The dependence of the Taylor–Quinney coefficient on the dynamic loading mode

The efficiency of the thermomechanical conversion, expressed as the Taylor–Quinney coefficient (TQC) is seldom reported in the literature and generally assumed to be equal to 0.9. Moreover, an eventual dependence of this coefficient on the dynamic loading mode has not been investigated so far. This work presents a systematic characterization of the TQC for seven different metals and alloys loaded in dynamic tension, compression and dominant...