Toward the description of uniaxial deformation of metals

Effectiveness of using the endochronic theory of plasticity for describing unidimensional deformation processes under cyclic loading is investigated. A method is developed for determining parameters of the equations of state which depend on the amplitude of plastic deformation and length of strain path. A sufficiently good agreement is shown between calculated and experimental data in describing the kinetics of the stress-strain state of specimens of steels 316 and 45 subjected to variable loads.