Parameter identification and blanking simulations of DP1000 and Al6082-T6 using Lemaitre damage model

This work provides numerical and experimental investigations of blanking process,where the shear-enhanced Lemaitre’s damage model is fully characterized and successfully applied in blanking process to predict the cutting force and cutting edge geometry under different blanking process parameters.Advanced high strength steel DP1000 and an aluminum alloy Al6082-T6 are selected for series of experiments.To obtain the damage parameters in Lemaitre’s damage model the flat rectangular notched specimens tensile test was conducted and the inverse parameter identification procedure was performed.For characterizing the crack closure parameter h in the shear enhanced Lemaitre’s damage model,an in-plane torsion test with novel specimen design was conducted.The finite element model(FEM)of this test was established with the minimum mesh size of 0.01 mm which was consistent with the minimum mesh size in the shear zone of the FEM for blanking process simulation.The longitudinal strain distributions of four kinds of initial notch radius or central-hole specimen were measured and compared with simulation results to validate the FEMs for these four tests.Deformation analysis of blanking of a circular work piece also was performed under three clearances.The effects of blanking conditions on sheared part morphology were detected.Stress triaxiality distribution of the blank sheet was revealed taking advantage of the successfully established FEM.The availability of the testing method and the determination method of the parameters was investigated.

Viscoplastic constitutive model of a nickel-based superalloy under multiaxial loading conditions

Based on Chaboche constitutive model,a viscoplastic constitutive model of nickel-based alloy under multiaxial loading is proposed by introducing Lemaitre damage model and non-proportional hardening factor.Lemaitre damage model can characterize the effect of microscopic defects on the fatigue behavior and non-proportional hardening factor is used to describe non-proportional hardening phenomenon.Subsequently,the stress–strain hysteresis loops at room and high temperatures under different loading conditions are simulated by the proposed constitutive model.Comparison between experiments and simulations confirms that the proposed model can reasonably predict the fatigue behavior of nickel-based alloy under different multiaxial loadings.At last,the fatigue life predictions under different multiaxial loadings are investigated,and comparison between experiments and simulations verifies the accuracy of the proposed model.