scholarly journals Studying the Damage Evolution and the Micro-Mechanical Response of X8CrMnNi16-6-6 TRIP Steel Matrix and 10% Zirconia Particle Composite Using a Calibrated Physics and Crystal-Plasticity-Based Numerical Simulation Model

Crystals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 759
Author(s):  
Faisal Qayyum ◽  
Sergey Guk ◽  
Ulrich Prahl

The mechanical behavior of newly developed composite materials is dependent on several underlying microstructural phenomena. In this research, a periodic 2D geometry of cast X8CrMnNi16-6-6 steel and 10% zirconia composite is virtually constructed by adopting microstructural attributes from literature. A physics-based crystal plasticity model with ductile damage criterion is used for defining the austenitic steel matrix. The zirconia particles are assigned elastic material model with brittle damage criterion. Monotonic quasi-static tensile load is applied up to 17% of total strain. The simulation results are analyzed to extract the global and local deformation, transformation, and damage behavior of the material. The comprehensively constructed simulation model yields the interdependence of the underlaying microstructural deformation phenomena. The local results are further analyzed based on the interlocked and free regions to establish the influence of zirconia particles on micro-mechanical deformation and damage in the metastable austenite matrix. The trends and patterns of local strain and damage predicted by the simulation model results match the previously carried out in-situ tensile tests on similar materials.

2016 ◽  
Vol 258 ◽  
pp. 294-297
Author(s):  
Pietro Giovanni Luccarelli ◽  
Stefano Foletti ◽  
Garrett Pataky ◽  
Huseyin Sehitoglu

The behavior of a Ni-based superalloy, Haynes 230, was investigated at macro and micro scale level by means of a Crystal Plasticity (CP) model implemented in an open source Finite Element code, Warp3D. Single Crystal and polycrystalline specimens have been experimentally characterized with Digital Image Correlation (DIC) to identify the local strain field evolution. The results of single crystal’s tensile tests were used to obtain an estimation of the constitutive model parameters. Then a polycrystalline model, reproducing a tensile test with loading/unloading steps, was created starting from the microstructural data obtained with EBSD (electron back-scatter diffraction), which allowed the identification of grains geometry and orientations. The polycrystalline simulations were used to verify the prediction of the CP model over the experiment. The results of this study show that the comparison between experiments and numerical analysis is in good agreement on both global and local scale levels.


Crystals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Faisal Qayyum ◽  
Sergey Guk ◽  
Matthias Schmidtchen ◽  
Rudolf Kawalla ◽  
Ulrich Prahl

A Transformation-Induced Plasticity (TRIP) steel matrix reinforced with magnesium-partially stabilized zirconia (Mg-PSZ) particles depicts a superior energy absorbing capacity during deformation. In this research, the TRIP/TWIP material model already developed in the framework of the Düsseldorf Advanced Material Simulation Kit (DAMASK) is tuned for X8CrMnNi16-6-6 TRIP steel and 10% Mg-PSZ composite. A new method is explained to more accurately tune this material model by comparing the stress/strain, transformation, twinning, and dislocation glide obtained from simulations with respective experimental acoustic emission measurements. The optimized model with slight modification is assigned to the steel matrix in 10% Mg-PSZ composite material. In the simulation model, zirconia particles are assigned elastic properties with a perfect ceramic/matrix interface. Local deformation, transformation, and the twinning behavior of the steel matrix due to quasi-static tensile load were analyzed. The comparison of the simulation results with acoustic emission data shows good correlation and helps correlate acoustic events with physical attributes. The tuned material models are used to run full phase simulations using 2D Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD) data from steel and 10% Mg-PSZ zirconia composites. Form these simulations, dislocation glide, martensitic transformation, stress evolution, and dislocation pinning in different stages of deformation are qualitatively discussed for the steel matrix and ceramic inclusions.


2014 ◽  
Vol 553 ◽  
pp. 82-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Ting Li ◽  
Y.C. Lin ◽  
Ling Li ◽  
Lu Ming Shen

Three-dimensional crystal plasticity finite element (CPFE) simulations are performed to study the coupled thermo-mechanical response of aluminium alloy 7075 under hot compression loadings. To improve the computational efficiency, a grain-scale representative volume element model with periodic boundary conditions is adopted to represent the macroscopic response. The initial grains are created using Voronoi tessellation method, and the grain orientations are obtained from the electron back-scatter diffraction test. The simulated results indicate that the effects of the grain properties on the local deformation and temperature distribution of the alloy are significant during the hot deformation. The temperature continuity can be found across some grain boundaries while there is a temperature gap at other grain boundaries. The proposed coupled thermo-mechanical CPFE model is able to provide detailed microstructure evolution and temperature distribution in the studied alloy during the hot deformation, which cannot be easily obtained by experiments.


Cellulose ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (17) ◽  
pp. 10327-10343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jussi Lahti ◽  
Michael Dauer ◽  
D. Steven Keller ◽  
Ulrich Hirn

AbstractMeasured local paper structure—i.e. local basis weight, local thickness, local density and local fiber orientation—has been linked to local strain and local material failure (local temperature increase due to energy dissipation upon fiber–fiber bond failure) measured during tensile testing. The data has been spatially linked through data map registration delivering several thousand $$1\times 1\,\hbox{mm}^2$$ 1 × 1 mm 2 paper regions, each containing all measured properties. The relation between local paper structure and resulting local deformation and failure is studied with regression models. Multiple linear regression modeling was used to identify the paper structure related drivers for local concentrations of strain under load and local concentrations of material failure, which are both starting to occur considerably before rupture of the paper. Analyzing the development of local strain in paper we found that regions with higher basis weight and higher fiber orientation in load direction tend to exhibit considerably lower strain during tensile testing. Furthermore, the relation between local strain and local grammage can be predicted with the statistical theory of elasticity. Also regions with higher density have lower local strain, but not as pronounced. The findings for local fiber–fiber bond failure of paper are similar but not equivalent. The strongest correlation exists with local grammage. Local density and local fiber orientation show in turn weaker correlation with local bond failure. Local variations in paper thickness were not relevant in any case. These findings are highlighting the relevance of local fiber orientation and local density variations as structural mechanisms governing paper failure. In the past the focus has been mostly on paper formation. Together with local grammage (formation) they are responsible for the weak spots in paper, and thus cause local concentrations of paper strain and the initiation of failure under tensile load.


Metals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 654
Author(s):  
Ryosuke Matsutani ◽  
Nobuo Nakada ◽  
Susumu Onaka

Ultra-fine-grained (UFG) Cu shows little total elongation in tensile tests because simple shear deformation is concentrated in narrow regions during the initial stage of plastic deformation. Here, we attempted to improve the total elongation of UFG Cu obtained by equal-channel angular pressing. By making shallow dents on the side surfaces of the plate-like specimens, this induced pure shear deformation and increased their total elongation. During the tensile tests, we observed the overall and local deformation of the dented and undented UFG Cu specimens. Using three-dimensional digital image correlation, we found that the dented specimens showed suppression of thickness reduction and delay in fracture by enhancement of pure shear deformation. However, the dented and undented specimens had the same ultimate tensile strength. These results provide us a new concept to increase total elongation of UFG materials.


Metals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 24
Author(s):  
Matías Bordone ◽  
Juan Perez-Ipiña ◽  
Raúl Bolmaro ◽  
Alfredo Artigas ◽  
Alberto Monsalve

This article is focused on the mechanical behavior and its relationship with the microstructural changes observed in two high-manganese steels presenting twinning-induced plasticity (TWIP) and transformation-induced plasticity (TRIP), namely Steel B and Steel C, respectively. Chemical compositions were similar in manganese, but carbon content of Steel B approximately doubles Steel C, which directly impacted on the stacking fault energy (SFE), microstructure and mechanical response of each alloy. Characterization of as-cast condition by optical microscope revealed a fully austenitic microstructure in Steel B and a mixed microstructure in Steel C consisting of austenite grains and thermal-induced (εt) martensite platelets. Same phases were observed after the thermo-mechanical treatment and tensile tests, corroborated by means of X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), which confirms no phase transformation in Steel B and TRIP effect in Steel C, due to the strain-induced γFCC→εHCP transformation that results in an increase in the ε-martensite volume fraction. Higher values of ultimate tensile strength, yield stress, ductility and impact toughness were obtained for Steel B. Significant microstructural changes were revealed in tensile specimens as a consequence of the operating hardening mechanisms. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) observations on the tensile and impact test specimens showed differences in fracture micro-mechanisms.


2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giuseppe Cavallaro ◽  
Giuseppe Lazzara ◽  
Lorenzo Lisuzzo ◽  
Stefana Milioto ◽  
Filippo Parisi

We investigated the efficacy of several nanoclays (halloysite, sepiolite and laponite) as nanofillers for Mater-Bi, which is a commercial bioplastic extensively used within food packaging applications. The preparation of Mater-Bi/nanoclay nanocomposite films was easily achieved by means of the solvent casting method from dichloroethane. The prepared bio-nanocomposites were characterized by dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) in order to explore the effect of the addition of the nanoclays on the mechanical behavior of the Mater-Bi-based films. Tensile tests found that filling Mater-Bi with halloysite induced the most significant improvement of the mechanical performances under traction force, while DMA measurements under the oscillatory regime showed that the polymer glass transition was not affected by the addition of the nanoclay. The tensile properties of the Mater-Bi/halloysite nanotube (HNT) films were competitive compared to those of traditional petroleum plastics in terms of the elastic modulus and stress at the breaking point. Both the mechanical response to the temperature and the tensile properties make the bio-nanocomposites appropriate for food packaging and smart coating purposes. Here, we report a preliminary study of the development of sustainable hybrid materials that could be employed in numerous industrial and technological applications within materials science and pharmaceutics.


Author(s):  
Michela Talò ◽  
Giulia Lanzara ◽  
Maryam Karimzadeh ◽  
Walter Lacarbonara

In this work, the arising of stick-slip dissipation as well as the global mechanical response of carbon nanotube (CNT) nanocomposite films are tailored by exploiting a three-phase nanocomposite. The three phases are represented by the CNTs, a polymer coating localized on the CNTs surface and a hosting matrix. In particular, a polystyrene (PS) layer coats multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) that are randomly dispersed in a polyimide (PI) matrix. The coating phase is strongly bonded to the CNTs outer sidewalls ensuring the effectiveness of the load transfer mechanism and reducing the material damping capacity. The coating phase can be thermally-activated to modify, and in particular, decrease the CNT-matrix interfacial shear strength (ISS) thus facilitating the stick-slip onset in the nanocomposite. The ISS decrease finds its roots in a partial degradation of the coating phase and, in particular, in the formation of voids. By weakening the CNT/polymer interfacial region, a significant enhancement in the material damping capacity is observed. An extensive experimental campaign consisting of monotonic and cyclic tensile tests proved the effectiveness of this novel multi-phase material design.


Sensors ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 1799 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yiming Zhao ◽  
Nong Zhang ◽  
Guangyao Si ◽  
Xuehua Li

Fiber Bragg grating (FBG) measuring bolts, as a useful tool to evaluate the behaviors of steel bolts in underground engineering, can be manufactured by gluing the FBG sensors inside the grooves, which are usually symmetrical cuts along the steel bolt rod. The selection of the cut shape and the glue types could perceivably affect the final supporting strength of the bolts. Unfortunately, the impact of cut shape and glue type on bolting strength is not yet clear. In this study, based on direct tension tests, full tensile load–displacement curves of rock bolts with different groove shapes were obtained and analyzed. The effects of groove shape on the bolt strength were discussed, and the stress redistribution in the cross-section of a rock bolt with different grooves was simulated using ANSYS. The results indicated that the trapezoidal groove is best for manufacturing the FBG bolt due to its low reduction of supporting strength. Four types of glues commonly used for the FBG sensors were assessed by conducting tensile tests on the mechanical testing and simulation system and the static and dynamic optical interrogators system. Using linear regression analysis, the relationship between the reflected wavelength of FBG sensors and tensile load was obtained. Practical recommendations for glue selection in engineering practice are also provided.


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