Analysis of Casting Materials under Thermal Fatigue

2015 ◽  
Vol 784 ◽  
pp. 95-103
Author(s):  
Holm Altenbach ◽  
Frank Laengler ◽  
Konstantin Naumenko ◽  
Mykola Ievdokymov

High-temperature components, for example turbochargers, are often subject to complex thermal and mechanical loading paths. Non-uniform temperature distribution and constraints by neighboring components result in complex timely varying stress and strain states during operation. In this paper the inelastic behavior of a casting material Ni-resist D-5S in a wide stress, strain rate and temperature ranges is analyzed. The material model including a constitutive equation for the inelastic strain rate tensor, a non-linear kinematic hardening rule and a damage evolution equation is developed. To calibrate the model, experimental databases from creep and low cycle fatigue (LCF) tests are applied. For the verification of the model, simulations of the material behavior under uni-axial thermo-mechanical fatigue (TMF) loading conditions are performed. The results for the stress response and lifetime are compared with experimental data.

2019 ◽  
Vol 287 ◽  
pp. 02002
Author(s):  
Marina Franulovic ◽  
Kristina Markovic ◽  
Zdravko Herceg

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.


2018 ◽  
Vol 165 ◽  
pp. 06002
Author(s):  
Golta Khatibi ◽  
Ali Mazloum-Nejadari ◽  
Martin Lederer ◽  
Mitra Delshadmanesh ◽  
Bernhard Czerny

In this study, the influence of microstructure on the cyclic behaviour and lifetime of Cu and Au wires with diameters of 25μm in the low and high cycle fatigue regimes was investigated. Low cycle fatigue (LCF) tests were conducted with a load ratio of 0.1 and a strain rate of ~2e-4. An ultrasonic resonance fatigue testing system working at 20 kHz was used to obtain lifetime curves under symmetrical loading conditions up to very high cycle regime (VHCF). In order to obtain a total fatigue life model covering the low to high cycle regime of the thin wires by considering the effects of mean stress, a four parameter lifetime model is proposed. The effect of testing frequency on high cycle fatigue data of Cu is discussed based on analysis of strain rate dependency of the tensile properties with the help of the material model proposed by Johnson and Cook.


Author(s):  
Navindra Wijeyeratne ◽  
Firat Irmak ◽  
Grant Geiger ◽  
Jun-Young Jeon ◽  
Ali Gordon

Abstract Components in gas turbines, specifically turbine blades are subjected to extreme loading conditions such as high temperatures and stresses over extended periods of time; therefore, predicting material behavior and life expectancy at these loading conditions are extremely important. The development of simulations that accurately predict monotonic response for these materials are highly desirable. Single crystal Ni-base superalloys used in the design of gas turbine blades exhibit anisotropic behavior resulting from texture development and dislocation substructures. A Crystal Visco-plastic (CVP) model has the capability of capturing both phenomena to accurately predict the deformation response of the material. The rate dependent crystal visco-plastic model consists of a flow rule and internal state variables. This model considers the inelastic mechanism of kinematic hardening which is captured using the Back stress. Crystal graphic slip is taken in to account by the incorporation of 12 Octahedral slip systems. An implicit integration structure that uses Newton Raphson iteration scheme is used to solve the desired solutions. The MATLAB model is developed in two parts, including a routine for the CVP constitutive model along with a separate routine which functions as an emulator. The emulator replicates a finite element analysis model and provides the initial calculations needed for the CVP. A significant advantage of the MATLAB model is its capability to optimize the modelling constants to increase accuracy. The CVP model has the capability to display material behavior for monotonic loading for a variety of material orientations and temperatures.


2016 ◽  
Vol 138 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard A. Barrett ◽  
Eimear M. O'Hara ◽  
Padraic E. O'Donoghue ◽  
Sean B. Leen

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.


1987 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 346-350 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. L. Ding ◽  
W. N. Findley

Stress relaxation tests, in which the gage length of the specimen was maintained constant by servocontrol, were performed on 2618-T61 aluminum. The test results, which were independent of the stiffness of the testing machine, were converted into a relation between stress and inelastic strain rate. It was found that the contribution by the anelastic component to the total stress relaxation was significant only in the initial stage. The validity of using the obtained stress versus inelastic-strain-rate relation to characterize the material behavior is also discussed. Results do not substantiate the concept of a “hardness” flow curve, but data were well predicted from the creep data by theory based on strain hardening and viscoelasticity.


Author(s):  
Paul Ryan Barrett ◽  
Mamballykalathil Menon ◽  
Tasnim Hassan

Constitutive models are an integral part of a lifing system because it allows for accurate estimation of stresses and strains at failure locations of interest. Constitutive models can be properly defined in a material subroutine of a finite element code. The computational capabilities of today are far higher, allowing for more comprehensive models that can provide more accurate results. Macroscopic models that are physically based, phenomenological models characterize the material behavior on a larger scale that provides invaluable insights even at such length scales which are compatible for industrial application. A unified viscoplastic model based on nonlinear kinematic hardening (Chaboche type) with several added features such as nonproportionality, multiaxiality, strain range dependence, and thermal recovery is being implemented in ANSYS through the User Programmable Features. The simulation capability of the model will be experimentally validated on a nickel based superalloy, HA230. The experimental database encompasses a broad set of low cycle fatigue, symmetric, uniaxial strain-controlled loading histories which include isothermal with and without hold times, with and without a mean strain, at temperatures ranging from 75°F to 1800°F. Simulations from the modified model compared to the experimental responses will be presented to demonstrate the strengths and weaknesses.


1987 ◽  
Vol 109 (2) ◽  
pp. 130-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. H. James ◽  
P. K. Imbrie ◽  
P. S. Hill ◽  
D. H. Allen ◽  
W. E. Haisler

Four current viscoplastic models are compared experimentally for Inconel 718 at 593°C. This material system responds with apparent negative strain rate sensitivity, undergoes cyclic work softening, and is susceptible to low cycle fatigue. The models used include Bodner’s anisotropic model, Krieg, Swearengen, and Rhode’s model, Schmidt and Miller’s model, and Walker’s exponential model. Schmidt and Miller’s model and Walker’s model correct for negative strain rate sensitivity response. A correction similar to Schmidt’s is applied to the models of Bodner and Krieg et al. A series of tests has been performed to create a sufficient data base from which to evaluate material constants. A method to evaluate the constants is developed which draws on common assumptions for this type of material, recent advances by other researchers, and iterative techniques. A complex history test, not used in calculating the constants, is then used to compare the predictive capabilities of the models. The combination of exponentially based inelastic strain rate equations and dynamic recovery is shown to model this material system with the greatest success. The method of constant calculation developed in this work was successfully applied to the complex material response encountered. Backstress measuring tests were found to be invaluable and warrant further development.


2019 ◽  
Vol 300 ◽  
pp. 16008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tero Frondelius ◽  
Sami Holopainen ◽  
Reijo Kouhia ◽  
Niels Saabye Ottosen ◽  
Matti Ristinmaa ◽  
...  

In this work, an extension of a previously developed continuum based high-cycle fatigue model is enhanced to also capture the low-cycle fatigue regime, where significant plastic deformation of the bulk material takes place. Coupling of the LCFand HCF-models is due to the damage evolution equation. The high-cycle part of the model is based on the concepts of a moving endurance surface in the stress space with an associated evolving isotropic damage variable. Damage evolution in the low-cycle part is determined via plastic deformations and endurance function. For the plastic behaviour a non-linear isotropic and kinematic hardening J2-plasticity model is adopted. Within this unified approach, there is no need for heuristic cycle-counting approaches since the model is formulated by means of evolution equations, i.e. incremental relations, and not changes per cycle. Moreover, the model is inherently multiaxial and treats the uniaxial and multiaxial stress histories in the same manner. Calibration of the model parameters is discussed and results from some test cases are shown.


2010 ◽  
Vol 77 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Seifried ◽  
Hirofumi Minamoto ◽  
Peter Eberhard

Generally speaking, impacts are events of very short duration and a common problem in machine dynamics. During impact, kinetic energy is lost due to plastic deformation near the contact area and excitation of waves. Macromechanically, these kinetic energy losses are often summarized and expressed by a coefficient of restitution, which is then used for impact treatment in the analysis of the overall motion of machines. Traditionally, the coefficient of restitution has to be roughly estimated or measured by experiments. However, more recently finite element (FE) simulations have been used for its evaluation. Thereby, the micromechanical plastic effects and wave propagation effects must be understood in detail and included in the simulations. The plastic flow, and thus the yield stress of a material, might be independent or dependent of the strain-rate. The first material type is called elastic-plastic and the second type is called elastic-viscoplastic. In this paper, the influence of viscoplasticity of aluminum and steel on the impact process and the consequences for the coefficient of restitution is analyzed. Therefore, longitudinal impacts of an elastic, hardened steel sphere on aluminum AL6060 rods and steel S235 rods are investigated numerically and experimentally. The dynamic material behavior of the specimens is evaluated by split Hopkinson pressure bar tests and a Perzyna-like material model is identified. Then, FE impact simulations and impact experiments with laser-doppler-vibrometers are performed. From these investigations it is shown that strain-rate effects of the yield stress are extremely small for impacts on aluminum but are significant in impacts on steel. In addition, it is demonstrated that it is possible to evaluate for both impact systems the coefficient of restitution numerically, whereas for the aluminum body a simple elastic-plastic material model is sufficient. However, for the steel body an elastic-viscoplastic material model must be included.


2017 ◽  
Vol 742 ◽  
pp. 740-744 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jörg Hohe ◽  
Monika Gall ◽  
Hannes Gauch ◽  
Sascha Fliegener ◽  
Zalkha Murni binti Abdul Hamid

Objective of the present study is the definition of a material model accounting for fatigue damage and degradation. The model is formulated as a brittle damage model in the otherwise linear elastic framework. A stress driven damage evolution equation is derived from microplasticity considerations. The model is implemented as a user-defined material model into a commercial finite element program. In a comparison with experimental data in the low cycle fatigue regime, a good agreement with the numerical prediction is obtained.


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