Abstract
The development of backstresses that occur during a strain path change when forming sheet metal renders final part geometry prediction, after springback, difficult using conventional models. Most deformation models do not explicitly account for the influence of these stresses. A more recently developed elasto-plastic self-consistent (EPSC) model incorporates the backstresses to influence the activation of slip systems for more accurate simulations of the complex material response. The current study assesses the performance of the EPSC model for deformation response of AA6016-T4 via multiple biaxial, plane-strain, and uniaxial tension strain paths. The response to complex strain paths was examined by first pre-straining under uniaxial, biaxial, and plane-strain tension, then by loading in uniaxial tension. The EPSC model predictions closely matched experimental results. The model correctly predicted the highest yield stress and sharpest transition from elastic to plastic deformation for uniaxial tension after an initial uniaxial pre-strain. Lower yield stress for uniaxial tension after first pre-straining in biaxial and plane-strain tension is also correctly predicted, along with a smoother transition from elastic to plastic behavior. A linear geometrically necessary dislocation (GND) development, with strain, was observed using high-resolution electron backscattered diffraction (HREBSD) while a quadratic statistically stored dislocation (SSD) development was predicted by the model. The comparison revealed an expected transition from kinematic to isotropic hardening at higher strains. Finally, at higher strain levels the backstress accounted for around 15% of the total subsequent flow stress in all pre-strain cases.
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