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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2016
Filed:
May. 11, 2012
Donald L. Erdman, Iii, Knoxville, TN (US);
Vlastimil Kunc, Knoxville, TN (US);
Srdjan Simunovic, Knoxville, TN (US);
Yanli Wang, Knoxville, TN (US);
Donald L. Erdman, III, Knoxville, TN (US);
Vlastimil Kunc, Knoxville, TN (US);
Srdjan Simunovic, Knoxville, TN (US);
Yanli Wang, Knoxville, TN (US);
UT-BATTELLE, LLC, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
OAK RIDGE ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Abstract
A specimen for measuring a material under multiple strains and strain rates. The specimen including a body having first and second ends and a gage region disposed between the first and second ends, wherein the body has a central, longitudinal axis passing through the first and second ends. The gage region includes a first gage section and a second gage section, wherein the first gage section defines a first cross-sectional area that is defined by a first plane that extends through the first gage section and is perpendicular to the central, longitudinal axis. The second gage section defines a second cross-sectional area that is defined by a second plane that extends through the second gage section and is perpendicular to the central, longitudinal axis and wherein the first cross-sectional area is different in size than the second cross-sectional area.