PT Journal AU Dohnal, I Slais, M Forejt, M Smek, R TI Tensile Tests of Flat Bars at High Strain Rate SO Acta Mechanica Slovaca PY 2011 BP 46 EP 51 VL 15 IS 3 DI 10.21496/ams.2011.027 DE Flat bars; Stress-strain; Strain Rate; Carbon Steel; Split Hopkinson Tensile Bar test-SHTBT AB Plastic deformation of metallic materials and alloys is a complex process that depends on a number of factors with the effect of strain rate being of particular importance. Dynamical tests are used for determination of mechanical properties. Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar Test is often used for these experiments. The paper deals with possibilities of testing device for flat bars adapted at Hopkinson test. The aim of this work is concentrated on strain rate influence on DC 01 steel too. ER