scholarly journals Simulation of Crack Initiation and Propagation in the Crystals of a Beam Blank

Metals ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 905 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaiyan Yang ◽  
Liguang Zhu ◽  
Wei Chen ◽  
Gaoxiang Guo ◽  
Baomin He
Keyword(s):  
Crack Initiation ◽  
Tensile Stress ◽  
Damage Mechanics ◽  
Stress And Strain ◽  
Crack Initiation And Propagation ◽  
Surface Cracking ◽  
Initiation And Propagation ◽  
Polycrystalline Model ◽  
Abaqus Software

Surface cracking seriously affects the quality of beam blanks in continuous casting. To study the mechanism of surface crack initiation and propagation under beam blank mesoscopic condition, this study established a polycrystalline model using MATLAB. Based on mesoscopic damage mechanics, a full implicit stress iterative algorithm was used to simulate the crack propagation and the stress and strain of pores and inclusions of the polycrystalline model using ABAQUS software. The results show that the stress at the crystal boundary is much higher than that in the crystal, cracks occur earlier in the former than in the latter, and cracks extend along the direction perpendicular to the force. When a polycrystalline model with pores is subjected to tensile stress, a stress concentration occurs when the end of the pores is perpendicular to the stress direction, and the propagation and aggregation direction of the pores is basically perpendicular to the direction of the tensile stress. When a polycrystalline model with impurities is subjected to force, the stress concentrates around the impurity but the strain here is minimal, which leads to the crack propagating along the impurity direction. This study can provide theoretical guidance for controlling the generation of macroscopic cracks in beam blanks.

Crack Initiation and Growth in Bimetallic Girth Welds

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Carlucci ◽  
Nicola Bonora ◽  
Andrew Ruggiero ◽  
Gianluca Iannitti ◽  
Domenico Gentile
Keyword(s):  
Crack Initiation ◽  
Damage Mechanics ◽  
Damage Model ◽  
Mouth Opening ◽  
Crack Mouth Opening Displacement ◽  
Model Parameters ◽  
Ductile Crack ◽  
Crack Initiation And Propagation ◽  
Initiation And Propagation ◽  
Girth Welds

Bimetallic girth welds are characteristics of clad pipe technology. When dealing with propagation issues, fracture mechanics concepts usually are no longer applicable as a result of the extensive and non-homogeneous plastic deformation along bi-material interface that occur at the crack tip even below design allowables. In this study, ductile crack initiation and propagation in bi-material girth welds was investigated using a Continuum Damage Mechanics (CDM) model proposed by Bonora [1]. For the base, weld and clad metal, ductile damage model parameters have been determined by means of inverse calibration technique using fracture data obtained on smooth and round notched tensile bar specimens. Firstly, the damage model was validated predicting ductile crack growth occurring in single end notch (SEN(T)) geometry sample comparing the applied load vs crack mouth opening displacement with experimental measurements. Successively, the model was used to investigate ductile crack initiation and propagation for under clad circumferential weld crack under remote tension.

Creep Crack Initiation and Propagation: Fracture Mechanics and Local Approach

1988 ◽  
Vol 110 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Bensussan ◽  
E. Maas ◽  
R. Pelloux ◽  
A. Pineau
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Mechanics ◽  
Crack Initiation ◽  
Damage Mechanics ◽  
Continuum Damage Mechanics ◽  
Crack Initiation And Propagation ◽  
Local Approach ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Creep Ductility ◽  
Creep Crack ◽  
Initiation And Propagation

Both the initiation and the propagation of macroscopic creep cracks have been studied in 316-L austenitic stainless steel, and, for comparison purposes, in 2219-T851 aluminum alloy. These alloys are, respectively, creep-ductile and creep-brittle. This difference in behavior is explained in terms of fracture mechanics concepts applied to creeping solids. The inability of fracture mechanics in providing unique correlations with K, C*, etc. . . for all the stages of both creep crack initiation and propagation is pointed out. Life prediction schemes using local rather than global fracture criteria are presented. A model based on creep ductility exhaustion concepts and the stress fields obtained by fracture mechanics is shown to provide good predictions for 316-L. Finite element analysis coupled to continuum damage mechanics is found to describe creep crack initiation in 2219-T851.

Crack Initiation and Propagation Clad Pipe Girth Weld Flaws

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Carlucci ◽  
Nicola Bonora ◽  
Andrew Ruggiero ◽  
Gianluca Iannitti ◽  
Gabriel Testa
Keyword(s):  
Crack Initiation ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Damage Mechanics ◽  
High Fracture Toughness ◽  
Model Parameters ◽  
Equivalent Material ◽  
Ductile Crack ◽  
Crack Initiation And Propagation ◽  
Brittle Ductile Transition ◽  
Initiation And Propagation

At present, design standards and prescriptions do not provide specific design routes to perform engineering criticality assessment (ECA) of bimetallic girth welds. Although the authors has shown the possibility to implement ECA in accordance with available prescriptions of such flawed weld joint following the equivalent material method (EMM), when dealing with ductile crack initiation and propagation — as a result of the large scale yielding occurring at the crack tip for high fracture toughness material operating in the brittle-ductile transition region — fracture mechanics concepts such as JIc or critical CTOD may breakdown. In this work, the possibility to accurately determine the condition for ductile crack growth initiation and propagation in bi-metallic girth weld flaws using continuum damage mechanics is shown. Here, the base metal as well as the clad and the weld metal have been characterized to determine damage model parameters. Successively, the geometry transferability of model parameters has been validated. Finally, the model has been used to predict crack initiation for two bi-material interface circumferential crack configurations.

Numerical Stress Intensity Factors Determination for Fabrication Defects in Coronary Stents

2011 ◽  
Vol 488-489 ◽  
pp. 718-721 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristian Sorin Nes ◽  
Angelica Enkelhardt ◽  
Nicolae Faur ◽  
Adrian Birlan
Keyword(s):  
Stress Intensity ◽  
Crack Initiation ◽  
Stress Intensity Factors ◽  
Coronary Stents ◽  
Large Strains ◽  
Stress And Strain ◽  
Crack Initiation And Propagation ◽  
Intensity Factors ◽  
Hexahedral Elements ◽  
Initiation And Propagation

Objectives: Numerical stress intensity factors (SIFs) computation for several fabrication defect geometries in coronary stents. XFEM crack initiation and propagation was also performed. Methods: The model represents a self-expandable coronary stent, made from a shape memory alloy (L-605). Several flaw shapes are considered. The analysis was performed using the ABAQUS code. The loads and boundary conditions simulate the interaction between the blood vessels and stents, immediately after the angioplasty was performed. The mesh contains 3d stress hexahedral elements. For global stress and strain distributions, the model of a complete stent was used. For crack propagation analysis and SIF determination, the model represented a single segment of the stent. The stress intensity factors were computed using the contour integral method. Results and conclusions: The stress and strain fields highlight the negative effects of crack initiation and propagation on the residual life of the stent. Furthermore, by compromising the structural integrity of the stent, large strains may occur, thus increasing the risk of restenosis and further stenosis-related complications. The stress intensity factors indicate the most dangerous locations for the flaws (cracks), as well as the most dangerous geometries.

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