| Abstract: | The paper investigates the influence of reverse yielding on residual stresses induced by autofrettage. On the basis of reverse loading tests, a material model is developed and implemented into analytical procedures capable of treating the elasto-plastic deformation behaviour of thick-walled tubes during both loading and unloading phases. The results show that residual hoop stresses are drastically reduced near the tube bore as compared with residual stresses obtained from conventional isotropic hardening analysis. Pure kinematic hardening analysis is also shown to overestimate residual hoop stress induced by autofrettage. |
