Abstract
In this study, a continuum-based approach for the description of the plastic hardening behavior of magnesium alloy sheets subjected to non-proportional strain path changes is discussed. The constitutive model is based on an anisotropic distortional yield function combining a stable component and a fluctuating component. The stable component initiates the yield criterion that characterizes the typical strength differential between tension and compression in magnesium alloys at room temperature. The evolution of the fluctuating component is reformulated based on its cubic metal counterpart to represent the deformation nature of magnesium alloys that consist of slip and twin dominant modes. The model is not formulated with a kinematic hardening rule, but it reasonably reproduces complex features of the stress-strain responses under the load reversal in magnesium alloy sheet: i.e., asymmetric hardening behavior under tension and compression, sigmoidal nature of hardening curve during monotonic compression and compression followed by tension, strong anisotropy etc.
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