scholarly journals On the Accuracy of Finite Element Models Predicting Residual Stresses in Quenched Stainless Steel

Metals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 1308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Israel Medina-Juárez ◽  
Jeferson Araujo de Oliveira ◽  
Richard J. Moat ◽  
Francisco Alfredo García-Pastor
Keyword(s):  
Residual Stress ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Residual Stresses ◽  
Contour Method ◽  
Stress Profile ◽  
304L Stainless Steel ◽  
Fem Model ◽  
Residual Stress Profile ◽  
Industry Applications

Prediction of residual stress profiles after quenching is important for a range of industry applications. Finite element method (FEM) models have the capability of simulate the cooling and stress evolution during quenching; however, they are very dependent on the heat transfer coefficient (HTC) imposed on the surface. In this paper, an analysis of the HTC effect on the accuracy of the residual stress profile after quenching a 304L stainless steel Jominy sample was conducted. The FEM model was validated in its thermal accuracy using thermocouples and the residual stress profile was measured using the contour method. The results show that a thermally validated FEM model may yield results which overestimate the tensile residual stress and underestimates the compressive residual stress maxima while accurately calculating the maxima positions from the quenched edge. The FEM model accuracy was not improved by modifying the HTC or by using a different thermal expansion coefficient. The results are discussed in terms of the effect of plasticity due to twinning in the residual stresses calculated by the FEM model.

scholarly journals Cross-Sectional Mapping of Residual Stresses by Measuring the Surface Contour After a Cut

2000 ◽  
Vol 123 (2) ◽  
pp. 162-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. B. Prime
Keyword(s):  
Residual Stress ◽  
Residual Stresses ◽  
Stress Measurement ◽  
Superposition Principle ◽  
New Method ◽  
Contour Method ◽  
Stress Profile ◽  
Relaxation Methods ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Residual Stress Profile

A powerful new method for residual stress measurement is presented. A part is cut in two, and the contour, or profile, of the resulting new surface is measured to determine the displacements caused by release of the residual stresses. Analytically, for example using a finite element model, the opposite of the measured contour is applied to the surface as a displacement boundary condition. By Bueckner’s superposition principle, this calculation gives the original residual stresses normal to the plane of the cut. This “contour method” is more powerful than other relaxation methods because it can determine an arbitrary cross-sectional area map of residual stress, yet more simple because the stresses can be determined directly from the data without a tedious inversion technique. The new method is verified with a numerical simulation, then experimentally validated on a steel beam with a known residual stress profile.

Finite Element Thermal/Mechanical Analysis of Transmission Laser Microjoining of Titanium and Polyimide

2009 ◽  
Vol 132 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ankitkumar P. Dhorajiya ◽  
Mohammed S. Mayeed ◽  
Gregory W. Auner ◽  
Ronald J. Baird ◽  
Golam M. Newaz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Residual Stress ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Residual Stresses ◽  
Dissimilar Materials ◽  
Optical Microscope ◽  
Mechanical Analysis ◽  
Maximum Temperature ◽  
Stress Profile ◽  
Residual Stress Profile ◽  
Thermal Mechanical Analysis

Detailed analysis of a residual stress profile due to laser microjoining of two dissimilar biocompatible materials, polyimide (PI) and titanium (Ti), is vital for the long-term application of bio-implants. In this work, a comprehensive three-dimensional (3D) transient model for sequentially coupled thermal/mechanical analysis of transmission laser (laser beam with wavelength of 1100 nm and diameter of 0.2 mm) microjoining of two dissimilar materials has been developed by using the finite element code ABAQUS, along with a moving Gaussian laser heat source. First the model has been used to optimize the laser parameters like laser traveling speed and power to obtain good bonding (burnout temperature of PI>maximum temperature of PI achieved during heating>melting temperature of PI) and a good combination has been found to be 100 mm/min and 3.14 W for a joint-length of 6.5 mm as supported by the experiment. The developed computational model has been observed to generate a bonding zone that is similar in width (0.33 mm) to the bond width of the Ti/PI joint observed experimentally by an optical microscope. The maximum temperatures measured at three locations by thermocouples have also been found to be similar to those observed computationally. After these verifications, the residual stress profile of the laser microjoint (100 mm/min and 3.14 W) has been calculated using the developed model with the system cooling down to room temperature. The residual stress profiles on the PI surface have shown low value near the centerline of the laser travel, increased to higher values at about 165 μm from the centerline symmetrically at both sides, and to the contrary, have shown higher values near the centerline on the Ti surface. Maximum residual stresses on both the Ti and PI surfaces are obtained at the end of laser travel, and are in the orders of the yield stresses of the respective materials. It has been explained that the patterned accumulation of residual stresses is due to the thermal expansion and contraction mismatches between the dissimilar materials at the opposite sides of the bond along with the melting and softening of PI during the joining process.

Modelling the Interpass Temperature Effect on Residual Stress in Low Transformation Temperature Stainless Steel Welds

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Dai ◽  
R. J. Moat ◽  
P. J. Withers
Keyword(s):  
Residual Stress ◽  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Residual Stresses ◽  
Transformation Temperature ◽  
Contour Method ◽  
304L Stainless Steel ◽  
Engineering Structures ◽  
Four Levels ◽  
Carry Over ◽  
Interpass Temperature

Weld residual stresses often have serious implications for the integrity of engineering structures (distortion, stress-corrosion cracking, hydrogen-induced cracking). Previously, it has been demonstrated by the authors that the use of a stainless steel welding consumable with a low martensite start temperature in single-pass welding can lead to lower (potentially harmful) tensile residual stresses or even compressive stress within the fusion zone and heat affected zones compared to non-transforming austenitic fillers. However, such effects may not carry over to multi-pass welding if the filler transforms fully on cooling from the first pass. In this paper finite element modelling is used to examine the use of interpass hold temperatures on the residual stresses introduced using such weld fillers in multi-pass welding of 304L stainless steel plate. Four levels of interpass temperature have been studied. The model has also been verified against experimental data obtained using the contour method for two welded plates having two different inter-pass temperatures. It is demonstrated that interpass hold temperatures above, or around, the transformation temperature can have very significant effects, allowing residual stress management of the resulting welded joint.

On the convergence of solid meshes for the prediction of part distortions due to residual stresses

2019 ◽  
Vol 233 (17) ◽  
pp. 6209-6217
Author(s):  
JCR Albino ◽  
LA Gonçalves Junior ◽  
VE Beal
Keyword(s):  
Residual Stress ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Residual Stresses ◽  
Stable Condition ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Rolled Plate ◽  
Internal Stresses ◽  
Stress Profile ◽  
Residual Stress Profile

Residual stresses in rolled plates, used as raw material for the fabrication of aircraft components, arise from manufacturing processes such as rolling, casting, quenching, stretching, and thermal treatments. After each process, the rolled plate has a geometrically stable condition but with internal stresses. However, during part machining an unbalance in the distribution of residual stresses occurs, in special for aircraft components, due to the large amount of material removal throughout the process. This condition of instability leads to component distortions so that any corrective action affects the manufacturing lead-time and production costs. Part distortions are usually predicted by finite element analyses with linear tetrahedral meshes in which the residual stress profiles are applied as a constant value element-wise. In this work, both linear and quadratic solid meshes are employed to address this problem. For this purpose, a Python-based routine is implemented to apply the residual stress profile at the integration points of the elements. Then, finite element simulations of simple geometric configurations (plates and beams) under theoretical and real residual stress distributions are carried out. Performance and effectiveness of two different meshes—tetrahedral and hexahedral (brick-type)—are checked through comparison with results presented by classical plate and beam theories. A general good correlation for the deflections predicted by them is reached.

Finite Element Modeling of TIG Welding of Aisi 304l Stainless Steel and Experimental Validation

2014 ◽  
Vol 592-594 ◽  
pp. 368-373 ◽  
Author(s):  
V.V. Narayanareddy ◽  
M. Vasudevan ◽  
S. Muthukumaran ◽  
K.C. Ganesh ◽  
N. Chandrasekhar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Residual Stress ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Heat Source ◽  
Residual Stresses ◽  
Source Parameters ◽  
304L Stainless Steel ◽  
Thermal Cycles ◽  
Aisi 304L ◽  
Good Agreement

In this research work, thermo-elasto-plastic analysis using finite element modeling (FEM) was carried out to study the thermo mechanical behavior of AISI 304L stainless steel plate of 3 mm thick during the autogenous tungsten inert gas welding. Sysweld software has been employed for simulating the temperature distribution, residual stresses and distortion. Physical and mechanical properties of 304 L stainless steel required for simulation were obtained from the literature. Bead-on-plate experiment was carried out at 140 A and 120 mm/min for obtaining weld bead dimensions which are required for heat source fitting in the simulation. Heat source parameters in the simulation were frozen when the bead profile obtained in the simulation matched with the actual bead profile. Then thermal cycles were simulated with the frozen heat source parameters. The thermal cycles and the peak temperatures predicted by the model were compared with that of the experimentally measured values. There was good agreement between the predicted and measured values. The experimentally validated thermal model was further used for simulating residual stresses and distortion. The calculated residual stress profile was validated using experimentally measured residual stress profiles using an Ultrasonic technique. There was good agreement between the predicted and measured residual stress profiles. The simulated distortion values were compared with measured distortion values using height gauge. There was good agreement between the simulated and measured distortion values. The Finite Element model developed for simulating the TIG welding of 304 L stainless steel predicted the thermal cycles, residual stresses and distortion with minimum error.

Study of Effect of Repetition Rate on Laser Shock Peening Using Finite Element Modeling

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sai Kosaraju ◽  
Xin Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Shock Wave ◽  
Residual Stress ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Shock Waves ◽  
Repetition Rate ◽  
High Repetition Rate ◽  
Stress Profile ◽  
Surface Residual Stress ◽  
Residual Stress Profile ◽  
High Repetition

Abstract A two-dimensional finite element model is developed to simulate the interaction between metal samples and laser-induced shock waves. Multiple laser impacts are applied at each location to increase plastically affected depth and compressive stress. The in-depth and surface residual stress profiles are analyzed at various repetition rates and spot sizes. It is found that the residual stress is not sensitive to repetition rate until it reaches a very high level. At extremely high repetition rate (100 MHz), the delay between two shock waves is even shorter than their duration, and there will be shock wave superposition. It is revealed that the interaction of metal with shock wave is significantly different, leading to a different residual stress profile. Stronger residual stress with deeper distribution will be obtained comparing with lower repetition rate cases. The effect of repetition rate at different spot sizes is also studied. It is found that with larger laser spot, the peak compressive residual stress decreases but the distribution is deeper at extremely high repetition rates.

A Numerical Study on the Redistribution of Residual Stress After Machining

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kunyang Lin ◽  
Wenhu Wang ◽  
Ruisong Jiang ◽  
Yifeng Xiong
Keyword(s):  
Residual Stress ◽  
Stress Field ◽  
Residual Stresses ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Cutting Speed ◽  
Machining Process ◽  
Stress Profile ◽  
Residual Stress Field ◽  
Machining Processes ◽  
Residual Stress Profile

Machining induced residual stresses have an important effect on the surface integrity. Effects of various factors on the distribution of residual stress profiles induced by different machining processes have been investigated by many researchers. However, the initial residual, as one of the important factor that affect the residual stress profile, is always been ignored. In this paper, the residual stress field induced by the quenching process is simulated by the FEM software as the initial condition. Then the initial residual stress field is used to study the residual stress redistribution after the machining process. The influence of initial stress on the stress formation is carried out illustrating with the mechanical and thermal loads during machining processes. The effects of cutting speed on the distribution of residual stress profile are also discussed. These results are helpful to understand how initial residual stresses are redistributed during machining better. Furthermore, the results in the numerical study can be used to explain the machining distortion problem caused by residual stress in the further work.

A New Finite Element Approach Without Chip Formation to Predict Residual Stress Profile Patterns in Metal Cutting

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Anurag ◽  
Y. B. Guo ◽  
Z. Q. Liu
Keyword(s):  
Residual Stress ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Hard Turning ◽  
Metal Cutting ◽  
Cutting Speed ◽  
Stress Profile ◽  
Residual Stress Profile ◽  
Stress Prediction ◽  
Element Approach ◽  
Stress Profiles

Residual stress prediction in hard turning has been recognized as one of the most important and challenging tasks. A hybrid finite element predictive model has been developed with the concept of plowed depth to predict residual stress profiles in hard turning. With the thermo-mechanical work material properties, residual stress has been predicted by simulating the dynamic turning process followed by a quasi-static stress relaxation process. The residual stress profiles were predicted for a series of plowed depths potentially encountered in machining. The predicted residual stress profiles agree with the experimental one in general. A transition of residual stress profile has been recovered at the critical plowed depth. In addition, the effects of cutting speed, friction coefficient and inelastic heat coefficient on residual stress profiles have also been studied and explained.

High-Temperature Constitutive Behavior of Austenitic Stainless Steel for Weld Residual Stress Modeling

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dongxiao Qiao ◽  
Wei Zhang ◽  
Zhili Feng
Keyword(s):  
Residual Stress ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Stainless Steel ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Residual Stresses ◽  
Constitutive Rule ◽  
Dissimilar Metal ◽  
Weld Residual Stress ◽  
Dissimilar Metal Weld ◽  
Metal Weld

Weld residual stress is a major driving force for initiation and growth of primary water stress corrosion cracking (PWSCC), which is a critical challenge for weld integrity of reactor pressure vessel nozzles in nuclear industry. Predicting weld residual stresses for the purpose of understanding and mitigating PWSCC requires the knowledge of material constitutive rule especially strain hardening behavior over a wide range of temperatures. Though it is adequate for describing deformation at low temperature, the conventional, rate-independent, elastic-plastic constitutive rule falls short in predicting the strong microstructure-mechanical interaction such as the softening due to recovery (dislocation annihilation and realignment) and recrystallization at elevated temperature in welding. To quantify the extent of softening under temperature and strain conditions relevant to welding, a framework has been developed by combining advanced experimental techniques and finite element modeling. First, physical simulation in a Gleeble testing machine is used to simulate the temperature transients typical of dissimilar metal weld by subjecting round tensile bar shaped specimens to rapid heating and cooling. Second, the digital image correlation (DIC) technique is used to map the non-uniform strain field and extract local strain history needed for accurately determining the true stress vs. true strain curve of softened material. Third, the thermally-mechanically processed specimens are characterized metallographically to correlate the microstructure changes to the measured stress-strain behavior. Finally, a thermal-stress finite element model of three-bar frame is used to study the effect of softening on the predicted weld residual stresses. As a first step toward developing the much-needed, comprehensive material constitutive relation database for dissimilar metal weld, the framework has been applied to study AISI 304L austenitic stainless steel. The extent of softening due to different duration of high-temperature exposure is studied and its influence on final residual stresses is discussed.

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