scholarly journals Finite Element Simulation of Compression Molding of Woven Fabric Carbon Fiber/Epoxy Composites: Part I Material Model Development

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 729-736 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Li ◽  
Qiangsheng Zhao ◽  
Mansour Mirdamadi ◽  
Danielle Zeng ◽  
Xuming Su
Author(s):  
Swagatam Paul ◽  
Snehasish Bhattacharjee ◽  
Sanjib Kumar Acharyya ◽  
Prasanta Sahoo

Fracture toughness of ferritic steel in the ductile-to-brittle transition zone is scattered and probabilistic owing to embrittlement. Use of master curve along with the reference temperature ( T0) adopted in ASTM E-1921 is widely accepted for characterization of this embrittlement. Reference temperature is a measure of embrittlement in the temperature scale. Factors affecting fracture toughness like geometry and loading rate are expected to influence the reference temperature. In the present study, the role of the loading rate on the reference temperature for 20MnMoNi55 steel is assessed experimentally using compact tension C(T) and three-point bend (TPB) specimens. Finite element simulation of tests at different loading rates and cryogenic temperature are carried out using a suitable viscoplastic material model that incorporates flow characteristics of the material for varying displacement rates and cryogenic temperatures. Results from simulation studies are compared with experimental ones.


Author(s):  
Chong-Yang Gao ◽  
Liang-Chi Zhang ◽  
Peng-Hui Liu

This paper provides a comprehensive assessment on some commonly used thermo-viscoplastic constitutive models of metallic materials during severe plastic deformation at high-strain rates. An hcp model previously established by us was improved in this paper to enhance its predictability by incorporating the key saturation characteristic of strain hardening. A compensation-based stress-updating algorithm was also developed to introduce the new hcp model into a finite element program. The improved model with the developed algorithm was then applied in finite element simulation to investigate the high-speed machining of Ti6Al4V. It was found that by using different material models, the simulated results of cutting forces, serrated chip morphologies, and residual stresses can be different too and that the improved model proposed in this paper can be applied to simulate the titanium alloy machining process more reliably due to its physical basis when compared with some other empirical Johnson–Cook models.


Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (18) ◽  
pp. 5156
Author(s):  
Fengqin Fu ◽  
Ievgen Levadnyi ◽  
Jiayu Wang ◽  
Zhihao Xie ◽  
Gusztáv Fekete ◽  
...  

In this paper, to investigate the independent effect of the construction of the forefoot carbon-fiber plate inserted to the midsole on running biomechanics and finite element simulation, fifteen male marathon runners were arranged to run across a runway with embedded force plates at two specific running speeds (fast-speed: 4.81 ± 0.32 m/s, slow-speed: 3.97 ± 0.19 m/s) with two different experimental shoes (a segmented forefoot plate construction (SFC), and a full forefoot plate construction (FFC)), simulating the different pressure distributions, energy return, and stiffness during bending in the forefoot region between the SFC and FFC inserted to midsole. Kinetics and joint mechanics were analyzed. The results showed that the footwear with SFC significantly increased the peak metatarsophalangeal joint (MTPJ) plantarflexion velocity and positive work at the knee joint compared to the footwear with FFC. The results about finite element simulation showed a reduced maximum pressure on the midsole; meanwhile, not significantly affected was the longitudinal bending stiffness and energy return with the SFC compared to the FFC. The results can be used for the design of marathon running shoes, because changing the full carbon fiber plate to segment carbon fiber plate induced some biomechanical transformation but did not significantly affect the running performance, what is more, reducing the peak pressure of the carbon plate to the midsole by cutting the forefoot area of the carbon fiber plate could be beneficial from a long-distance running perspective for manufacturers.


2018 ◽  
Vol 284 ◽  
pp. 146-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
I.V. Magnitsky ◽  
F.R. Odinabekov ◽  
E.S. Sergeeva

Finite-element simulation of the spatially reinforced composite material elastic properties is performed. The simulation models are built in two steps: first, a 4DL-reinforced material model simulating a perfect matrix/rod contact is built; second, an improved simulation model is developed, taking into account the possibility of separation between the composite components. Comparison is made between the results obtained numerically and those based on the existing analytical models. With these finite-element simulation models, it is possible to estimate the required composite elastic properties to be used when designing structural components based on those materials.


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