Presentation of a new 2D fast and straightforward version for the Lemaitre’s ductile damage model

Abstract

Damage is an undesirable and progressive process that ultimately leads to complete failure of materials. Obtaining a robust tool to precisely and reliably predict damage evolution behavior in ductile sheet metals is among the most crucial challenges for researchers and engineers. In this paper, first, based on the continuum damage mechanics (CDM) and the original Lemaitre’s ductile damage model, a new 2D fast and straightforward version specialized for the plane stress conditions as well as a novel numerical integration algorithm are fully presented. Additionally, a modified numerical approach, founded on the bisection method is suggested for determining the material-dependent ductile damage parameter of the model. Then, an explicit subroutine is developed and implemented to numerically predict damage evolution behavior in different ductile sheet metals and shapes. Finally, the numerical simulation results of damage initiation, growth, and crack onset are attained and validated. The numerical simulation predicted results reveal that the novel offered version of the Lemaitre’s ductile damage model in conjunction with the enhanced numerical approach is able to more rapidly predict the material-dependent ductile damage parameter and also the evolution of damage in ductile sheet metals under various loading and boundary conditions.