Determination of the Constants of Zerilli-Armstrong Constitutive Relation Using Genetic Algorithm

2011 ◽  
Vol 264-265 ◽  
pp. 862-870
Author(s):  
G.H. Majzoobi ◽  
S. Faraj Zadeh Khosroshahi ◽  
H. Beik Mohammadloo

Identification of the constants of material models is always a concern. In the present work, a combined experimental, numerical and optimization technique is employed to determine the constants of Zerilli-Armstrong model. The experiments are conducted on a compressive Hopkinson bar, the simulations are performed using finite element method and optimization is carried out using genetic algorithm. In the method adopted here, there is no need for experimental stress-strain curve which is always accompanied by restricting phenomenon such as necking in tension and bulging in compression. Instead of stress-strain curve, the difference between the post-deformation profiles of specimens obtained from experiment and the numerical simulations is adopted as the objective function for optimization purposes. The results suggest that the approach introduced in this work can substitute costly instrumentations normally needed for obtaining stress-strain curves at high strain rates and elevated temperature.

Author(s):  
L-Y Li ◽  
T C K Molyneaux

This paper presents an experimental study of the mechanical properties of brass at high strain rates. The brass tested is the copperzinc alpha-beta and beta two-phase alloy in the cold-worked state. Experiments were conducted using an extended tension split Hopkinson bar apparatus. It is found that, at lower strain rates, the stress-strain curve is smooth, exhibiting no well-defined yield stress, but at higher strain rates the stress-strain curve not only shows a well-defined yield stress but also displays a very pronounced drop in stress at yield. The flow stress is found to increase with increasing strain rate, but the increase is more significant for the yield stress than for the flow stress, showing that the yield stress is more sensitive to the strain rate than the flow stress away from the yield point. Based on the experimental results, empirical strain-rate-dependent constitutive equations are recommended. The suggested constitutive equations provide a reasonable estimate of the strain-rate-sensitive behaviour of materials.


2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (27) ◽  
pp. 1750247 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guo-Jie Shi ◽  
Jin-Guo Wang ◽  
Zhao-Yang Hou ◽  
Zhen Wang ◽  
Rang-Su Liu

The mechanical properties and deformation mechanisms of Au nanowire during the tensile processes at different strain rates are revealed by the molecular dynamics method. It is found that the Au nanowire displays three distinct types of mechanical behaviors when tensioning at low, medium and high strain rates, respectively. At the low strain rate, the stress–strain curve displays a periodic zigzag increase–decrease feature, and the plastic deformation is resulted from the slide of dislocation. The dislocations nucleate, propagate, and finally annihilate in every decreasing stages of stress, and the nanowire always can recover to FCC-ordered structure. At the medium strain rate, the stress–strain curve gently decreases during the plastic process, and the deformation is contributed from sliding and twinning. The dislocations formed in the yield stage do not fully propagate and further escape from the nanowire. At the high strain rate, the stress-strain curve wave-like oscillates during the plastic process, and the deformation is resulted from amorphization. The FCC atoms quickly transform into disordered amorphous structure in the yield stage. The relative magnitude between the loading velocity of strain and the propagation velocity of phonons determines the different deformation mechanisms. The mechanical behavior of Au nanowire is similar to Ni, Cu and Pt nanowires, but their deformation mechanisms are not completely identical with each other.


1970 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 370-376 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. K. H. Dharan ◽  
F. E. Hauser

2007 ◽  
Vol 558-559 ◽  
pp. 441-448 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jong K. Lee

During hot working, deformation of metals such as copper or austenitic steels involves features of both diffusional flow and dislocation motion. As such, the true stress-true strain relationship depends on the strain rate. At low strain rates (or high temperatures), the stress-strain curve displays an oscillatory behavior with multiple peaks. As the strain rate increases (or as the temperature is reduced), the number of peaks on the stress-strain curve decreases, and at high strain rates, the stress rises to a single peak before settling at a steady-state value. It is understood that dynamic recovery is responsible for the stress-strain behavior with zero or a single peak, whereas dynamic recrystallization causes the oscillatory nature. In the past, most predictive models are based on either modified Johnson-Mehl-Avrami kinetic equations or probabilistic approaches. In this work, a delay differential equation is utilized for modeling such a stress-strain behavior. The approach takes into account for a delay time due to diffusion, which is expressed as the critical strain for nucleation for recrystallization. The solution shows that the oscillatory nature depends on the ratio of the critical strain for nucleation to the critical strain for completion for recrystallization. As the strain ratio increases, the stress-strain curve changes from a monotonic rise to a single peak, then to a multiple peak behavior. The model also predicts transient flow curves resulting from strain rate changes.


1986 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 664-668
Author(s):  
M. V. Shakhmatov ◽  
V. V. Erofeev ◽  
V. A. Lupin ◽  
A. A. Ostsemin

1970 ◽  
Vol 185 (1) ◽  
pp. 1149-1158 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Bitans ◽  
P. W. Whitton

Shear stress-shear strain curves for o.f.h.c. copper at room temperature have been obtained at constant shear strain rates in the range 1 to 103s-1, using thin walled tubular specimens in a flywheel type torsion testing machine. Results show that, for a given value of strain, the stress decreases when the rate of strain is increased. Moreover, the elastic portion of the stress-strain curve tends to disappear as the rate of strain is increased. It is postulated that these effects are due to the formation of adiabatic shear bands in the material when the given rate of strain is impressed rapidly enough. A special feature of the design of the testing machine used is the rapid application of the chosen strain rate.


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