The invention discloses a method for judging the macroscopic
residual stress level of a steel wire by utilizing the change rule of the instantaneous tensile elasticity modulus of the steel wire along with tensile stress. According to the method, a function relationship between the
yield ratio (
yield factor) on the cross section of the steel wire and the instantaneous
elastic modulus of the steel wire is established, and the macroscopic
residual stress level of the steel wire and the
yield ratio on the cross section under a certain nominal tensile stress can be calculated by measuring the instantaneous
elastic modulus of the steel wire. The method comprises the steps of A, loading a tensile steel wire by stages by using a
tensile testing machine; B, drawing an E-sigma relation curve of the load secant elasticity modulus of each level and
nominal stress; C, determining the tensile
elastic modulus ET of the steel wire in a residual-stress-
free state, the
nominal stress [sigma]1 for starting to yield in a section part area and the yield stress [sigma]Y of the whole section according to the E-sigma curve; D, calculating the maximum macroscopic
residual stress [sigma]R of the steel wire according to a formula [sigma]R=[sigma]Y-[sigma]1; E, when [sigma] is greater than [sigma]1, obtaining that the tensile stress on the cross section of the steel wire reaches the yield
area ratio; and F, modifying a common
tensile testing machine and a loading program.