Modelling particle - particle interaction at the micro scale
Abstract
In high-strength alloys, microstructure can influence toughness in a manner not yet fully quantified. Computational mechanics offers a tool whereby the events leading to fracture may be simulated, but the success of such an enterprise depends heavily upon the quality of the model employed. This report outlines a sequence of events thought to precede ductile fracture and presents a finite element model designed to capture the main events. The model is considered to be an improvement over an earlier one, and data are presented to support this conclusion. Work of this type requires a fine degree of resolution which normally will entail very large, detailed finite element maps. Such map sizes could easily exceed the capacity of research computers, and a substructuring technique is essential to pursue research of this sort. Such a technique has been developed for use without modification to an existing code, i.e., it may be implemented on a standard finite element program directly.
- Publication:
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Final Report
- Pub Date:
- March 1983
- Bibcode:
- 1983cmu..reptQ....S
- Keywords:
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- Ductility;
- Finite Element Method;
- Fracture Mechanics;
- High Strength Alloys;
- Matrix Materials;
- Microstructure;
- Stress Distribution;
- Stress-Strain Relationships;
- Toughness;
- Computerized Simulation;
- Dispersing;
- Elastic Properties;
- Loads (Forces);
- Mathematical Models;
- Plastic Properties;
- Titanium Alloys;
- Atomic and Molecular Physics