Extended anisotropy yield criteria applied to Ti6Al4V at a high range of temperatures and considerations on asymmetric behavior

Abstract

Heat assisted-forming processes are essential for Ti6Al4V sheet metal forming due to the poor formability of this alloy at room temperature. Although there exist works on the stress-strain response at high temperature, there is a lack of data in the literature on the yield criteria. The present paper presents an efficient experimental methodology to determine significant stress states at high temperature. Both plane strain data and compressive anisotropy values at high temperature allowed obtaining a more complete definition of the mechanical behavior of the Ti6Al4V, being the novel contribution of this research. Yield loci up to 900 °C were built according to different yield criteria that are fitted to the experimental data. Thus, Barlat1989 and CPB2006 were selected as the most suitable yield criteria to predict Ti6Al4V behavior. These criteria were extended to contemplate the anisotropy evolution under a wide range of working conditions. The formulated extended criteria for the entire range of conditions were close to the equivalent traditional ones applied to only a particular condition, which demonstrates the advanced made in the comprehensive modeling of Ti6Al4V alloy for all conditions applied in forming industries.