Improving Simulations for Low Cycle Fatigue and Ratcheting Responses of Elbows

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nazrul Islam ◽  
Tasnim Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Residual Stresses ◽  
Low Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Numerical Technique ◽  
Kinematic Hardening ◽  
Model Development ◽  
Strain Range ◽  
Isotropic Hardening ◽  
Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Chaboche Model ◽  
Modeling Feature

A rate-independent constitutive model is developed incorporating various uniaxial and multiaxial modeling features for improving the simulations of elbow low-cycle fatigue and ratcheting responses. The model development is motivated by the fact that the Chaboche model in ANSYS is unable to simulate the strain ratcheting responses of elbows subjected to internal pressure and opening-closing displacement-controlled cycles. This drawback of the existing model is traced to the isotropic and kinematic hardening modeling features. The isotropic hardening in the Chaboche model can reasonably simulate the material test stress peaks but fails to simulate the hysteresis loop shapes. Incorporation of a strain range dependent modeling feature in evolving the isotropic and kinematic hardening rule parameters improved the simulation of the hysteresis loops both at the material and component levels. The axial and circumferential strain ratcheting simulation of elbow is improved by incorporating a biaxial ratcheting parameter. A modeling feature for nonproportional loading developed by Tanaka is also incorporated in order to simulate the additional cyclic hardening under multiaxial loading. The performance of modified model developed is validated against simulating a broad set of cyclic responses both at the material and component levels. Finally, a numerical technique is developed to simulate the initial and welding residual stresses in elbows, and thereby analytically demonstrate the influence of initial residual stresses on elbow responses.

Constitutive Modeling of Haynes 230 for High Temperature Fatigue-Creep Interactions

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul R. Barrett ◽  
Raasheduddin Ahmed ◽  
Tasnim Hassan
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Low Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Kinematic Hardening ◽  
Model Development ◽  
Strain Range ◽  
Uniaxial Stress ◽  
Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Modeling Framework ◽  
Creep Fatigue

Non-linear stress analysis for high temperature cyclic viscoplasticity is increasingly becoming an important modeling framework for many industries. Simplified analyses are found to be insufficient in accurately predicting the life of components; such as a gas turbine engine of an airplane or the intermediate-heat exchanger of a nuclear power plant. As a result, advanced material models for simulating nonlinear responses at room to high temperature are developed and experimentally validated against a broad set of low-cycle fatigue responses; such as creep, fatigue, and their interactions under uniaxial stress states. . This study will evaluate a unified viscoplastic model based on nonlinear kinematic hardening (Chaboche type) with several added features of strain-range-dependence, rate-dependence, temperature-dependence, static recovery, and mean-stress-evolution for Haynes 230database. Simulation-based model development for isothermal creep-fatigue responses are all critically evaluated for the developed model. The robustness of the constitutive model is demonstrated and weaknesses of the model to accurately predict low-cycle fatigue responses are identified. Paper published with permission.

High-Temperature Low-Cycle Fatigue Behavior of MarBN at 600 °C

2016 ◽  
Vol 138 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard A. Barrett ◽  
Eimear M. O'Hara ◽  
Padraic E. O'Donoghue ◽  
Sean B. Leen
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Low Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Kinematic Hardening ◽  
Fatigue Behavior ◽  
Strain Range ◽  
Material Model ◽  
Cyclic Softening ◽  
Cyclic Strength ◽  
Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Viscoplastic Material

This paper presents the high-temperature low-cycle fatigue (HTLCF) behavior of a precipitate strengthened 9Cr martensitic steel, MarBN, designed to provide enhanced creep strength and precipitate stability at high temperature. The strain-controlled test program addresses the cyclic effects of strain-rate and strain-range at 600 °C, as well as tensile stress-relaxation response. A recently developed unified cyclic viscoplastic material model is implemented to characterize the complex cyclic and relaxation plasticity response, including cyclic softening and kinematic hardening effects. The measured response is compared to that of P91 steel, a current power plant material, and shows enhanced cyclic strength relative to P91.

scholarly journals Combined hardening parameters of steel CK45 under cyclic strain-controlled loading: Calibration methodology and numerical validation

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 6848-6855
Author(s):  
Bahman Paygozar ◽  
S.A Dizaji ◽  
M.A Saeimi Sadigh
Keyword(s):  
Cyclic Loading ◽  
Low Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Kinematic Hardening ◽  
Strain Curve ◽  
Experimental Tests ◽  
Isotropic Hardening ◽  
Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Stress Strain ◽  
Hardening Model ◽  
Combined Hardening

This study is to indicate the methodology of investigating the behavior of materials in the plastic domain while bearing cyclic loading i.e. low cycle fatigue. Materials under such loading, which experience huge amount of plastic deformation, are affected by the hardening or softening effects of loading which should be taken into account in all applications and numerical simulations as well. This work investigates the methodology of obtaining the nonlinear isotropic and kinematic hardening of steel CK45. To find the parameters of the above mentioned combined nonlinear isotropic/kinematic hardening one tensile test as well as three strain-controlled low cycle fatigue tests are carried out to extract the monotonic stress/strain curve and three diagrams of hysteresis curves, respectively. Then, four parameters necessary to simulate the nonlinear isotropic/ kinematic behavior of the material are extracted by means of curve fitting technique using MATLAB software. Afterwards, the accuracy of the data extracted from the experimental tests using the proposed methodology, are verified in a finite element package, ABAQUS, through implementing two user defined subroutines UMAT written in FORTRAN. It is indicated that the computed constants draw stress-strain curves much closer to experimental responses than isotropic hardening model does.  Eventually, the numerical results acquired by simulating the behavior of the sample under cyclic loading with importing the constants, calculated via combined hardening model, to ABAQUS reflects results highly close to the experimentally obtained response of the sample. It means that the procedure used to find the constants is accurate enough and consequently the constants computed are able to be used in both ABAQUS and subroutines.     

Unified Viscoplasticity Modeling Features Needed for Simulation of Grade 91 Creep and Fatigue Responses

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nazrul Islam ◽  
Dave Dewees ◽  
Tasnim Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Model Simulation ◽  
Low Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Kinematic Hardening ◽  
Strain Range ◽  
Cyclic Hardening ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Static Recovery ◽  
Chaboche Model ◽  
Creep Fatigue ◽  
Grade 91

Chaboche unified viscoplasticity model and uncoupled plasticity and creep models (nonunified) are evaluated for their capability in simulating low-cycle fatigue, creep and creep-fatigue responses of Grade 91 steel. The primary objective of this study is to develop a constitutive model incorporating various advanced modeling features for design-by-analysis of elevated temperature power plant components. For validation of the model a broad set of experimental responses of Grade 91 in the temperature range 20–600°C are collected from literature. Performance of the models is demonstrated against simulating these experimental responses. It is demonstrated that the unified Chaboche model simulation capability can be improved through implementing strain range dependence, cyclic hardening through kinematic hardening rule and static recovery modeling features.

Applicability of Nonlinear Kinematic Hardening Models to Low Cycle Fatigue Simulation of C(T) Specimen

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hune-Tae Kim ◽  
Gyo-Geun Youn ◽  
Jong-Min Lee ◽  
Yun-Jae Kim ◽  
Jin-Weon Kim
Keyword(s):  
Low Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Kinematic Hardening ◽  
Hysteresis Loops ◽  
Load Ratio ◽  
T Test ◽  
Model Parameters ◽  
Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Hardening Models ◽  
Chaboche Model ◽  
Loading Sequence

To perform low cycle fatigue analysis on nuclear structural materials under cyclic loading, cyclic hardening rules should be determined. In this study, the determination of linear and nonlinear kinematic hardening model parameters based on limited material test data is proposed. Chaboche model parameters are determined from hysteresis loops for the purpose of comparison. Simulation of cyclic C(T) test is performed using the hardening models. In cyclic C(T) test, SA508 Gr.1a low alloy steel and SA312 TP316L stainless steel were taken and incremental loading sequence was adopted. In the loading sequence, displacement control was used for loading steps and load control was applied for unloading steps to maintain constant load ratio. A constant displacement increment was applied after each cycle. The simulation results using A&F model and Chaboche model are compared to verify the applicability of A&F model.

scholarly journals Cyclic plasticity and low cycle fatigue damage characterisation of thermally simulated X100Q heat affected zone

2018 ◽  
Vol 165 ◽  
pp. 03002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronan J. Devaney ◽  
Heiner Oesterlin ◽  
Padraic E. O’Donoghue ◽  
Sean B. Leen
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Damage ◽  
Heat Affected Zone ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Low Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Kinematic Hardening ◽  
Strain Range ◽  
Parent Material ◽  
Cyclic Plasticity ◽  
Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Constitutive Parameters

This paper presents the cyclic plasticity and low cycle fatigue (LCF) damage characterisation of thermally simulated heat affected zone (HAZ) for API 5L X100Q weldments. Microstructures representative of the HAZ for two cooling rates are generated using a Gleeble thermomechanical simulator for manufacture of strain-controlled cyclic plasticity test specimens. The simulated HAZ specimens are subjected to a strain controlled test programme which examines the cyclic effects of strain-range and the tensile response at room temperature. A modified version of the Chaboche rate independent plasticity model, which accounts for early stage damage is implemented to characterise the cyclic plasticity response, including isotropic and kinematic hardening effects. The constitutive parameters are fitted to experimental data using an optimisation procedure developed within a MATLAB code. The measured response of the simulated HAZ specimens is compared to that of the X100Q parent material (PM), and the simulated HAZ is shown to share the early stage fatigue damage behaviour of the PM, but exhibits significantly a higher yield and cyclic strength.

Weld Residual Stress in Large Diameter Nuclear Nozzles

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tao Zhang ◽  
F. W. Brust ◽  
Gery Wilkowski
Keyword(s):  
Residual Stress ◽  
Residual Stresses ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Kinematic Hardening ◽  
Large Diameter ◽  
Thick Wall ◽  
Isotropic Hardening ◽  
Residual Stress Field ◽  
Mixed Hardening ◽  
Weld Residual Stress

Weld residual stresses in nuclear power plant can lead to cracking concerns caused by stress corrosion. These are large diameter thick wall pipe and nozzles. Many factors can lead to the development of the weld residual stresses and the distributions of the stress through the wall thickness can vary markedly. Hence, understanding the residual stress distribution is important to evaluate the reliability of pipe and nozzle joints with welds. This paper represents an examination of the weld residual stress distributions which occur in various different size nozzles. The detailed weld residual stress predictions for these nozzles are summarized. Many such weld residual stress solutions have been developed by the authors in the last five years. These distributions will be categorized and organized in this paper and general trends for the causes of the distributions will be established. The residual stress field can therefore feed into a crack growth analysis. The solutions are made using several different constitutive models such as kinematic hardening, isotropic hardening, and mixed hardening model. Necessary fabrication procedures such as repair, overlay and post weld heat treatment are also considered. Some general discussions and comments will conclude the paper.

A Kinematic Hardening Finite Elements Model to Evaluate Residual Stresses in Shot-Peened Parts, Local Measurements by X-Ray Diffraction

2006 ◽  
Vol 524-525 ◽  
pp. 161-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Choumad Ould ◽  
Emmanuelle Rouhaud ◽  
Manuel François ◽  
Jean Louis Chaboche
Keyword(s):  
Finite Elements ◽  
Residual Stresses ◽  
Shot Peening ◽  
Kinematic Hardening ◽  
Constitutive Law ◽  
Loading Path ◽  
Isotropic Hardening ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Local Measurements

Experimental analysis can be very costly and time consuming when searching for the optimal process parameters of a new shot-peening configuration (new material, new geometry of the part…). The prediction of compressive residual stresses in shot-peened parts has been an active field of research for the past fifteen years and several finite elements models have been proposed. These models, although they give interesting qualitative results, over-estimate, most of the time, the level of the maximal compressive stresses. A better comprehension of the phenomena and of the influence of the parameters used in the model can only carry a notable improvement to the prediction of the stresses. The fact that the loading path is cyclic and is not radial led us to think that a model including kinematic hardening would be better adapted for the modelling of shot peening. In this article we present the results of a simulation of a double impact for several constitutive laws. We study the effect of the chosen constitutive law on the level of residual stresses and, in particular, we show that kinematic hardening, even identified on the same tensile curve than isotropic hardening, leads to lower stress levels as compared with isotropic hardening. Furthermore, the overall shape of the stress distribution within the depth is significantly different for the two types of hardening behaviour. Further, in order to check the modelisations, local measurements were carried on with X-ray diffraction on a large size impact and correlated with the topography of the impact.

scholarly journals Stress-strain response in gears tooth root due to low cycle fatigue

2019 ◽  
Vol 287 ◽  
pp. 02002
Author(s):  
Marina Franulovic ◽  
Kristina Markovic ◽  
Zdravko Herceg
Keyword(s):  
Low Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Kinematic Hardening ◽  
Material Model ◽  
Strain Response ◽  
Tooth Root ◽  
Loading Conditions ◽  
Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Stress Strain ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Damage Initiation

Gears are mechanical components which experience high dynamic loading during their exploitation period. Therefore, their load carrying capacity together with life expectancy are often the main research interest in various studies. The research presented in this paper is focused on the materials response in spur gears tooth root, with the attention given to the repeated overloads during gears operation. In order to simulate low cycle fatigue by using numerical modeling of stress - strain relationship within material, the material model which takes into account isotropic and kinematic hardening is used here. Material response of specimens produced out of steel 42CrMo4 in different loading conditions is used for the calibration of material model, which is then applied to simulate damage initiation and materials stress - strain response in gears tooth root. The results show that materials response to the given loading conditions non-linearly change through the loading cycles.

Cyclic Deformation and Buckling Behavior of Pipe With Local Metal Loss Subjected to Seismic Ground Motion

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masaki Mitsuya ◽  
Hiroshi Yatabe
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Cyclic Loading ◽  
Cyclic Deformation ◽  
Deformation Behavior ◽  
Low Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Kinematic Hardening ◽  
Earthquake Resistance ◽  
Metal Loss ◽  
Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Longitudinal Length

Buried pipelines may be deformed due to earthquakes and also corrode despite corrosion control measures such as protective coatings and cathodic protection. In such cases, it is necessary to ensure the integrity of the corroded pipelines against earthquakes. This study developed a method to evaluate the earthquake resistance of corroded pipelines subjected to seismic ground motions. Axial cyclic loading experiments were carried out on line pipes subjected to seismic motion to clarify the cyclic deformation behavior until buckling occurs. The test pipes were machined so that each one would have a different degree of local metal loss. As the cyclic loading progressed, displacement shifted to the compression side due to the formation of a bulge. The pipe buckled after several cycles. To evaluate the earthquake resistance of different pipelines, with varying degrees of local metal loss, a finite-element analysis method was developed that simulates the cyclic deformation behavior. A combination of kinematic and isotropic hardening components was used to model the material properties. These components were obtained from small specimen tests that consisted of a monotonic tensile test and a low cycle fatigue test under a specific strain amplitude. This method enabled the successful prediction of the cyclic deformation behavior, including the number of cycles required for the buckling of pipes with varying degrees of metal loss. In addition, the effect of each dimension (depth, longitudinal length and circumferential width) of local metal loss on the cyclic buckling was studied. Furthermore, the kinematic hardening component was investigated for the different materials by the low cycle fatigue tests. The kinematic hardening components could be regarded as the same for all the materials when using this component as the material property for the finite-element analyses simulating the cyclic deformation behavior. This indicates that the cyclic deformation behavior of various line pipes can be evaluated only based on their respective tensile properties and common kinematic hardening component.

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