Realistic Finite Element Simulations of Arc-Height Development in Shot-Peened Almen Strips

Author(s):  
Zhuo Chen ◽  
Fan Yang ◽  
S. A. Meguid

It is the objective of this study to conduct realistic simulations of the arc-height development in shot-peened Almen strips using the finite element (FE) method. Unlike our earlier work which is devoted to relaxation of shot peening induced residual stress, in this paper, the focus is on peen forming as a result of repeated spherical impingement. Specifically, a 3D FE model with 1500 randomly distributed shots bombarding an Almen strip was developed. Strain rate dependent plasticity was considered and an artificial material damping was applied to control the undesired high-frequency oscillations. The solution further adopts both explicit dynamic and implicit quasi-static analyses to simulate the entire arc-height development in the Almen strips. Quantitative relationships between the resulting equivalent plastic strain and the associated residual stress distribution for a given shot velocity and shot numbers are established and discussed. The work also considers the effect of repeated impacts upon the induced residual stress field using a large number of random shots. Attention was further devoted to the effect of the strip constraint upon the outcome of the impingement. Our results indicate that the proposed FE model is a powerful tool in investigating the underlying mechanisms of the peening treatment.

2014 ◽  
Vol 996 ◽  
pp. 729-735
Author(s):  
Mithila Achintha ◽  
Chao You ◽  
Bin Yan He ◽  
Kath Soady ◽  
Philippa Reed

This paper investigates experimentally and numerically the degree to which the stress relaxation in shot-peened simple geometric features of steel turbine materials can be modelled by using an understanding of simple eigenstrain distributions. The residual stress is determined as the elastic response of whole component when the plastic strains caused by shot peening is incorporated as an eigenstrain in an appropriate finite element (FE) model. The application of a subsequent live load is then modelled as an additional load step in the FE model which will superpose the effect of this loading on the residual stress field. The results show that the eigenstrain approach is particularly useful in predicting residual stress relaxation in shot-peened components.


Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 462
Author(s):  
Zhou Wang ◽  
Ming Shi ◽  
Jin Gan ◽  
Xiaoli Wang ◽  
Ying Yang ◽  
...  

In order to investigate the effect of shot distance and impact sequence on the residual stress distribution of 42CrMo steel in shot peening (SP) finite element (FE) simulation, 3D dynamic models with order dimple pattern and stochastic dimple pattern were established via ABAQUS/Explicit 6.14, and the simulation results were compared with experiments. The results show that shot overlap has a significant effect on the residual stress distribution of peened parts. Meanwhile, there is a threshold (related to SP parameter) for shot distance in the vertical and horizontal directions. When the shot distance is greater than the threshold in this direction, the residual stress distribution after SP tends to be stable. The impact sequence has almost no effect on the impact of a small number of shots, but this effect will appear when the number of shots increases. It is necessary to avoid shot overlap and continuous impact of adjacent dimples when the FE model is established; on this basis, the distance between shots and the number of layers of the shots can be reduced as much as possible without affecting the residual stress distribution. In addition, the comparison of simulation and experimental results shows that the residual stress evaluation area consistent with the experimental measurement is essential to obtain accurate residual stress distribution in the FE simulation process.


Author(s):  
Shengsun Hu ◽  
Chaobo Guo ◽  
Dongpo Wang ◽  
Zhijiang Wang ◽  
Chao Huang

The ultrasonic impact treatment process is widely used to improve the fatigue life of the weldments by inducing compressive residual stresses at the sub-surface. The purpose of the article is to conduct the dynamic elastic–plastic finite element analysis of multiple impacts on 5A06 aluminum alloy with different controlled parameters. The numerical model was validated by pin drop test. The changes in penetration depth, maximum compressive residual stress, and surface residual stress were obtained by analyzing the residual stress field and equivalent plastic strain. The effect of impact times, impact velocities, pin shapes, and impact angles on the residual stress was investigated so that the ultrasonic impact treatment parameters could be controlled to obtain expected residual stress distributions.


Author(s):  
Xiaowei Wang ◽  
Jianming Gong ◽  
Yanping Zhao ◽  
Yanfei Wang

AbstractThis study used ABAQUS finite element (FE) software to investigate the residual stress distributions of P92 welded pipes in both the as-weld and post weld heat treated (PWHT) condition. Sequential coupling quasi-static thermo-mechanical in conjunction with moving double ellipsoidal heat source and an element add/remove technique to simulate deposition of new weld material, are combined in the 3D FE analysis. To validate the simulation results, the residual stresses in axial direction at the surface of pipe were measured by X-ray diffraction technique and compared with the results of FE analysis. Detailed characteristic distributions of the residual stresses are discussed. Results show that the FE model can predict the residual stress distributions satisfactorily. Highest residual stresses on the outer surface are found in the last weld bead to be deposited. And the highest tensile residual stress for the full welded section take place in heat affected zone (HAZ) near the middle thickness. Larger residual sstress can be found around the welding start point along the pipe circumference. Comparison of heat treated specimen and untreated specimen illustrates that PWHT has a strong effect on the residual stress field.


Author(s):  
Fan Yang ◽  
Yukui Gao

This paper is intended to quantify the relationship between the peen forming effectiveness and various involved parameters through a realistic numerical study. For this purpose, a new finite element (FE) model is proposed with full geometry representation, random shots generation, and rate-dependent material law of kinematic strain-hardening. The mesh sensitivity and effects of boundary conditions are carefully examined. The FE model is validated by comparing the results with the experimental measurements. The proposed model is then used to investigate the effects of the peening intensity (represented as the shot velocity) and the strip thickness on the peen-formed deflection and the residual stress distribution for strips made of Ti-6Al-4V. Our results indicate the existence of a maximum convex deflection for different strip thicknesses. In addition, a reversed deflection (i.e., concaved curvature) is observed for severe peening conditions (i.e., thin strip under high peening intensity). Our simulations verify the previous proposition that a concaved curvature can be generated only when the whole cross section is plastically deformed.


2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (7) ◽  
pp. 1195-1212
Author(s):  
B. Lennart Josefson ◽  
R. Bisschop ◽  
M. Messaadi ◽  
J. Hantusch

Abstract The aluminothermic welding (ATW) process is the most commonly used welding process for welding rails (track) in the field. The large amount of weld metal added in the ATW process may result in a wide uneven surface zone on the rail head, which may, in rare cases, lead to irregularities in wear and plastic deformation due to high dynamic wheel-rail forces as wheels pass. The present paper studies the introduction of additional forging to the ATW process, intended to reduce the width of the zone affected by the heat input, while not creating a more detrimental residual stress field. Simulations using a novel thermo-mechanical FE model of the ATW process show that addition of a forging pressure leads to a somewhat smaller width of the zone affected by heat. This is also found in a metallurgical examination, showing that this zone (weld metal and heat-affected zone) is fully pearlitic. Only marginal differences are found in the residual stress field when additional forging is applied. In both cases, large tensile residual stresses are found in the rail web at the weld. Additional forging may increase the risk of hot cracking due to an increase in plastic strains within the welded area.


Author(s):  
C. J. Aird ◽  
M. J. Pavier ◽  
D. J. Smith

This paper presents the results of a fundamental finite-element based study of the crack-closure effects associated with combined residual and applied loading. First, an analytical expression for a representative two-dimensional residual stress field is derived. This residual stress field contains a central compressive region surrounded by an equilibrating tensile region. The analytical expression allows the size and shape of the field to be varied along with the magnitude of the residual stress. The residual stress field is then used as a prescribed initial stress field in a finite element model, in addition to a far field applied load. By introducing cracks of increasing length into these models, charts of stress-intensity-factor versus crack length are produced for different relative magnitudes of residual stress and applied load and for different sizes and shape of the residual stress field. These charts provide insight into the way in which crack-tip conditions evolve with crack growth under conditions of combined residual and applied loading and also enable conditions of crack closure and partial closure to be identified.


2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 87-98
Author(s):  
Alaa Abbas ◽  
Felicite Ruddock ◽  
Rafid Alkhaddar ◽  
Glynn Rothwell ◽  
Iacopo Carnacina ◽  
...  

The use of a finite element (FE) method and selection of the appropriate model to simulate soil elastoplastic behaviour has confirmed the importance and sensitivity of the soil properties on the accuracy when compared with experimental data. The properties of the filling soil play a significant role in determining levels of deformation and displacement of both the soil and subterranean structures when using the FE model simulation. This paper investigates the impact of the traffic load on the filling soil deformation when using the traditional method, one pipe in a trench, and a new method, two pipes in a single trench one over the other, for setting up a separate sewer system. The interaction between the buried pipes and the filling soils has been simulated using an elastoplastic FE model. A modified Drucker–Prager cap constitutive model was used to simulate the stress-strain behaviours of the soil. A series of laboratory tests were conducted to identify the elastoplastic properties of the composite soil used to bury the pipes. The FE models were calibrated using a physical lab model for testing the buried pipes under applied load. This allows the FE model to be confidently upgraded to a full-scale model. The pipe-soil interactions were found to be significantly influenced by the soil properties, the method of placing the pipes in the trench and the diameters of the buried pipes. The deformation of the surface soil was decreased by approximately 10% when using the new method of setting up the separate sewer.


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