Using Nonlinear Kinematic Hardening Material Models for Elastic-Plastic Ratcheting Analysis

Author(s):  
Tim Gilman ◽  
Bill Weitze ◽  
Jürgen Rudolph ◽  
Adrian Willuweit ◽  
Arturs Kalnins

Applicable design codes for power plant components and pressure vessels demand for a design check against progressive plastic deformation. In the simplest case, this demand is satisfied by compliance with shakedown rules in connection with elastic analyses. The possible non-compliance implicates the requirement of ratcheting analyses on elastic-plastic basis. In this case, criteria are specified on maximum allowable accumulated growth strain without clear guidance on what material models for cyclic plasticity are to be used. This is a considerable gap and a challenge for the practicing CAE (Computer Aided Engineering) engineer. As a follow-up to two independent previous papers PVP2013-98150 ASME [1] and PVP2014-28772 [2] it is the aim of this paper to close this gap by giving further detailed recommendation on the appropriate application of the nonlinear kinematic material model of Chaboche on an engineering scale and based on implementations already available within commercial finite element codes such as ANSYS® and ABAQUS®. Consistency of temperature-dependent runs in ANSYS® and ABAQUS® is to be checked. All three papers together constitute a comprehensive guideline for elasto-plastic ratcheting analysis. The following issues are examined and/or referenced: • Application of monotonic or cyclic material data for ratcheting analysis based on the Chaboche material model • Discussion of using monotonic and cyclic data for assessment of the (non-stabilized) cyclic deformation behavior • Number of backstress terms to be applied for consistent ratcheting results • Consideration of the temperature dependency of the relevant material parameters • Consistency of temperature-dependent runs in ANSYS® and ABAQUS® • Identification of material parameters dependent on the number of backstress terms • Identification of material data for different types of material (carbon steel, austenitic stainless steel) including the appropriate determination of the elastic limit • Quantification of conservatism of simple elastic-perfectly plastic behavior • Application of engineering versus true stress-strain data • Visual checks of data input consistency • Appropriate type of allowable accumulated growth strain. This way, a more accurate inelastic analysis methodology for direct practical application to real world examples in the framework of the design code conforming elasto-plastic ratcheting check is proposed.

2016 ◽  
Vol 138 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jürgen Rudolph ◽  
Tim Gilman ◽  
Bill Weitze ◽  
Adrian Willuweit ◽  
Arturs Kalnins

Applicable design codes for power plant components and pressure vessels demand for a design check against progressive plastic deformation. In the simplest case, this demand is satisfied by compliance with shakedown rules in connection with elastic analyses. The possible noncompliance implicates the requirement of ratcheting analyses on elastic–plastic basis. In this case, criteria are specified on maximum allowable accumulated growth strain without clear guidance on what material models for cyclic plasticity are to be used. This is a considerable gap and a challenge for the practicing computer-aided engineering engineer. As a follow-up to two independent previous papers PVP2013-98150 ASME (Kalnins et al., 2013, “Using the Nonlinear Kinematic Hardening Material Model of Chaboche for Elastic-Plastic Ratcheting Analysis,” ASME Paper No. PVP2013-98150.) and PVP2014-28772 (Weitze and Gilman, 2014, “Additional Guidance for Inelastic Ratcheting Analysis Using the Chaboche Model,” ASME Paper No. PVP2014-28772.), it is the aim of this paper to close this gap by giving further detailed recommendation on the appropriate application of the nonlinear kinematic material model of Chaboche on an engineering scale and based on implementations already available within commercial finite element codes such as ANSYS® and ABAQUS®. Consistency of temperature-dependent runs in ANSYS® and ABAQUS® is to be checked. All three papers together constitute a comprehensive guideline for elastoplastic ratcheting analysis. The following issues are examined and/or referenced: (1) application of monotonic or cyclic material data for ratcheting analysis based on the Chaboche material model, (2) discussion of using monotonic and cyclic data for assessment of the (nonstabilized) cyclic deformation behavior, (3) number of backstress terms to be applied for consistent ratcheting results, (4) consideration of the temperature dependency (TD) of the relevant material parameters, (5) consistency of temperature-dependent runs in ANSYS® and ABAQUS®, (6) identification of material parameters dependent on the number of backstress terms, (7) identification of material data for different types of material (carbon steel, austenitic stainless steel) including the appropriate determination of the elastic limit, (8) quantification of conservatism of simple elastic-perfectly plastic (EPP) behavior, (9) application of engineering versus true stress–strain data, (10) visual checks of data input consistency, and (11) appropriate type of allowable accumulated growth strain. This way, a more accurate inelastic analysis methodology for direct practical application to real world examples in the framework of the design code conforming elastoplastic ratcheting check is proposed.


Author(s):  
Duncan Camilleri ◽  
Donald Mackenzie ◽  
Robert Hamilton

In ASME Design by Analysis, the plastic load of pressure vessels is established using the Twice Elastic Slope criterion of plastic collapse. This is based on a characteristic load-deformation plot obtained by inelastic analysis. This study investigates an alternative plastic criteria based on plastic work dissipation where the ratio of plastic to total work is monitored. Two sample analyses of medium thickness torispherical pressure vessels are presented. Elastic-perfectly plastic and strain hardening material models are considered in both small and large deformation analyses. The calculated plastic loads are assessed in comparison with experimental results from the literature.


2008 ◽  
Vol 130 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Duncan Camilleri ◽  
Donald Mackenzie ◽  
Robert Hamilton

In ASME Design by Analysis, the plastic load of pressure vessels is established using the twice elastic slope criterion of plastic collapse. This is based on a characteristic load-deformation plot obtained by inelastic analysis. This study investigates an alternative plastic criteria based on plastic work dissipation where the ratio of plastic to total work is monitored. Two sample analyses of medium thickness torispherical pressure vessels are presented. Elastic perfectly plastic and strain hardening material models are considered in both small and large deformation analyses. The calculated plastic loads are assessed in comparison with experimental results from the literature.


Author(s):  
Arturs Kalnins ◽  
Jürgen Rudolph ◽  
Adrian Willuweit

Two calibration processes are selected for determining the parameters of the Chaboche nonlinear kinematic hardening (NLK) material model for stainless steel. One process is manual that requires no outside software and the other follows a finite element software. The basis of the calibration is the monotonic stress-strain curve obtained from a tension specimen subjected to unidirectional loading. The Chaboche model is meant for elastic-plastic ratcheting analysis that is included in commonly used design codes. It is chosen because it is known that it can represent realistically the materials that are used for power plant components and pressure vessels. To test the calibration results, a pressurized cylindrical shell subjected to thermal cycling is selected as an example. It was found that, for the example, no more than four Chaboche components should be used in the determination of its parameters.


2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 11-33
Author(s):  
Anna Pandolfi ◽  
Andrea Montanino

Purpose: The geometries used to conduct numerical simulations of the biomechanics of the human cornea are reconstructed from images of the physiological configuration of the system, which is not in a stress-free state because of the interaction with the surrounding tissues. If the goal of the simulation is a realistic estimation of the mechanical engagement of the system, it is mandatory to obtain a stress-free configuration to which the external actions can be applied. Methods: Starting from a unique physiological image, the search of the stress-free configuration must be based on methods of inverse analysis. Inverse analysis assumes the knowledge of one or more geometrical configurations and, chosen a material model, obtains the optimal values of the material parameters that provide the numerical configurations closest to the physiological images. Given the multiplicity of available material models, the solution is not unique. Results: Three exemplary material models are used in this study to demonstrate that the obtained, non-unique, stress-free configuration is indeed strongly dependent on both material model and on material parameters. Conclusion: The likeliness of recovering the actual stress-free configuration of the human cornea can be improved by using and comparing two or more imaged configurations of the same cornea.


2011 ◽  
Vol 133 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Khosrow Behseta ◽  
Donald Mackenzie ◽  
Robert Hamilton

An investigation of the cyclic elastic-plastic response of an Olefin plant heat exchanger subject to cyclic thermal and pressure loading is presented. Design by analysis procedures for assessment of shakedown and ratcheting are considered, based on elastic and inelastic analysis methods. The heat exchanger tube sheet thickness is nonstandard as it is considerably less than that required by conventional design by formula rules. Ratcheting assessment performed using elastic stress analysis and stress linearization indicates that shakedown occurs under the specified loading when the nonlinear component of the through thickness stress is categorized as peak stress. In practice, the presence of the peak stress will cause local reverse plasticity or plastic shakedown in the component. In nonlinear analysis with an elastic–perfectly plastic material model the vessel exhibits incremental plastic strain accumulation for 10 full load cycles, with no indication that the configuration will adapt to steady state elastic or plastic action, i.e., elastic shakedown or plastic shakedown. However, the strain increments are small and would not lead to the development of a global plastic collapse or gross plastic deformation during the specified life of the vessel. Cyclic analysis based on a strain hardening material model indicates that the vessel will adapt to plastic shakedown after 6 load cycles. This indicates that the stress categorization and linearization assumptions made in the elastic analysis are valid for this configuration.


2006 ◽  
Vol 129 (3) ◽  
pp. 411-419 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Adibi-Asl ◽  
P. Livieri

This paper presents an analytical study of spherical autofrettage-treated pressure vessels, considering the Bauschinger effect. A general analytical solution for stress and strain distributions is proposed for both loading and unloading phases. Different material models incorporating the Bauschinger effect depending on the loading phase are considered in the present study. Some practical analytical expressions in explicit form are proposed for a bilinear material model and the modified Ramberg–Osgood model.


1995 ◽  
Vol 117 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Braasch ◽  
H. Duddeck ◽  
H. Ahrens

The inelastic behavior of materials is described most efficiently by unified models when their material functions are determined so that flow, hardening, creep etc. will be covered correctly. In this paper, the adaptation of a model is not confined to finding the optimal material parameters but is extended to the identification of the optimal shape of the material functions itself. Material functions given by series of simple shape functions defined in discrete sections which merge smoothly together lead to the best adaptation to experimental results. Furthermore, any remaining shortcomings of the model reveal deficiencies in the modelling of the microphysics of the material. Then by careful interpretation of the uncovered physical properties the original material model has to be amended leading to the derivation of even entirely new models. Thus, a powerful tool is presented here by which a unified model can be checked and improved.


2015 ◽  
Vol 137 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Arturs Kalnins ◽  
Jürgen Rudolph ◽  
Adrian Willuweit

Commonly used design codes for power plant components and pressure vessels include rules for ratcheting analysis that specify limits on accumulated strain. No guidance is provided on the use of the material model. The objective of the paper is to provide guidance that may be helpful to analysts. The Chaboche nonlinear kinematic (NLK) hardening material model is chosen as an appropriate model. Two methods are selected for its calibration that can determine the parameters for stainless steels. One is manual that requires no outside software and the other uses finite element software. Both are based on the monotonic stress–strain curve obtained from a tension specimen. The use of the Chaboche parameters for cases when ratcheting is caused by cyclic temperature fields is selected as the example of an application. The conclusion is that the number of allowable design cycles is far higher when using the parameters with temperature dependency than those at the constant maximum temperature that is being cycled.


Meccanica ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 393-416
Author(s):  
L. Rose ◽  
A. Menzel

AbstractThe possibility of accurately identifying thermal material parameters on the basis of a simple tension test is presented, using a parameter identification framework for thermo-mechanically coupled material models on the basis of full field displacement and temperature field measurements. Main objective is to show the impact of the material model formulation on the results of such an identification with respect to accuracy and uniqueness of the result. To do so, and as a proof of concept, the data of two different experiments is used. One experiment including cooling of the specimen, due to ambient temperature, and one without specimen cooling. The main constitutive relations of two basic material models are summarised (associated and non-associated plasticity), whereas both models are extended so as to introduce an additional material parameter for the thermodynamically consistent scaling of dissipated energy. The chosen models are subjected to two parameter identifications each, using the data of either experiment and focusing on the determination of thermal material parameters. The influence of the predicted dissipated energy of the models on the identification process is investigated showing that a specific material model formulation must be chosen carefully. The material model with associated evolution equations used within this work does neither allow a unique identification result, nor is any of the solutions for the underlying material parameters close to literature values. In contrast to that, a stable, that is locally unique, re-identification of the literature values is possible for the boundary problem at hand if the model with non-associated evolution equation is used and if cooling is included in the experimental data.


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