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To study the characteristics of metal magnetic memory (MMM) signals of different steels during tensile test, static tension tests were applied to 30 pieces of Q235 and 16MnR base metal and welded specimens. During the various deformation periods, MMM signals are tested, and micrometallographic is observed. Furthermore, the derivative of magnetic intensity (dH p/dx) is analyzed by mathematical and statistical methods to study the macro and micro corresponding relationships and difference among magnetic signals. Results show that despite the different magnetic intensity (H p) curves of different materials, their dH p/dx patterns in the yielding and necking stages are the same; welded specimens have the similar magnetic signal curves with their base metal, and the welded structure does not interfere with its H p distribution; different materials have their unique zero point (H p = 0) before being fractured, which is independent of the fracture location; there is a direct relationship between the intragranular slip and the changes of magnetic signals, which indicates the uneven plastic deformation.
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Zhang, Y., Gou, R., Li, J. et al. Characteristics of metal magnetic memory signals of different steels under static tension. Front. Mech. Eng. China 5, 226–232 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11465-010-0012-2
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