Ductile Fracture Criteria Based on Mesoscopic Void-Damage of Metals under Plastic Forming

Abstract

In the process of plastic forming of metals, ductile fracture is an important factor influencing the improvement of forming limit of metals, while ductile fracture criteria can predict when and where ductile fracture occurs. Some conventional ductile fracture criteria based on mesoscopic void-damage and their application in different plastic forming of metals are introduced in this paper. And the ductile fracture criteria will be summarized into two categories: based on triaxial stress degree and based on maximum tensile stress. Because the triaxial stress degree and maximum tensile stress are a main factor deciding the occurrence of the ductile fracture.