the first time on EN-GJS-600–3 ductile cast iron tubular specimens
obtained reproducing the solidification conditions typical of
thick-walled castings. The experimental results were elaborated to
determine the yield and fracture loci of the material, which exhibited
significant deviations from those predicted by the Von Mises and
Mohr-Coulomb criteria usually adopted for steels and grey cast iron,
respectively. For this purpose, several alternative criteria proposed in
the technical literature, some of them specifically devised for
composite materials, have been calibrated and compared to account for
the peculiar mechanical properties of this natural composite material.