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Summary:Crystal Plasticity Modeling calculates multiaxial mechanical constitutive behavior by treating the sample as an interacting aggregate of single crystals that interact at their boundaries. The mechanical response is determined from a weighted average of the single crystal behavior. Our research has modeled deformation in aluminum and TRIP steels, and along linear and bi-linear strain paths. The best fit to experimental data is when the models consider long-range, multi-grain interactions and slip on secondary crystallographic systems. Description:A robust multiaxial constitutive law is needed to predict stresses within parts formed from sheet metal to be able to compensate for such phenomena as elastic springback. Ideally, the constitutive law would not need to be "trained" using empirical mechanical property data alone, but would be able to compensate for changes in crystallographic texture of the incoming sheet. Major Accomplishments:We have developed a model that captures quite well the multiaxial yield behavior of 5754 aluminum alloy sheet, and predicts the evolving texture fairly accurately. Discrepancies remain in predicting the transverse plane stresses, which coincidentally or not have never been directly measured before this study, and in how fast the crystallographic texture intensities change. Details on the work can be found in the papers linked to the right. |
![]() Lead Organizational Unit:mmlCustomers/Contributors/Collaborators:Lin Hu, Prof. Anthony Rollett (CMU) Facilities/Tools Used:Marciniak Mechanical Testing Staff:Related Programs and Projects:Marciniak Mechanical Testing Yield Surface Measurement Cruciform Mechanical Testing Associated Products:Constitutive Relations for AA 5754 Based on Crystal Plasticity (Publication - PDF) |