Warm Forming of Aluminum Alloys using a Coupled Thermo-Mechanical Anisotropic Material Model

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nader Abedrabbo
Keyword(s):  
Aluminum Alloys ◽  
Anisotropic Material ◽  
Material Model ◽  
Warm Forming

Ultimate Strength of Aluminum Plates and Stiffened Panels for Marine Applications

2004 ◽  
Vol 41 (03) ◽  
pp. 108-121
Author(s):  
Jeom Kee Paik ◽  
Alexandre Duran
Keyword(s):  
Aluminum Alloys ◽  
Ultimate Strength ◽  
Material Properties ◽  
Plastic Material ◽  
Steel Structures ◽  
Material Model ◽  
Stiffened Panels ◽  
Elastic Plastic ◽  
Steel Panels ◽  
Aluminum Plates

The use of high-strength aluminum alloys in marine construction has certainly obtained many benefits, particularly for building fast ferries and also for military purposes. It is commonly accepted that the collapse characteristics of aluminum structures are similar to those of steel structures until and after the ultimate strength is reached, regardless of the differences between them in terms of material properties. However, it is also recognized that the ultimate strength design formulas available for steel panels cannot be directly applied to aluminum panels even though the corresponding material properties are properly accounted for. This is partly due to the fact that the stress versus strain relationship of aluminum alloys is different from that of structural steel. That is, the elastic-plastic regime of material after the proportional limit and the strain hardening plays a significant role in the collapse behavior of aluminum structures, in contrast to steel structures where the elastic perfectly plastic material model is well adopted. Also, the softening in the heat-affected zone significantly affects the ultimate strength behavior of aluminum structures, whereas it can normally be neglected in steel structures. In this paper, the ultimate strength characteristics of aluminum plates and stiffened panels under axial compressive loads are investigated through ANSYS elastic-plastic large deflection finite element analyses with varying geometric panel properties. An "average" level of welding-induced softening and initial imperfections is assumed for the analyses. Closed-form ultimate compressive strength formulas for aluminum plates and stiffened panels are derived by regression analysis of the computed results.

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