42nd International Deep Drawing Research Group Conference - IDDRG 2023

The modeling of material behavior for both plasticity and fracture requires the development of increasingly accurate tests. On the one hand, the development of DIC allows to revisit tests such as the bulge test or the in-plane torsion. On the other hand, recent results show the enormous value of using robotics to perform mechanical tests. The benefits are an unmatched combination of speed, reliability, and cost-effectiveness in generating a complete set of experimental data leading to a full characterization within months to days.
This presentation will illustrate some of these advances in automated plasticity and fracture tests, mini-Nakajima plane strain tensile tests with dihedral punch, in-plane torsion tests at different strain rates, constant strain rate bulge tests, and high throughput Nakajima tests.