An improved method for estimation of Ramberg–Osgood curves of steels from monotonic tensile properties

In the present study, first a method for estimating cyclic yield strength is improved and compared using the experimental data of 121 steels from literature. Correlations between cyclic deformation properties (K′ and n′) and monotonic tensile data are then investigated, and a simple method requiring only the monotonic tensile properties is developed for estimation of the Ramberg–Osgood curve. Prediction capability of the proposed method is not only evaluated using the aforementioned 121 steels, but also compared with several commonly used methods that are available in the literature. The proposed correlations are shown to predict the cyclic deformation properties of most of considered steels reasonable well.