Abstract
Computing the mechanical response of materials requires accurate constitutive descriptions, especially their plastic behavior. Furthermore, the ability of a model to be used as a predictive, rather than a descriptive, tool motivates the development of physically based constitutive models. This work investigates combining a homogenized viscoplastic self-consistent (VPSC) approach to reduce the development time for a high-resolution viscoplastic model based on the fast Fourier transform (FFT). An optimization scheme based on a least-squares algorithm is presented. The constitutive responses of copper, interstitial-free steel, and pearlite are investigated, and the model parameters are presented. Optimized parameters from the low-fidelity model provide close agreement (<2 MPa, ~1 % error) with stress-strain data at low strains (<10 %) in the high-fidelity FFT model. Simple adjustments to constitutive law parameters bring the FFT stress-strain curve in alignment with experimental data at strains greater than 10 %. A two-phase constitutive law is developed for a pearlitic steel using a single stress-strain curve, supplemented by data for the constituent phases. Sources of error and methods of using material information are discussed that lead to optimal estimates of initial parameter values.
Highlights
The usefulness and predictive value of a material model is dependent on two factors: the range over which the description of the mechanisms and physics included in the model are applicable and the parameters used to accurately tune a model to measured results
This study explores a hardening model embedded within two crystal plasticity frameworks: a homogenized viscoplastic self-consistent (VPSC) algorithm [2] and a full-field viscoplastic model based on the fast Fourier transform (VP-FFT) [3]
Minor discrepancies are present between the VP-FFT and experimental stress-strain curves at strains less than 10 %
Summary
The usefulness and predictive value of a material model is dependent on two factors: the range over which the description of the mechanisms and physics included in the model are applicable and the parameters used to accurately tune a model to measured results. The determination of the latter has been an active area of research for many years [1]. From continuum power-law plasticity models to highly detailed crystal plasticity, full-detailed physically based models and short computation times are often mutually exclusive
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