Size effects and length scales in gradient plasticity and dislocation dynamics

2003 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
H.M Zbib ◽  
E.C Aifantis
Keyword(s):  
Size Effects ◽  
Dislocation Dynamics ◽  
Gradient Plasticity ◽  
Length Scales

Recent Developments in Gradient Plasticity—Part I: Formulation and Size Effects

2002 ◽  
Vol 124 (3) ◽  
pp. 352-357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ioannis Tsagrakis ◽  
Elias C. Aifantis
Keyword(s):  
Shear Band ◽  
Wavelet Analysis ◽  
Constitutive Equations ◽  
Size Effects ◽  
Dislocation Dynamics ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Current Interest ◽  
Gradient Plasticity ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Potential Tool

The purpose of this two-part article, is first to give an update of recent developments of gradient plasticity as this was advanced by Aifantis and co-workers in the early eighties to address dislocation patterning and shear band problems, and then to elaborate on two specific issues of current interest: size effects and plastic heterogeneity. In Part I, a brief review of gradient dislocation dynamics as providing a direct motivation for the simplest form of gradient plasticity is given. Then, a more general phenomenological formulation of gradient plasticity is given and used to interpret size effects. In Part II, wavelet analysis is used as a potential tool to describe plastic heterogeneity at very fine scales for which experimental results are not available, as well as for providing another means to interpret size effects through the derivation of scale-dependent constitutive equations.

Modeling of Size Effects on the Flow Stress of Type 304 Stainless Steel and Application in Coining Process

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gap-Yong Kim ◽  
Muammer Koc ◽  
Jun Ni
Keyword(s):  
Grain Size ◽  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Flow Stress ◽  
Size Effect ◽  
Size Effects ◽  
Specimen Size ◽  
304 Stainless Steel ◽  
Length Scales ◽  
Type 304 ◽  
Type 304 Stainless Steel

Application of microforming in various research areas has received much attention due to the increased demand for miniature metallic parts that require mass production. For the accurate analysis and design of microforming process, proper modeling of material behavior at the micro/meso-scale is necessary by considering the size effects. Two size effects are known to exist in metallic materials. One is the “grain size” effect, and the other is the “feature/specimen size” effect. This study investigated the “feature/specimen size” effect and introduced a scaling model which combined both feature/specimen and grain size effects. Predicted size effects were compared with experiments obtained from previous research and showed a very good agreement. The model was also applied to forming of micro-features by coining. A flow stress model for Type 304 stainless steel taking into consideration the effect of the grain and feature size was developed and implemented into a finite element simulation tool for an accurate numerical analysis. The scaling model offered a simple way to model the size effect down to length scales of a couple of grains and extended the use of continuum plasticity theories to micro/meso-length scales.

Predictions of microtorsional experiments by micropolar plasticity

2005 ◽  
Vol 461 (2053) ◽  
pp. 189-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paschalis Grammenoudis ◽  
Charalampos Tsakmakis
Keyword(s):  
Size Effects ◽  
Bauschinger Effect ◽  
Kinematic Hardening ◽  
Circular Cylinders ◽  
Isotropic Hardening ◽  
Gradient Plasticity ◽  
Material Response ◽  
Micropolar Plasticity ◽  
Classical Plasticity ◽  
Hardening Rules

Kinematic hardening rules are employed in classical plasticity to capture the so–called Bauschinger effect. They are important when describing the material response during reloading. In the framework of thermodynamically consistent gradient plasticity theories, kinematic hardening effects were first incorporated into a micropolar plasticity model by Grammenoudis and Tsakmakis. The aim of the present paper is to investigate this model by predicting size effects in torsional loading of circular cylinders. It is shown that kinematic hardening rules compared with isotropic hardening rules, as adopted in the paper, provide more possibilities for modelling size effects in the material response, even if only monotonous loading conditions are considered.

Length Scale Dependent Deformation in Polymers

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Alisafaei ◽  
Seyed Hamid Reza Sanei ◽  
Chung-Souk Han
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Size Effects ◽  
Liquid Crystal Polymers ◽  
Length Scale ◽  
Indentation Testing ◽  
Indentation Size ◽  
Length Scales ◽  
Indentation Tests ◽  
Length Scale Dependent Deformation ◽  
Beam Bending

Length scale dependent deformation of polymers has been observed in different experiments including micro-beam bending and indentation tests. Here the length scale dependent deformation of polydimethylsiloxane is examined in indentation testing at length scales from microns down to hundreds of nanometers. Strong indentation size effects have been observed in these experiments which are rationalized with rotation gradients that can be related to Frank elasticity type molecular energies known from liquid crystal polymers. To support this notion additional experiments have been conducted where Berkovich and spherical indenter tips results have been compared with each other.

Bending of marble with intrinsic length scales : A gradient theory with surface energy and size effects

1998 ◽  
Vol 08 (PR8) ◽  
pp. Pr8-399-Pr8-406 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Vardoulakis ◽  
G. Exadaktylos ◽  
S. K. Kourkoulis
Keyword(s):  
Surface Energy ◽  
Size Effects ◽  
Gradient Theory ◽  
Length Scales ◽  
Intrinsic Length

A Modified Gradient Plasticity Theory for Micro-Bending and Micro-Torsion Size Effects

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Z. Voyiadjis ◽  
Rashid K. Abu Al-Rub
Keyword(s):  
Size Effects ◽  
Scale Parameter ◽  
Plasticity Theory ◽  
Material Behavior ◽  
Length Scale Parameter ◽  
Length Scale ◽  
Gradient Plasticity ◽  
Non Local ◽  
Material Length Scale ◽  
Material Length

The definition and magnitude of the intrinsic length scale are keys to the development of the theory of plasticity that incorporates size effects. Gradient plasticity theory with a material length scale parameter is successfully in capturing the size dependence of material behavior at the micron scale. However, a fixed value of the material length-scale is not always realistic and that different problems could require different values. Moreover, a linear coupling between the local and non-local terms in the gradient plasticity theory is not always realistic and that different problems could require different couplings. A generalized gradient plasticity model with a non-fixed length scale parameter is proposed. This model assesses the sensitivity of predictions in the way in which the local and non-local parts are coupled. The proposed model gives good predictions of the size effect in micro-bending tests of thin films and micro-torsion tests of thin wires.

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