Author : Dhyanjyoti Deka
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
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Book Synopsis Crystal Plasticity Modeling of Polycrystalline Ti-6242 and Study of Local Phenomena by : Dhyanjyoti Deka
Download or read book Crystal Plasticity Modeling of Polycrystalline Ti-6242 and Study of Local Phenomena written by Dhyanjyoti Deka and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: This work develops an experimentally validated computational model based on crystal plasticity for the analysis of two-phase [alpha]/[beta]Ti-6242 polycrystalline alloys. A rate dependent elasto-crystal plasticity model is incorporated in this model to accommodate anisotropy in material behavior and tension-compression asymmetry inherent to this alloy. A combination of detailed micro-testing, orientation imaging microscopy, computational simulations and minimization process involving Genetic algorithms (GA) is implemented in this study for careful characterization and calibration of the material parameters. Size effects are also considered in this analysis. A homogenized equivalent model of the transformed [beta] colonies is developed for incorporation in the Ti-6242 Finite Element (FE) model. The polycrystalline Ti-6242 computational model is constructed to incorporate accurate phase volume fractions as well as orientation distributions that are statistically equivalent to those observed in the OIM scans. The effects of accurate orientation, misorientation and micro-texture distributions are investigated through simulations using this computational model. The model is used to simulate constant strain rate and creep tests in compression and tension and the results are validated with experiments. The effects of microstructure and creep induced load-shedding on the localization of microstructural stresses and strains are studied for potential crack initiation criteria. Further, the microstructure has been studied at the point of failure in Ti-6242 in tension creep and dwell tests. Critical grains with the highest basal normal stress, stress in the loading direction and equivalent plastic strain are identified in the tension creep test and their specific crystallographic orientations and misorientations are studied. The critical grains in the case of dwell fatigue loading are also identified and a criterion for primary crack nucleation in Ti-6242 is developed.