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Title: Particle interspacing effects on the mechanical behavior of a Fe–TiB2 metal matrix composite using FFT-based mesoscopic field dislocation mechanics

Abstract

This paper presents an application to metal matrix composites (MMCs) of an enhanced elasto-viscoplastic Fast Fourier Transform (EVP-FFT) formulation coupled with a phenomenological continuum Mesoscale Field Dislocation Mechanics (MFDM) theory. Contrary to conventional crystal plasticity, which only accounts for plastic flow and hardening induced by statistically stored dislocations (SSDs), MFDM-EVP-FFT also describes the evolution of polarized geometrically necessary dislocation (GND) density and its effect on both plastic flow and hardening. Numerical results for a Fe–TiB2 MMC made of a ferrite matrix (α-Fe) and elastic ceramic particles (TiB2) are presented. Full-field simulations are performed using synthetic periodic unit cells representative of the MMC, with single-crystalline and polycrystalline matrix, for different particle interspacing distances. A strong dependence of the predicted equivalent stress, cumulated plastic strain and GND density fields with particle interspacing distance is observed, in contrast with conventional crystal plasticity. Correlations between these mechanical fields and microstructural features, and their influence on local and global mechanical behavior are examined for the different MMC microstructures.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [1]; ORCiD logo [2];  [3]
  1. Univ. of Lorraine (France)
  2. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
  3. ArcelorMittal Research, Maizieres-les-Metz (France)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program
OSTI Identifier:
1739937
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-19-31404
Journal ID: ISSN 2213-7467
Grant/Contract Number:  
89233218CNA000001
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Advanced Modeling and Simulation in Engineering Sciences
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 7; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 2213-7467
Publisher:
Springer
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING; crystal plasticity; continuum dislocation mechanics; size effects; FFT; metal matrix composite; geometrically necessary dislocations

Citation Formats

Genee, Julien, Berbenni, Stephane, Gey, Natalie, Lebensohn, Ricardo A., and Bonnet, Frederic. Particle interspacing effects on the mechanical behavior of a Fe–TiB2 metal matrix composite using FFT-based mesoscopic field dislocation mechanics. United States: N. p., 2020. Web. doi:10.1186/s40323-020-0141-z.
Genee, Julien, Berbenni, Stephane, Gey, Natalie, Lebensohn, Ricardo A., & Bonnet, Frederic. Particle interspacing effects on the mechanical behavior of a Fe–TiB2 metal matrix composite using FFT-based mesoscopic field dislocation mechanics. United States. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40323-020-0141-z
Genee, Julien, Berbenni, Stephane, Gey, Natalie, Lebensohn, Ricardo A., and Bonnet, Frederic. Wed . "Particle interspacing effects on the mechanical behavior of a Fe–TiB2 metal matrix composite using FFT-based mesoscopic field dislocation mechanics". United States. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40323-020-0141-z. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1739937.
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abstractNote = {This paper presents an application to metal matrix composites (MMCs) of an enhanced elasto-viscoplastic Fast Fourier Transform (EVP-FFT) formulation coupled with a phenomenological continuum Mesoscale Field Dislocation Mechanics (MFDM) theory. Contrary to conventional crystal plasticity, which only accounts for plastic flow and hardening induced by statistically stored dislocations (SSDs), MFDM-EVP-FFT also describes the evolution of polarized geometrically necessary dislocation (GND) density and its effect on both plastic flow and hardening. Numerical results for a Fe–TiB2 MMC made of a ferrite matrix (α-Fe) and elastic ceramic particles (TiB2) are presented. Full-field simulations are performed using synthetic periodic unit cells representative of the MMC, with single-crystalline and polycrystalline matrix, for different particle interspacing distances. A strong dependence of the predicted equivalent stress, cumulated plastic strain and GND density fields with particle interspacing distance is observed, in contrast with conventional crystal plasticity. Correlations between these mechanical fields and microstructural features, and their influence on local and global mechanical behavior are examined for the different MMC microstructures.},
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year = {Wed Feb 19 00:00:00 EST 2020},
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