Effect of Temperature Gradients on the Propagation of Elastoplastic Waves

Abstract

In this paper, the writers consider the problem of the propagation of an extensional elastoplastic wave through a long thin bar heated at the end to produce a continuously decreasing temperature profile. The temperature distribution is approximated as an exponential function, and the stress-strain curve is considered to be bilinear with temperature-dependent mechanical properties. The problem is formulated and solved numerically by the method of characteristics. Several graphical results are provided, and the effects of the temperature gradient and the mechanical properties are discussed in terms of plastic wave attenuation.