Structural design of high-strength austenitic stainless steel
Author(s)
Gardner, L
Talja, A
Baddoo, NR
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Efficient use of material is an important factor in achieving economical and sustainable structures. Typically, annealed austenitic stainless steel has a material strength of around 220 N/mm2, somewhat lower than that of common structural carbon steel grades. This lower strength, coupled with the higher material cost, puts stainless steel at a significant disadvantage when considering material selection, despite its other desirable properties. However, the strength of stainless steel may, at relatively low expense, be considerably enhanced through modification of the chemical composition and through the process of cold working due to the strain hardening nature of the material. This strength enhancement has not generally been utilised in practice due to a lack of knowledge on the structural behaviour of this high-strength material. Given the high material cost of stainless steel, the need to optimise the efficiency of design methods and to develop the performance, availability and diversity of the current product range is clear. To this end, this paper describes tests, numerical modelling and the development of design guidance for high-strength stainless-steel members in a range of structural configurations. Material tensile tests, member tests in compression and member tests in bending have been described. The results of the tests have been successfully replicated numerically, and subsequent sensitivity studies and parametric studies have been performed. Test and numerical results have been compared against two design methods developed for standard-strength material (Eurocode 3 Part 1.4 and the deformation capacity based design method). The comparisons have revealed that both design methods provide a similar level of reliability to that offered for standard-strength material, and thus, extension of both design methods to the high-strength grades has been recommended.
Date Issued
2006-07-05
Date Acceptance
2006-04-21
ISSN
0263-8231
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
517
End Page
528
Journal / Book Title
Thin-Walled Structures
Volume
44
Issue
5
Copyright Statement
© 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This manuscript is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Identifier
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Subjects
Science & Technology
Technology
Engineering, Civil
Engineering
ENGINEERING, CIVIL
austenitic
coldworked
deformation capacity
Eurocode 3
high strength
laboratory testing
numerical modelling
stainless steel
structures
Civil Engineering
0901 Aerospace Engineering
0905 Civil Engineering
0913 Mechanical Engineering
Publication Status
Published