Experimental Investigation of the Effects of High Temperature Treatment on Quasi-Static Mechanical Characteristics of EMWM Materials

Abstract This paper investigates the influence of high temperature treatment processes on the mechanical characteristics of entangled metallic wire materials (EMWM) via quasi-static compression tests. The treatment methods including high-temperature treatment and high-temperature with loading treatment were tested. The variation effects of size in molding direction, tangent modulus and loss factor were obtained by contrast results of EMWM specimens via the treatment processes with initial performance. The results indicate that the treatment processes proposed in this study can significantly improve the mechanical properties of EMWM materials and have a wide range of application for EMWM specimens with different structural parameters. After the treatment processes, the size of specimens in molding direction decreased slightly, the tangent modulus increased significantly, and the loss factor decreased slightly. With the increase of treatment temperature, the variation of mechanical parameters intensified. For EMWM specimens with different relative densities and heights, the treatment processes still have a significant improvement effect on quasi-static mechanical properties. Finally, the secondary molding theory is carried out to explain the influence of high temperature treatment process on EMWM’s dimensions and mechanical properties. The effects of treatment temperature and repetition times obtained in this study are relevant to the design of treatment processes for EMWM materials.