Simulating the Mechanical Response of Titanium Alloys Through the Crystal Plasticity Finite Element Analysis of Image-Based Synthetic Microstructures

Abstract

Micromechanical crystal plasticity finite element simulations of the response of synthetic titanium microstructures are carried out with the goal of quantifying the effect of microstructure on mechanical properties. Two separate materials are studied: (1) an alpha-Beta Ti-6Al-4V material and (2) a highly-textured, rolled lpha Ti-3Al-2.5V sheet material. Performing accurate finite element analyses begins with accurate image-based characterization of the morphological and crystallographic features of the materials at the microstructural scale. Then, statistically equivalent representative 3D microstructures are built and meshes are generated for crystal plasticity based finite element method (CPFEM) analysis. For the Ti-3Al-2.5V material, experimental results from the displacement controlled mechanical testing of dog bone shaped, rolled specimens are used for the calibration of elastic parameters as well as anisotropic crystal plasticity parameters. The inspection of micrographs of the rolled material showed elongated grain shapes which led to the updating of the crystal plasticity model to include grain aspect ratio dependence on the Hall-Petch size effect an update of a previous size effect model which assumed spherical grains. Model validation is achieved by comparing load controlled experimental results with simulated creep results. For the Ti-6Al-4V material, the robust and validated analysis tool is used to perform sensitivity analyses and a quantitative understanding of how individual microstructural parameters affect the mechanical response properties of the alloy is developed. Functional dependencies are proposed that directly connect the metal's microstructural features to creep response, yield strength response, and tensile response.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA555770

Entities

People

  • Josh Thomas

Organizations

  • Ohio State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Programs
  • Crystal Structure
  • Elastic Properties
  • Elements
  • Finite Element Analysis
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Neural Networks
  • Plastic Properties
  • Stress Strain Relations
  • Stresses
  • Titanium
  • Titanium Alloys
  • Yield Strength

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Materials Science (Mechanical Engineering).
  • Materials Science and Engineering.