Effect of thermal residual stresses on yielding behavior under tensile or compressive loading of short fiber reinforced metal matrix composite

Using large strain two dimension axisymmetric elasto plastic finite element method and the modified law of mixture, the effects of thermal residual stresses on the yielding behavior of short fiber reinforced metal matrix composite and their dependencies on the material structure parameters (fiber volume fraction, fiber aspect ratio and fiber end distance) were studied. It is demonstrated that the stress strain partition parameter can be used to describe the stress transfer from the matrix to the fiber. The variation of the second derivation of the stress strain partition parameter can be used to determine the elastic modulus, the proportion limit, the initial and final yield strengths. In the presence of thermal residual stress, these yielding properties are asymmetric and are influenced differently by the material structure parameters under tensile and compressive loadings.

Biaxial mechanical behavior of closed-cell aluminum foam under combined shear-compression loading

Combined shear-compression tests and simulations were performed on a closed-cell aluminum foam over a wide range of loading angles in order to probe their yield behaviors under biaxial loading conditions.Combined shear-compression tests were carried out by using a pair of cylindrical bars with beveled ends.The yield surfaces were experimentally measured and compared with various theoretical yield surface models.The cellular structures of closed-cell aluminum foams were modeled as tetrakaidecahedrons and their biaxial crushing behaviors were simulated by the finite element method.The results show that,yield initiates from the stress-concentrated corners in the specimens under combined shear-compression loading and the stress distribution is no longer uniform at the specimen/bar interfaces.In the range of cell sizes studied,the larger the foam cell size is,the higher the yield stress is.Aluminum foam density is found to be the dominant factor on its mechanical properties compared with the cell size and is much more significant in engineering practice.

Investigation on Yield Behavior of 7075‑T6 Aluminum Alloy at Elevated Temperatures

Aluminum alloys have drawn considerable attention in the area of automotive lightweight.High strength aluminum alloys are usually deformed at elevated temperatures due to their poor formability at room temperature.In this work,the yield behavior of 7075 aluminum alloy in T6 temper(AA7075-T6)within the temperature ranging from 25°C to 230°C was investigated.Uniaxial and biaxial tensile tests with the aid of induction heating system were performed to determine the stress vs.strain curves and the yield loci of AA7075-T6 at elevated temperatures,respectively.Von Mises,Hill48 and Yld2000-2d yield criteria were applied to predicting yield loci which were compared with experimentally measured yield loci of the AA7075-T6.Results show that yield stress corresponding to the same equivalent plastic strain decreases with increasing temperature within the investigated temperature range and the shape of yield loci evolves nearly negligibly.The experimental yield locus expands with an increase of equivalent plastic strain at the same temperature and the work hardening rate of AA7075-T6 exhibits obvious stress-state-dependency.The nonquadratic Yld2000-2d yield criterion describes the yield surfaces of AA7075-T6 more accurately than the quadratic von Mises and Hill48 yield criteria,and an exponent of 14 in the Yld2000-2d yield function gives the optimal predictions for the AA7075-T6 at all investigated temperatures.

Three-dimensional dissipative stress space considering yield behavior in deviatoric plane

Naturally deposited soils are always found in the complex three-dimensional stress state.Constitutive models developed for modeling the three-dimensional mechanical behavior of soils should obey the basic laws of thermo-mechanical principles.Based on the incremental dissipation function,a new deviatoric shift stress is derived and then introduced into the existing constitutive models to describe the yield behavior in the deviatoric plane for geomaterials.By adopting the proposed shift stress,the relationship between dissipative stress tensors and true stress tensors can be established.Therefore,the threedimensional plastic strain can be calculated reasonably through the associated flow rule in the three-dimensional dissipative stress space.At the same time,three methods that are conventionally adopted for generalizing constitutive models to model the three-dimensional stress-strain relationships are examined under the thermo-mechanical framework.The TS(transformed stress)method is shown to obey the thermo-mechanical rules and the TS space adopted in TS method is actually a translational three-dimensional dissipative stress space.However,it is illustrated that the other two approaches,the method of using failure criterion directly and the method of using g()function,violate the basic rules of thermo-mechanical theories although they may bring convenience and simplicity to numerical analysis for geotechnical engineering.Comparison between model predictions and experimental data confirms the validity of the proposed three-dimensional dissipative stress space.

Experimental investigation on the yield behavior of metal foam under shear-compression combined loading

Metal foams are typically subjected to quasi-static or dynamic shear-compression combined loading in applications such as energy absorbers and structure protectors. The yield behavior of a metal foam under dynamic and quasi-static shear-compression combined loadings is investigated in this study. First, quasi-static and dynamic compression-shear combined tests at different loading angles are conducted using a universal testing machine and a rotatable Hopkinson bar system, respectively. Shear deformation reduces the plateau stress as the loading angle increases. Subsequently, the yield modes of the metal foam under combined loadings are investigated. Only one yield band occurs under a combined loading with large loading angles(mode I),whereas several yield bands occur under a combined loading with small loading angles(mode II). Finally, the yield surface plot of metal foam indicates significant enhancement in terms of normal stress and shear stress under dynamic loading. Quasi-static and dynamic phenomenological yield criteria for a shear-normal stress space are established to provide a brief and precise prediction of the behavior of metal foam under quasi-static and dynamic combined loadings.

Non‑associated and Non‑quadratic Characteristics in Plastic Anisotropy of Automotive Lightweight Sheet Metals

Lightweight sheet metals are highly desirable for automotive applications due to their exceptional strength-to-density ratio.An accurate description of the pronounced plastic anisotropy exhibited by these materials in finite element analysis requires advanced plasticity models.In recent years,significant efforts have been devoted to developing plasticity models and numeri-cal analysis methods based on the non-associated flow rule(non-AFR).In this work,a newly proposed coupled quadratic and non-quadratic model under non-AFR is utilized to comprehensively investigate the non-associated and non-quadratic characteristics during the yielding of three lightweight sheet metals,i.e.,dual-phase steel DP980,TRIP-assisted steel QP980,and aluminum alloy AA5754-O.These materials are subjected to various proportional loading paths,including uniaxial tensile tests with a 15°increment,uniaxial compressive tests with a 45°increment,in-plane torsion tests,and biaxial tensile tests using laser-deposited arm-strengthened cruciform specimens.Results show that the non-AFR approach provides an effective means for accurately modeling the yield behavior,including yield stresses and the direction of plastic strain rates,simultaneously,utilizing two separate functions and a simple calibration procedure.The introduction of the non-quadratic plastic potential reduces the average errors in angle when predicting plastic strain directions by the quadratic plastic potential function.Specifically,for DP980,the average error is reduced from 3.1°to 0.9°,for QP980 it is reduced from 6.1°to 3.9°,and for AA5754-O it is reduced from 7.0°to 0.2°.This highlights the importance of considering the non-quadratic characteristic in plasticity modeling,especially for aluminum alloys such as AA5754-O.

The microstructure evolution and tensile properties of medium-Mn steel heat-treated by a two-step annealing process

The martensitic hot-rolled 0.3 C-6 Mn-1.5 Si(wt%)steel was annealed at 630℃for 24 h to improve its cold rollability,followed by cold rolling and annealing at 670℃for 10 min.The annealing process was designed based on the capacities of industrial batch annealing and continuous annealing lines.A duplex submicron austenite and ferrite microstructure and excellent tensile properties were obtained finally,proved the above process is feasible."Austenite memory"was found in the hot-rolled and annealed sample which restricted recrystallization of lath martensite,leading to lath-shaped morphology of austenite and ferrite grains."Austenite memory"disappeared in the cold-rolled and annealed sample due to austenite random nucleation and ferrite recrystallization,resulting in globular microstructure and refinement of both austenite and ferrite grains.The austenite to martensite transformation contributed most of strain hardening during deformation and improved the uniform elongation,but the dislocation strengthening played a decisive role on the yielding behavior.The tensile curves change from continuous to discontinuous yielding as the increase of cold-rolled reduction due to the weakening dislocation strengthening of austenite and ferrite grains related to the morphology change and grain refinement.A method by controlling the cold-rolled reduction is proposed to avoid the Lüders strain.

Effectiveness of modified pedestrian crossing signs in an urban area

The District of Columbia currently uses the standard pedestrian warning signs and diagonal arrow plaques at a substantial number of uncontrolled crosswalks within the City.However, the widespread use of these measures appears to be ineffective in curbing the incidence of pedestrian involved crashes or pedestrian-vehicle conflicts. To compensate for the perceived lack of effectiveness of the standard pedestrian warning sign the District Department of Transportation developed a new side-of-street crossing sign to improve driver compliance based on pedestrian right-of-way laws.This study was aimed at determining the effectiveness(defined as the proportion of drivers approaching a crosswalk who stop or yield the right of way to a pedestrian in the crosswalk) of the experimental side-of-street pedestrian crossing sign compared to the standard sign, with and without rectangular rapid flashing beacons. Effectiveness of the side-of-street pedestrian sign and standard sign were observed at a total of 32 locations in the District over a one-year period using the “control” and “experimental” comparison approach. Video data for each location was obtained from March 2018 through February 2019 during typical weekdays for the morning and afternoon peak periods. The results of the study showed that the experimental signs with RRFBs provided higher driver compliance rates(yielding to pedestrians) compared to the standard signs for both the morning and afternoon peak periods. However, the differences in compliance rates for the experimental and standard signs were not statistically significant at a 95% confidence interval.Further evaluation of the signs is recommended using the “before” and “after” approach in addition to an assessment of crash statistics at the selected locations.