scholarly journals Influence of Porosity on the Mechanical Behavior during Uniaxial Compressive Testing on Voronoi-Based Open-Cell Aluminium Foam

Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 1041 ◽  
Author(s):  
Varun Sharma ◽  
Nenad Grujovic ◽  
Fatima Zivic ◽  
Vukasin Slavkovic

We have studied an application of the Voronoi tessellation method in the modeling of open-cell aluminium foam under uniaxial compressive loading. The Voronoi code was merged with computer-aided design (CAD) for converting the polyhedral model into an irregular open-cell cellular structure to create porous samples for compression testing simulations. Numerical simulations of the uniaxial compression uniformly over the upper surface of the sample in the z-axis direction at a constant 20 N load was realised. Samples with three different porosities (30%, 60% and 80%) were studied. A nonlinear elasto-plastic material model with perfect plasticity, without hardening, based on the von Mises yield criterion was applied below 10% strain. Corresponding stress–strain curves were observed and the influence of porosity on deformation mechanism was discussed. Samples with higher porosity exhibited significantly higher normal stress under the same load, and increased stress plateaus. An increase of porosity produced an increase of both compressive and tensile stresses and struts exhibited complex stress fields. Voronoi-based modeling was in accordance with experimental results in the literature in the case of the quasi-static condition and linear elastic region (below 1% strain). Further study is necessary to enable the simulation of real dynamic behaviour under all deformation regimes by using the Voronoi tessellation method.

2007 ◽  
Vol 344 ◽  
pp. 341-348
Author(s):  
Mehmet Ali Pişkin ◽  
Bilgin Kaftanoğlu

Deep-drawing operations are performed widely in industrial applications. It is very important for efficiency to achieve parts with no defects. In this work, a finite element method is developed to simulate deep-drawing operation including wrinkling. A four nodded five degree of freedom shell element is formulated. Isotropic elasto-plastic material model with Von Mises yield criterion is used. By using this shell element, the developed code can predict the bending behavior of workpiece besides membrane behavior. Simulations are carried out with four different element sizes. The thickness strain and nodal displacement values obtained are compared with results of a commercial finite element program and results of previously conducted experiments.


2008 ◽  
Vol 580-582 ◽  
pp. 439-442
Author(s):  
Shou Ju Li ◽  
Ying Xi Liu ◽  
Li Juan Cao ◽  
Zi Chang Shangguan

The prediction procedures of the residual stresses in welding process were presented by using finite element techniques. Owing to localized heating by the welding process and subsequent rapid cooling, the residual stresses can arise in the weld itself and in the base metals. The bilinear elastic-plastic material model based on Von Mises yield criterion was developed. The material nonlinearity of weldment and welding fluid was dealt with using an incremental technique. Inside each step, the Newton-Raphson iteration method was utilized. A fully coupled thermo-mechanical twodimensional analysis was performed with finite element method. The model applied in this study adopts the technique of element birth and death to simulate the weld filler variation with time in multi-pass welded joints. The effects of welding speed on residual stresses are discussed.


2011 ◽  
Vol 255-260 ◽  
pp. 704-708
Author(s):  
Kai Yan ◽  
Wen Zhong Zheng ◽  
Ying Wang

The multi-story masonry buildings with reinforced concrete frames on ground floors collapse more easily than pure frames when bottom frames exposed to fire, for reasons that fire load of its ground floors is relatively large, and the ratio of dead load to the total loads is also large, deformations of joists caused by fire produce adverse effect on arch mechanism of masonry. For the purpose of loading temperature on steel bars and concrete for fire resistance analysis of reinforced concrete structures in ABAQUS, separated loading method is proposed firstly in this article. The Hill yield criterion for compression and the Rankine yield criterion for tension are adopted to establish anisotropic elasto-plastic material model for masonry. The process simulation from temperature rises to buildings collapse is realized. A parametric study is conducted to investigate the effects on fire resistance of the bottom frames when the bottom floors exposed to fire due to the change in effective load ratio, section size and reinforcement ratio. The study shows that the failure mode of the bottom frames exposed to fire is mainly due to columns collapse. Bottom fames designed with seismic class I and II have relatively more safety storage than non-seismic designed bottom frames to resist the fire load effect, and they can satisfy time limits of fire resistance.


Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 2134
Author(s):  
Waldemar Łatas ◽  
Rafał Dańko ◽  
Przemysław Czapla

The process of metal casting indisposable sand molds is associated with the generation of large amounts of waste, mainly used molding and core sands, from which the molds and cores reproducing the external and internal shapes of the castings were made. It is estimated that about 600 kg of waste can come from the production of 1 ton of casting. The main component of the waste is quartz matrix, which after undergoing appropriate reclamation treatments can be recovered and reused in the production process. This article presents the theoretical foundations regarding the existing methods of quartz matrix recovery and an experimentally justified model of the regeneration process occurring in one of the varieties used in the practice of mechanical regenerators. The goal is to improve the quality of regenerated molding sand by means of liberating the sand grain’s surface from the layer of the used binding component. The elastic-plastic material model characterized by the Drucker–Prager yield criterion was used to describe the deformation of the sand layer during treatment performed in a centrifugal regenerator. Conclusions based on the results of numerical calculations, obtained with the use of the software adopting the material point method, enable us to find out how to control the device in a way that ensures a permanent reclamation effect which is independent of the working components that wear out over time.


2007 ◽  
Vol 353-358 ◽  
pp. 1915-1918
Author(s):  
He Yu ◽  
Shou Ju Li ◽  
Ying Xi Liu

Owing to localized heating by the welding process and subsequent rapid cooling, the residual stresses can arise in the weld itself and in the base metals. The prediction procedures of the residual stresses in welding process were presented by using finite element techniques. The bilinear elastic-plastic material model based on Von Mises yield criterion was developed. The material non-linearity of weldment and welding fluid was dealt with using an incremental technique. Inside each step, the Newton-Raphson iteration method was utilized. A fully coupled thermo-mechanical two-dimensional analysis was performed with finite element method. The model applied in this study adopts the technique of element birth and death to simulate the weld filler variation with time in multi-pass welded joints. The effects of welding speed on residual stresses are discussed.


2006 ◽  
Vol 5-6 ◽  
pp. 351-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Ahmed ◽  
A.V. Mitrofanov ◽  
Vladimir I. Babitsky ◽  
Vadim V. Silberschmidt

Ultrasonically assisted turning (UAT) is a novel material-processing technology, where high frequency vibration (frequency f ≈ 20kHz, amplitude a ≈15μm) is superimposed on the movement of the cutting tool. Advantages of UAT have been demonstrated for a broad spectrum of applications. Compared to conventional turning (CT), this technique allows significant improvements in processing intractable materials, such as high-strength aerospace alloys, composites and ceramics. Superimposed ultrasonic vibration yields a noticeable decrease in cutting forces, as well as a superior surface finish. A vibro-impact interaction between the tool and workpiece in UAT in the process of continuous chip formation leads to a dynamically changing stress distribution in the process zone as compared to the quasistatic one in CT. The paper presents a three-dimensional, fully thermomechanically coupled computational model of UAT incorporating a non-linear elasto-plastic material model with strain-rate sensitivity and contact interaction with friction at the chip–tool interface. 3D stress distributions in the cutting region are analysed for a representative cycle of ultrasonic vibration. The dependence of various process parameters, such as shear stresses and cutting forces on vibration frequency and amplitude is also studied.


2020 ◽  
Vol 37 ◽  
pp. 100-107
Author(s):  
Sergei Alexandrov ◽  
Yeau-Ren Jeng

Abstract A general plastic material under plane strain and plane stress is classified by a yield criterion that depends on both the first and second invariants of the stress tensor. The yield criterion together with the stress equilibrium equations forms a statically determinate system. This system is investigated in the principal lines coordinate system (i.e. the coordinate curves of this coordinate system coincide with trajectories of the principal stress directions). It is shown that the scale factors of the principal lines coordinate system satisfy a simple equation. Using this equation, a method for constructing the principal stress trajectories is developed. Therefore, the boundary value problem of plasticity theory reduces to a purely geometric problem. It is believed that the method developed is useful for solving a wide class of boundary value problems in plasticity.


1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. K. Alam ◽  
K. K. Wong ◽  
S. L. Semiatin

Abstract The vacuum arc remelting (VAR) process has been developed to melt and cast high quality aerospace materials such as titanium alloys. VAR comprises the continuous remelting of a consumable electrode by means of a dc arc under vacuum or a low partial pressure of argon. The molten metal solidifies in a water-cooled copper crucible leading to high cooling rates that often results in large thermal stresses. The development of temperature gradients and the resulting thermal stresses during the VAR processes was investigated using an elasto-plastic material model with temperature dependent thermomechanical properties. Detailed solutions were obtained by using the commercial finite element code ABAQUS.


Author(s):  
X. Gary Tan ◽  
Amit Bagchi

Abstract Combat helmets have gone through many changes, from shells made of metal to advanced composites using Kevlar and Dyneema, along with introduction of pad suspensions to provide comfort and protection. Helmets have been designed to perform against ballistic and blunt impact threats. But, in today’s warfare, combat helmets are expected to protect against all three threats, blunt, ballistic impacts and blast effects to minimize traumatic brain injury (TBI) and provide a better thermal comfort. We are developing a helmet system analysis methodology integrating the effect of multiple threats, i.e., blast and blunt impacts, to achieve an optimal helmet system design, by utilizing multi-physics computational tools. We used a validated human head model to represent the warfighter’s head. The helmet composite shell was represented by an orthotropic elasto-plastic material model. A strain rate dependent model was employed for pad suspension material. Available dynamic loading data was used to calibrate the material parameters. Multiple helmet system configurations subjected to blast and blunt loadings were considered to quantify their influence on brain biomechanical response. Parametric studies were carried out to assess energy absorption for different suspension geometry and material morphology for different loadings. The resulting brain responses were used with published injury criteria to characterize the helmet system performance through a single metric for each threat type. Approaches to combine single-threat metrics to allow aggregating performance against multiple threats were discussed.


2018 ◽  
Vol 157 ◽  
pp. 02038
Author(s):  
Peter Pecháč ◽  
Milan Sága

This paper presents numerical simulation of blanking process for cold-rolled steel sheet metal. The problem was modeled using axial symmetry in commercial finite element software ADINA. Data obtained by experimental measurement were used to create multi-linear plastic material model for simulation. History of blanking force vs. tool displacement was obtained.


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