Temperature-dependent anisotropic material modeling of the sheet metal component within the polymer injection forming process
In the course of this work, an extended material model for a carbon steel sheet metal has been developed based on Hill’48 yield criterion, considering temperature-dependent plastic anisotropy coefficients. This material model is applied on a polymer injection forming process in which the sheet metal heats up to a critical forming temperature through the contact with the plastic melt. At this temperature range blue brittleness occurs. The elastic properties, the yield stress as well as the plastic anisotropy coefficients of the sheet material become significantly different compared to those at room temperature. It should be emphasized that especially temperature-dependent anisotropy coefficients are not yet considered in most common material models. With the help of the presented modelling approach a more precise modelling of the temperature-dependent carbon steel material behavior can be realised.
Implementation of a Material Model with Shear Rate and Temperature Dependent Viscosity
A material model with shear rate and, optionally, temperature dependent viscosity was implemented. Shear rate dependence is expressed with a Yasuda function and temperature dependence with an Arrhenius function. The functions were fitted to viscosity data from oscillatory rheometry of polystyrene. Validation of the viscosity function in the material model was done with a single element with prescribed shear rate and temperature. Steady state results from a Newtonian simulation of plane Poiseuille flow with the implemented user material model were found to be identical to results from a simulation with LS-DYNA's MAT_NULL. Flow through a 4:1 contraction with shear rate dependent viscosity was simulated explicit and compressible as well as implicit and incompressible. Reasonable agreement was found for pressure loss, inlet force and outflow velocity.
SR topography of plastically deformed Fe-Si bicrystals - observation in situ and post mortem
SR reflection topography was applied to study the interaction of slip dislocations with the grain boundaries in Fe-4at%Si bicrystals deformed by compression. Three experimental settings with either a white or monochromatic beam were used and the corresponding orientation contrast analysed. Dislocation transmission through the grain boundary was observed in bicrystals with favourable geometry of the slip systems.