M. Macdonald et al., THE EFFECT OF COLD FORMING ON THE YIELD STRENGTH OF THIN GAUGE STEEL - HARDNESS TEST APPROACH, Thin-walled structures, 29(1-4), 1997, pp. 243-256
This paper reviews an experimental investigation aimed at studying the
effects of cold forming on thin gauge mild steel. The main objectives
of the investigation were to study the effects that cold forming has
on material properties and also to attempt to obtain these changes usi
ng an experimental approach different to that which has been carried o
ut in previous research. The experimental work carried out used a stan
dard Hardness Test approach to determine local yield and ultimate tens
ile strength at cold formed corners. The results are presented in tabu
lar and graphical form. A comparison of the experimental results and t
hose from two design code approaches are also presented. (C) 1998 Else
vier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.