Surfalex HF (AA6016A): Tensile Test Measurements Across Five Material Orientations

Tensile test measurements of Surfalex HF (AA6016A), an aluminium alloy for automotive applications. Data was captured from tests on samples cut at five angles (0, 30, 45, 60, 90 degrees) relative to the sheet rolling direction, with two experiments per angle. The dataset was created by Sumeet Mishra at the University of Manchester using a 5 kN Instron machine and a LaVision DIC system.

Use Cases

• Modeling material anisotropy based on tensile tests performed at five different sample orientations.
• Calibrating finite element models using force and displacement field data captured by Digital Image Correlation (DIC).
• Studying the relationship between strain rate and material deformation from tests performed at a constant strain rate of 5e-4 per second.

Strengths

• Experimental design includes five distinct sample orientations (0, 30, 45, 60, 90 degrees) to study anisotropy.
• Two experiments were carried out for each angle, which may allow for assessing repeatability.
• Data capture utilized a controlled strain rate and a commercial DIC system, suggesting standardized measurement procedures.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

University of Manchester

Collection Method

Tensile testing performed at room temperature using a 5 kN Instron universal testing machine and a LaVision Strain Master DIC system.