Damage and failure characterization of 7075 aluminum alloy hot stamping

7000 series high strength aluminum alloys are increasingly used in manufacturing automobile body parts to meet the more stringent demands for automobile lightweight. Hot stamping of 7000 series high strength aluminum alloys is a complex thermal-mechanical coupling process and precise simulation is needed to predict material fracture. To obtain damage model of 7075 aluminum alloy in hot stamping, five different stress triaxiality specimens were designed. The fracture strain, critical strain and average stress triaxiality of different specimens were obtained by the hybrid finite element simulation and experiment (FE-EXP) method. GISSMO model of 7075 aluminum alloy at 400 °C was established. Compared with the experimental results of U-shaped part hot stamping under different lubrication conditions, the calibrated GISSMO model was demonstrated to predict the damage behavior of 7075 aluminum alloy during high temperature deformation accurately.

     

铝合金铸件疲劳寿命预测和累积损伤评估

建立在铝合金铸件中微观孔洞演化的数学模型，并讨论含孔洞铝合金铸件的材料模型。具有微观孔洞的铝合金铸件可以作为含损伤的材料，采用损伤度作为描述材料损伤的变量。应用含损伤的弹性材料本构关系，分析铝合金阶梯型含损伤铸件的力学性能和疲劳寿命。应用Gurson模型和屈服条件，评估铝合金铸件源于微孔洞的累积损伤及对材料塑性变形行为的影响。初步建立铸件疲劳寿命模拟分析系统。该系统包括铝合金铸造凝固过程模拟模块和疲劳寿命分析模块。     

TC4合金微动疲劳损伤研究

研究了TC4合金在柱面-平面接触务件下的微动疲劳行为，分析了其微动疲劳损伤机制。结果表明：在试验务件下，微动区边缘的损伤特征以粘着磨损为主，而微动区中部则以磨粒磨损和接触疲劳为主。疲劳裂纹易于在微动区．特别是在蚀坑处萌生和扩展。促使微动疲劳裂纹萌生的因素：一是法向应力和切向摩擦力引起的材料表层塑性变形，二是微动磨损破坏了材料的表面完整性，造成了缺口应力集中效应。     

多冲接触载荷下涂层零件低应力宏观塑性行为

对高强度Co基、Ni基合金为表面涂层的中碳钢、不锈钢试样进行低应力多冲试验和测试,结果表明,在远低于材料屈服强度的低应力多冲接触载荷下,涂层和其下部一段基体材料将发生塑性变形,平均每次冲击造成的塑性变形量随冲击周次增加先大后小,累积可出现宏观塑性变形并伴随材料硬化现象。塑性变形量和变形区域大小与冲击应力值和材料强度有关。形变硬化程度由表及里衰减,并且只在冲击接触表面及以下一段长度上发生,形成一"易变形区"。分析认为多冲低应力变形是一种累积疲劳损伤。当峰值应力相同时,材料在多冲接触载荷下比静载荷和静疲劳载荷下吸收的能量多,且吸收量与离冲击点的距离成反比。多次冲击使原子易动性增强,临界切应力下降,位错易于启动和增殖。     

On properties at interfaces of friction welded near-nanostructured Al 5083 alloys

Equal-channel angular pressing is a material processing method that allows very high strains to be imposed, which leads to extreme work hardening and micro-structural refinement, with minimal change of external sample dimensions. It offers possibilities of good mechanical properties, such as high strength and ductility, while allowing flexibility of choice of alloy composition for better corrosion behavior, lower materials costs, and so on. This study characterizes for the first time the microstructure and properties of aluminum friction welded after severe plastic deformation via the equal-channel angular pressing method. In this study, 5,083 aluminum alloys, which were exposed to severe plastic deformation using square cross-sectional equal-channel angular pressing die, were joined with friction welding method. It was found that tensile and fatigue strengths of severe plastic deformed and welded specimens were higher than those of the purchased specimens. Hardness values were also consistent with the strength results. However, the refining of grain size as shown from microstructures results in a significant increase in hardness and mechanical properties.     

Second-order continuity tensor and stiffness degradation of aluminum alloy 2024T3 under large strain at room temperature

A symmetric second-order continuity tensor is proposed to characterize anisotropic damage of anisotropic materials based on the hypothesis of equivalent elastic strain energy. On the basis of the equivalent elastic strain energy hypothesis, the relation between the effective elastic properties and the continuity tensor has been formulated. The current formulation does not require the assumption that the principal coordinate system of damage must coincide with that of the material. In a two-dimensional damage analysis, the state of damage can be represented by a Mohr’s circle of continuity. The proposed damage characterization technique has been successfully applied to an example case, where aluminum alloy 2024T3 specimens were strain-damaged by uni-axial tension. The experimental results show that the effects of strain damage can cause degradation of the material stiffness. On the other hand, the overall elastic orthotropy of the material does not increase with the degree of damage. The proposed continuity tensor has been found to be capable of describing this phenomenon. The principal values and the principal directions of the continuity tensor have been determined. The mean value of the principal values can represent the magnitude of the damage, while the principal direction of the continuity tensor may provide information about the damage mechanism.     

6061-T6铝合金薄板剪切试件设计及动态剪切力学特性分析

车身结构影响了整车的碰撞安全性,其中车身承载部件在碰撞过程中主要表现为剪切失效,因此需要对车身材料的动态剪切力学特性展开研究。为了描述6061-T6铝合金材料在复杂工况下的力学特性,进行了准静态和动态力学性能试验。基于不同应力状态和应变率下铝合金力学性能的测试数据,标定了材料的本构模型和断裂模型参数,并通过对比试验与仿真结果验证了材料参数的准确性。为了实现拉伸试验机开展铝合金薄板剪切试验,设计四种形状的薄板剪切试件,采用数值模拟对比所设计剪切试件的应力及应变分布,并分析不同剪切应变率对6061-T6铝合金材料剪切力学特性的影响规律。结果表明：圆形开口对称试件适用于研究塑性变形阶段的失效断裂,而圆形开口偏置试件适用于研究弹性变形阶段的应力应变关系。在低剪切应变率范围内,6061-T6铝合金无显著的应变率强化效应,然而随着应变率的增加敏感性有所提高。     

High-temperature rupture of 5083-Al alloy under multiaxial stress states

High-temperature rupture behavior of 5083-A1 alloy was tested for failure at 548K under multiaxial stress conditions : uniaxial tension using smooth bar specimens, biaxial shearing using double shear bar specimens, and triaxial tension using notched bar specimens. Rupture times were compared for uniaxial, biaxial, and triaxial stress conditions with respect to the maximum principal stress, the von Mises effective stress, and the principal facet stress. The results indicate that the von Mises effective and principal facet stresses give good correlation for the material investigated, and these parameters can predict creep life data under the multiaxial stress states with the rupture data obtained from specimens under the uniaxial stress. The results suggest that the creep rupture of this alloy under the testing condition is controlled by cavitation coupled with highly localized deformation process, such as grain boundary sliding. It is also conceivable that strain softening controls the highly localized deformation modes which result in cavitation damage in controlling rupture time of this alloy.     

Evolution of the temperature field during deformation and fracture of specimens of coarse-grained and ultrafine-grained titanium

Studies of the deformation and evolution of temperature fields in flat specimens of BT1-0 titanium in the Coarse-Grained (CG) and nanostructured/ultrafine-grained (NS/UFG) states and BT6 titanium alloy were performed. The yield and ultimate stresses for NS/UFG BT1-0 titanium are twice as high as those for the CG state and are comparable with the characteristics of the BT6 alloy. It was found that the ultimate strain before damage of NS/UFG titanium specimens that are tensioned at a constant deformation rate of 6.5 × 10⁻³ s⁻¹ decreases by a factor of 2. In the region of a macroscopic localization of a plastic deformation the temperature abruptly rises and reaches the maximum values in the crack formation zone. An abrupt temperature increase in the zones of localization of plastic deformations and crack formation is observed in specimens with both the CG and NS/UFG states. Comparing the experimental data on the temperature distributions on the surfaces of strained CG and NS/UFG titanium specimens shows that a macroscopic plastic deformation develops more uniformly in BT1-0 titanium in the NS/UFG state. Under identical loading conditions, the heat release rate is higher for BT1-0 titanium in the NS/UFG state.     

Ductile damage micromodeling by particles’ debonding in metal matrix composites

The elastic–plastic behaviour of particle-reinforced metal matrix composites undergoing ductile damage is modelled using a two-level micro-structural approach. The considered heterogeneous material is a polycrystal containing intra-crystalline elastic particles. Ductile damage is initiated by the matrix/particle interface debonding and the subsequent voids growth with plastic straining of the crystalline matrix. Homogenization techniques are used twice: first at mesoscale to derive the equivalent grain behaviour and then to obtain the macroscopic behaviour of the material. Plastic deformation of the crystalline matrix is due to crystallographic gliding on geometrically well-defined slip systems. The associative plastic flow rule and the hardening law are described on the slip system level. The evolution of micro-voids volume fraction is related to the plastic strain. The elastic–plastic stress–strain response of particle composite is investigated. Predictions of the proposed model are compared to experimental data to illustrate the capability of the suggested method to represent material behaviour. Furthermore, specific aspects such as the stress triaxiality and yield surfaces are discussed.     

Some improvements on the unfolding inverse finite element method for simulation of deep drawing process

The linear unfolding inverse finite element method (IFEM) has been modified and enhanced by implementing large deformation relations. The method is helpful to predict forming severity of the part that should be deep drawn as well as its blank shape and strain distribution in preliminary design stage. The approach deals with minimization of potential energy and large deformation relations with membrane elements. To reduce the computation time, the part is unfolded properly on the flat sheet and treated as 2D problem. Moreover, the nonlinear stress-strain relationship of plastic material properties has been considered to increase the accuracy of the results. An experiment set up has been prepared to form a rectangular cup. Then, the obtained cup has been analyzed by linear unfolding IFEM and the proposed method. Comparisons of the measured thickness strains and the blank shape show that the proposed method predicts the strain distribution more accurately than the linear method.     

Effect of SiC reinforcement on the deformation and fracture micromechanisms of Al–Li alloys

The effect of SiC reinforcement on the microstructure of a naturally aged 8090 Al alloy as well as on the deformation and fracture micromechanisms was investigated. To this end, the microstructural characteristics (grain and reinforcement morphology, precipitate structure) were determined in the unreinforced alloy and in the composite reinforced with 15 vol.% SiC particles. The materials were tested under monotonic tension and fully reversed cyclic deformation and then carefully analysed through scanning and transmission electron microscopy to find the dominant deformation and failure processes for each material and loading condition. It was found that the dispersion of the SiC particles restrained the formation of elongated grains during extrusion and inhibited the precipitation of Al₃Li. As a result, the plastic deformation in the composite was homogeneous, while strain localization in slip bands was observed in the unreinforced alloy specimens tested in tension and in fatigue. The unreinforced alloy failed by transgranular shear along the slip bands during monotonic deformation, whereas fracture was initiated by grain boundary delamination, promoted by the stress concentrations induced by the slip bands, during cyclic deformation. The fracture of the composite was precipitated by the progressive fracture of the SiC reinforcements during monotonic and cyclic deformation.     

An Engineering Model for Three-Dimensional Elastic-Plastic Rolling Contact Analyses

Fatigue life of heavily loaded rolling bearings is strongly dependent on elastic-plastic material properties. For bearing steels these elastic-plastic properties can be accurately obtained by performing monotonic or half-compressive tests. A three-dimensional strain deformation analysis based on the incremental theory of plasticity and the use of Prandtl-Reuss relations in conjunction with the von Mises yield criterion was developed in order to evaluate the permanent deformation in dry contacts loaded above the elastic limit in case of normal loading. The Ramberg-Osgood stress-strain relation for two martensitically hardened variants of SAE 52100 bearing steel considered the nonlinear kinematic and/or isotropic material behavior. Parameters describing the influence of retained austenite are modeled by using a nonlinear isotropic law. Pressure distribution and contact surface displacements during incremental loading are evaluated by using a conjugate gradient method and the internal stress field is derived by using the superposition principle. Further, a fast analysis of smooth surfaces in elastic-plastic static and rolling contact is developed based on analytical relations for the internal stress field. Cyclic evaluation of plastic strains and residual stresses is carried out until shakedown. In order to verify the theoretical model, rolling contact tests under high normal load were performed. Residual stresses and residual profiles measurements show excellent agreement between numerical and measured cyclic values.     

Prediction of deformation behavior and microstructure evolution in heavy forging by FEM

A numerical simulation of multi-stage heavy forging process using the finite element method (FEM) is presented in this study. The process of heavy forging is highly non-linear, where both microstructure and boundary conditions are altered by plastic deformation during forming. Therefore, it is necessary to understand the problem of plastic deformation in heavy forging. In order to investigate deformation behavior and microstructure evolution in heavy forging, a constitutive equation considering the effects of strain hardening and dynamic softening of the IN718 alloy is built. The constitutive equation and microstructure models are implemented into the finite element code to simulate deformation behavior and microstructure evolution in the rotary forging of heavy container head. As a result, variations of flow stress, effective strain, temperature, damage, and grain size in every stage are predicted.     

Grain refinement-plastic deformation-texture of bearing ring blank in cold ring rolling

The cold ring rolling of GCr15 steel was carried out for achieving the grain refinement and texture of bearing ring blanks while causing plastic deformation within the matrix. The degree of grain refinement was significantly increased by enlarging the rolled deformation. The plastic damage of bearing ring blanks was correlated with the degree of grain refinement. The rolled plastic deformation was an influential factor with crucial effects on the texture evolution. These results obtained provide valuable guidance for revealing the relationship of the microstructure of bearing ring blanks with the process of cold ring rolling.

     

用有机玻璃的记忆性研究塑性变形的应变分布

有机玻璃是一种具有形记忆性的热塑性材料。本文利用有机玻璃对圆柱体镦粗和直齿圆柱齿轮精锻的变形状态进行模拟实验,将变形后的试样没子午面剖分,在一个剖分面上划上网格,然后使其恢复原状,利用恢复后的网格尺寸变化反向计算应变分布。     

Prediction of plastic deformation under contact condition by quasi-static and dynamic simulations using explicit finite element analysis

We compared the quasi-static and dynamic simulation responses on elastic-plastic deformation of advanced alloys using Finite element (FE) method with an explicit numerical algorithm. A geometrical model consisting of a cylinder-on-flat surface contact under a normal load and sliding motion was examined. Two aeroengine materials, Ti-6Al-4V and Super CMV (Cr-Mo-V) alloy, were employed in the FE analysis. The FE model was validated by comparative magnitudes of the FE-predicted maximum contact pressure variation along the contact half-width length with the theoretical Hertzian contact solution. Results show that the (compressive) displacement of the initial contact surface steadily increases for the quasi-static load case, but accumulates at an increasing rate to the maximum level for the dynamic loading. However, the relatively higher stiffness and yield strength of the Super CMV alloy resulted in limited deformation and low plastic strain when compared to the Ti-6Al-4V alloy. The accumulated equivalent plastic strain of the material point at the initial contact position was nearly a thousand times higher for the dynamic load case (for example, 6.592 for Ti-6Al-4V, 1.0 kN) when compared to the quasi-static loading (only 0.0072). During the loading step, the von Mises stress increased with a decreasing and increasing rate for the quasi-static and dynamic load case, respectively. A sudden increase in the stress magnitude to the respective peak value was registered due to the additional constraint to overcome the static friction of the mating surfaces during the sliding step.

     

Staging of a localized plastic deformation upon the tension of Д16AT alloy specimens on the basis of acoustic emission,surface deformation mapping,and strain gauging data. II. Specimens with notches of different depths

Studies of the development of deformations and damage in Д16AT alloy specimens with side notches, which modeled cracks in objects, were performed by combining the acoustic emission, surface deformation mapping, and strain gauging methods. It was shown that a significant portion of the loading time is associated with crack propagation, which is accompanied by the appearance of a segment with a negative value of the strain strengthening coefficient in loading diagrams. According to the data from the correlation of digital images at the plastic deformation stage (within stage 2), two substages were distinguished: the first is related to the deformation localization directly at the notch apex, while the second is associated with an increase in the area of this region to dimensions that are comparable with the specimen cross section. It was revealed that, in the case of a significantly localized deformation, the staging-based approach to the analysis of deformation and fracturing processes is characterized by the better correlation between data that are recorded by different in situ methods.     

合金GH4169的高温多轴疲劳特性与蠕变行为研究

以薄壁管试样为研究对象,在高温下进行拉扭组合的比例与非比例循环加载,对GH4169镍基合金材料的循环硬化软化特性、塑性应变特征以及蠕变行为进行分析.研究结果表明,高温下GH4169材料的循环硬化软化与等效应变幅值、温度、应变加载路径和加载频率相关,在无保持时间的高温疲劳试验中仍然存在蠕变现象.微观结构分析显示在等效应变为0.8%的试件断口中有混合断裂特征,说明材料承受着疲劳和蠕变共同作用.     

Material removal in abrasive waterjet machining of metals Surface integrity and texture

An experimental study was conducted to determine the influence of material properties on the surface integrity and texture that results from abrasive waterjet (AWJ) machining of metals. A microstructure analysis, microhardness measurements, and profilometry were used in determining the depth of plastic deformation and surface texture that result from material removal. Models now available for dry abrasive erosion were adopted and found useful in understanding the influence of material properties on the hydrodynamic erosion process. It was found that the depth of subsurface plastic deformation is inversely proportional to a metals strength coefficient and extends the greatest depth near jet entry in the initial damage region (IDR). Furthermore, surface skewness in AWJ machining of metals increases with ductility and the corresponding critical strain for lip formation.