Carbon Steel, Stainless Steel & Aluminum

Part 1 Carbon Steel

Part 2 Stainless Steel & Aluminum

The Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Ohio State University using methods, tooling, and a testing machine of their design, generally referred to as the OSU Formability Test, were sponsored by the Industrial Perforators Association to evaluate the capacity of various types of perforated carbon steel, stainless steel and aluminum as to their formability. The tests, performed first on carbon steel and then on stainless steel and aluminum, are presented below under Part I and Part II respectively.

The OSU testing machine shown here in three steps of the test.

Step 1
The 1” radius-punching tool withdrawn with the test sample above it.

Step 2
The test sample clamped in position.

Step 3
The punching tool advanced at a rate of 1mm/sec until failure.