Crack tip microplasticity mediated by microstructure gradients

Castelluccio, Gustavo M.; Lim, Hojun; Emery, John M.; Battaile, Corbett C.

doi:10.1111/ffe.13493

Crack tip microplasticity mediated by microstructure gradients

Journal Article · Mon Jun 14 00:00:00 EDT 2021 · Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1111/ffe.13493· OSTI ID:1788272

^[1]; Lim, Hojun ^[2]; Emery, John M. ^[2]; Battaile, Corbett C. ^[2]

School of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing Cranfield University Bedford MK43 0AL UK
Department of Computational Materials and Data Science Sandia National Laboratories Albuquerque New Mexico NM 87185 USA

Abstract

Traditional fracture theories infer damage at cracks (local field) by surveying loading conditions away from cracks (far field). This approach has been successful in predicting ductile fracture, but it normally assumes isotropic and homogeneous materials. However, myriads of manufacturing procedures induce heterogeneous microstructural gradients that can affect the accuracy of traditional fracture models. This work presents a microstructure‐sensitive finite element approach to explore the shielding effects of grain size and crystallographic orientation gradients on crack tip microplasticity and blunting. A dislocation density‐based crystal plasticity model conveys texture evolution, grain size effects, and directional hardening by computing the constraint from dislocation structures. The results demonstrate that the microstructure can act as a buffer between the local and far fields that affects the crack tip microplasticity variability. For nominal opening loading, grain size and texture affect the local ductility and induce a non‐negligible multiaxial plastic deformation. Furthermore, driving forces based on measuring displacements away from the crack tip are less affected by the microstructure, which suggests that traditional experimental methods smear out important crack tip variability.

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Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

OSTI ID:: 1788272

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1788275

Journal Information:: Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures, Journal Name: Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures Journal Issue: 9 Vol. 44; ISSN 8756-758X

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Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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