Large Deformation of Nitinol Under Shear Dominant Loading

Full-field quantitative strain maps of phase transformation and plasticity in Nitinol under large shear-dominated deformation are presented. To achieve a shear-dominated deformation mode with relatively uniform stresses and strains, a shear compression specimen (SCS) geometry was utilized. Shear deformation appears to impede the development of the strain localization during phase transformation that is seen in uniaxial testing. The shear-dominant deformation of Nitinol in the plastic regime exhibits low hardening and results in the development of significant strain inhomogeneity.     

The Effect of Strain Rate,Specimen Geometry and Lubrication on Responses of Aluminium AA2024 in Uniaxial Compression Experiments

The ability to observe and quantify intrinsic material response to loading at different rates of strain has been improved by reducing the errors of mechanical characterisation in uniaxial compression experiments. In order to perform comparisons of the results from uniaxial compression tests used to characterise mechanical properties of aluminium alloys at different strain rates, it is necessary to reduce errors resulting from factors such as specimen design. In this study, the effects of strain rate, specimen geometry and lubrication on the compressive properties of aluminium AA2024 alloy were quantitatively investigated by measuring the mechanical behaviour of this alloy as functions of strain rate, specimen aspect ratio and lubrication condition. Both the deformation history and the failure mode were identified using low and ultrahigh speed photography. The interaction of factors influencing the measured stress-strain response was quantified, and suitable specimen aspect ratios for compression tests at different strain rates were identified.     

负梯度闭孔泡沫金属的力学性能分析

运用三维Voronoi技术生成闭孔梯度泡沫模型,结合有限元分析方法模拟负梯度闭孔泡沫金属在不同冲击速度下的力学行为。结果表明,随着冲击速度的提高,得到了与均匀泡沫一样的三种变形模式：准静态模式,过渡模式和冲击模式。通过对名义应力应变曲线和变形模式的研究,提出了一种新的定义局部密实化应变的方法,并研究了相对密度和密度梯度对它的影响。分别建立了相对密度和密度梯度与冲击速度的变形模式图。通过引入密实化因子,确定了三种变形模式对应的临界冲击速度。最后讨论了不同冲击速度下,密度梯度大小对泡沫材料能量吸收能力的影响。结果表明,在高速冲击的变形初期,密度梯度的绝对值越大,泡沫材料的能量吸收能力越强。     

多孔硅橡胶有限变形的粘弹性行为

针对孔隙度较大（孔隙度大于50％）的硅橡胶材料在有限变形时的粘弹性行为，从建立描述材料粘弹性特征的松驰函数和变形特征的应变能函数出发，提出了适合多孔隙、可压硅橡胶材料的非线性粘弹性力学行为的本构关系，松驰函数和应变能函数可解耦为等容和体积变形两部分，并引入了拟时间的概念来反映变形对材料特征时间的影响，利用硅橡胶材料的单轴压缩松驰实验与材料模型进行了对比，讨论了多孔硅橡胶的等容变形和体积变形对应力松驰的影响。     

Sequential evaluation of continuous deformation field of semi-crystalline polymers during tensile deformation accompanied by neck propagation

The localized deformation field of high density polyethylene and polypropylene during a tensile test accompanied by neck propagation was quantitatively evaluated based on the network digital image correlation method. In the proposed method, the continuity of the deformation field around a point of interest was introduced for accurate evaluation of the displacement. The accuracy of the proposed method was verified through test images. Using the proposed method, the development of a non-uniform displacement field during tensile tests was evaluated from sequential digital images. The local strain rate was almost uniform until the nominal stress reached its maximum value. After the maximum stress was reached, non-uniform deformation developed at a part of the gauge region of the specimen. A decrease in nominal stress induced a reduction of the local strain rate at regions other than the necked zone. In this study, the cross section average local true stress, strain, and strain rate can be evaluated from the local displacement field. Thus, the relationship between these quantities was evaluated during the tensile tests. Using the proposed method, the local response under wide ranges of strain and strain rate can be evaluated from a few test conditions of tensile strain rate and a small range of tensile strain. Finally, the relationships between gradients of stress, strain, and strain rate under uniaxial tension are discussed. These non-local quantities deviated from those predicted by constitutive equations when the domain size used to evaluate the local quantities was large.     

Dynamic crushing of aluminum foams: Part I – Experiments

The two-part series of papers presents the results of a study of the crushing behavior of open-cell Al foams under impact. In Part I, direct and stationary impact tests are performed on cylindrical foam specimens at impacts speeds in the range of 20–160 m/s using a gas gun. The stress at one end is recorded using a pressure bar, while the deformation of the entire foam specimen is monitored with high-speed photography. Specimens impacted at velocities of 60 m/s and above developed nearly planar shocks that propagated at well-defined velocities crushing the specimen. The shock speed vs. impact speed, and the strain behind the shock vs. impact speed representations of the Hugoniot were both extracted directly from the high-speed images. The former follows a linear relationship and the latter asymptotically approaches a strain of about 90% at higher velocities. The Hugoniot enables calculation of all problem variables without resorting to an assumed constitutive model. The compaction energy dissipation across the shock is shown to increase with impact velocity and to be significantly greater than the corresponding quasi-static value. Specimens impacted at velocities lower than 40 m/s exhibited response and deformation patterns that are very similar to those observed under quasi-static crushing. Apparently, in this impact speed regime inertia increases the energy absorption capacity very modestly.     

Experimental studies on the yield behavior of ductile and brittle aluminum foams

Specimen size effects are a major cause of the unreliability of foam models in finite element codes. Here, the modified Arcan apparatus is used to investigate the biaxial yielding of ductile and brittle Al foams. This apparatus subjects a central section of a “butterfly-shaped” specimen to a uniform state of plane stress. The stresses have local maxima at the central section, thus ensuring that yielding occurs there. A yield envelope, which directly relates to the crushing process, can then be determined. Size effects are introduced when using conventional methods such as tri-axial or plate-shear tests. In such tests, averages of stress and strain are measured. These measures do not represent the actual yield event, because foam's internal structure is inhomogeneous and so is the deformation field. Strain localization and failure can occur at any weak layer of cells in the bulk. In this study, we have performed a series of biaxial tests on isotropic Alporas and anisotropic Hydro closed-cell Al foams of approximately equal densities. Alporas failed locally by a ductile phenomenon of progressive crushing of cells. It also possessed uniaxial strength asymmetry. Hydro specimens parallel and perpendicular to ‘foam rise’ were investigated. The Hydro foam developed a local, characteristic brittle crack at loads in the vicinity of the yield point. Phenomenological yield surfaces, which incorporate these features are obtained for the foams, and show dependence on both the deviatoric and hydrostatic stresses. We also provide expressions for the shear and hydrostatic strengths in terms of the uniaxial strengths. Finally, the size-independence of the yield surface is verified using the uniaxial compression of tapered specimens.     

泡沫铝泡孔动态变形特性研究

在SHPB实验中采用应变冻结法将试件冻结于设定的压缩应变,然后观察内部泡孔的变形情况并讨论其变形机理。分别对同一相对密度(40%)、不同基体材料的两种泡沫铝以及两种相对密度(19%和8%)、相同基体材料的泡沫铝进行实验,讨论了基体材料的本构关系、泡沫的相对密度对变形模式的影响。利用ANSYS/LS DYNA软件对泡沫铝在动态压缩时泡孔的变形进行数值模拟计算,进一步说明泡沫铝泡孔变形的模式与基体材料本构关系及相对密度的关系。     

Chebyshev collocation approach for vibration analysis of functionally graded porous beams based on third-order shear deformation theory

In this paper, vibration analysis of functionally graded porous beams is carried out using the third-order shear deformation theory. The beams have uniform and non-uniform porosity distributions across their thickness and both ends are supported by rotational and translational springs. The material properties of the beams such as elastic moduli and mass density can be related to the porosity and mass coefficient utilizing the typical mechanical features of open-cell metal foams. The Chebyshev collocation method is applied to solve the governing equations derived from Hamilton’s principle, which is used in order to obtain the accurate natural frequencies for the vibration problem of beams with various general and elastic boundary conditions. Based on the numerical experiments, it is revealed that the natural frequencies of the beams with asymmetric and non-uniform porosity distributions are higher than those of other beams with uniform and symmetric porosity distributions.     

改进的霍普金森压杆技术在聚氨脂泡沫塑料动态力学性能研究中的应用

用改进的霍普金森杆技术得到了聚氨脂泡沫塑料在动态应力均匀和恒应变率条件下的实验结果。     

基于十四面体模型的闭孔泡沫材料动态力学性能的有限元分析

应用有限元方法分析了基于十四面体模型的三维闭孔泡沫材料的动态力学性能。计算中所有十四面体具有相同的尺寸,主要研究了不同初始冲击速度、不同相对密度以及组成泡沫的机体材料的应变强化对泡沫材料的变形模态、平台力及密实化应变能的影响,尽可能全面地描述了泡沫材料的能量吸收特性。数值结果表明:冲击速度对泡沫模型的模态影响较大,特别受到高速冲击时,冲击端泡沫形成I形然后向支撑端传播;相对密度对能量吸收能力的贡献较大,密实化应变能随相对密度呈二次曲线变化;冲击速度、相对密度及机体材料的应变强化分别与坪应力呈线性关系。     

A new method for the biaxial testing of cellular solids

Commercial cellular solids such as metal foams and honeycombs exhibit deformation and failure responses that are dependent on specimen size during testing. For foams, this size dependence originates from the fabrication-induced material and structural inhomogeneities, which cause the uncontrolled localization of deformation during the testing of foam cubes. Different peak loads and failure modes are observed in honeycomb specimens in the plate-shear configuration depending on specimen height. This size dependence causes difficulty in obtaining a more representative constitutive behavior of the material. It has recently been established that the size dependence under uniaxial compression can be eliminated with tapered cellular specimens, which enable controlled deformation at a given region of the specimen. This concept is extended in this paper to the biaxial testing of butterfly-shaped cellular specimens in the Arcan apparatus, which focuses deformation at the central section of the specimen. The Arcan apparatus has been modified such that all displacements at the boundaries of the specimen could be controlled during testing. As a consequence of this fully displacement controlled Arcan apparatus, a force perpendicular to that applied by the standard universal testing machine is generated and becomes significant. Thus, an additional load cell is integrated on the apparatus to measure this load. Example responses of butterfly-shaped specimens composed of aluminum alloy honeycomb, aluminum alloy foam and hybrid stainless-steel assembly are presented to illustrate the capabilities of this new testing method.     

数字图像相关方法在闭孔泡沫铝压缩试验中的应用

为了了解相对密度与胞孔结构对闭孔泡沫铝力学性能的影响,本文采用放大成像及数字图像相关技术对两种不同密度的泡沫纯铝试样进行了实验研究.利用数字图像相关方法对泡沫纯铝变形前后的图像进行相关计算,获得了弹性范围内静态压缩情况下闭孔泡沫铝材料表面的全场变形及局部孔结构的变形,同时根据试验结果计算了试件的名义弹性模量.实验结果表明泡沫铝整体孔结构的变形与泡沫金属材料相对密度有关,而单个孔结构的变形主要与孔壁面光滑程度和皱褶有关.实验结果还表明图像相关方法能够有效地应用于闭孔泡沫金属的力学性测量和评估的研究.     

A damage model for crack initiation and growth

A damage accumulation model is presented for the study of the problem of crack initiation and stable growth in an elastic-plastic material. A centre-cracked specimen subjected to a uniform stress perpendicular to the crack plane is considered. A coupled stress and failure analysis is performed by using a finite element computer program based on J₂-plasticity theory in conjunction with the strain energy density theory. After initial yielding, each material element follows a different equivalent uniaxial stress-strain behavior depending on the amount of energy dissipation by permanent deformation. A host of uniaxial stress-strain curves constituting parts of the same stress-strain curve were assigned to material elements for each increment of loading. The path-dependent nature of the onset of crack initiation and growth was revealed. The proposed model predicts faster crack growth rates than those obtained on the basis of a single uniaxial stress-strain curve and is closer to experimental observation.     

Design of Inserts for Split-Hopkinson Pressure Bar Testing of Low Strain-to-Failure Materials

In the present study a new insert design is presented and validated to enable reliable dynamic mechanical characterization of low strain-to-failure materials using the Split-Hopkinson Pressure Bar (SHPB) apparatus. Finite element-based simulations are conducted to better understand the effects of stress concentrations on the dynamic behavior of LM-1, a Zr-based bulk metallic glass (BMG), using the conventional SHPB setup with cylindrical inserts, and two modified setups—one utilizing conical inserts and the other utilizing a “dogbone” shaped specimen. Based on the results of these computational experiments the ends of the dogbone specimen are replaced with high-strength maraging steel inserts. This new insert-specimen configuration is expected to prevent specimen failure outside the specimen gage section. Simulations are then performed to validate the new insert design. Moreover, high strain-rate uniaxial compression tests are conducted on LM-1 using the modified SHPB with the new inserts. An ultra-high-speed camera is employed to investigate the changes in failure behavior of the specimens. Additional experiments are conducted with strain gages directly attached to the gage section of the specimens to determine accurately their dynamic stress–strain behavior.     

Multiaxial yield surface of transversely isotropic foams: Part I—Modeling

A new yield criterion is proposed for transversely isotropic solid foams. Its derivation is based on the hypothesis that the yielding in foams is driven by the total strain energy density, rather than a completely phenomenological approach. This allows defining the yield surface with minimal number of parameters and does not require complex experiments. The general framework used leads to the introduction of new scalar measures of stress and strain (characteristic stress and strain) for transversely isotropic foams. Furthermore, the central hypothesis that the total strain energy density drives yielding in foams ascribes to the characteristic stress an analogous role of von Mises stress in metal plasticity. Unlike the overwhelming majority of yield models in literature the proposed model recognizes the tension–compression difference in yield behavior of foams through a linear mean stress term. Predictions of the proposed yield model are in excellent agreement with the results of uniaxial, biaxial and triaxial FE analyses implemented on both isotropic and transversely isotropic Kelvin foam models.     

高孔隙率闭孔泡沫铝的低应变率压缩行为

通过落锤冲击实验研究高孔隙率闭孔泡沫铝的动态压缩性能及抗低速冲击特性, 同时通过高速摄影仪观察试件的动态压缩行为, 并记录落锤冲击速度的衰减过程. 结果表明, 高孔隙率闭孔泡沫铝的抗冲击缓冲效果明显, 且在低速冲击条件下其变形特征与准静态变形类似. 采用有限元方法分析了落锤和泡沫中应力的分布特点以及表面摩擦系数对应力分布的影响. 由于摩擦力阻碍了接触面处泡沫的横向位移, 致使其压缩外形呈``鼓形'; 在低速冲击时, 应力在泡沫铝试件内部的传播周期远小于冲击的缓冲时间, 应力波现象并不明显, 应力的变化与准静态压缩时相似. 在考虑接触面上摩擦力的基础上, 通过第2类Lagrange方程建立了落锤-泡沫材料的碰撞解析模型, 将预测的落锤冲击速度的衰减过程分别与实验和有限元结果进行比较, 取得了较为一致的结论, 并进一步讨论了不同冲击速度和材料参数对冲击过程的影响.      

宽γ辐照剂量范围内硅泡沫本构模型研究

基于实验和理论建模研究了白炭黑增强硅泡沫材料在γ辐照剂量范围为0~1000kGy作用后的单轴压缩力学行为。实验结果表明辐照导致硅泡沫出现明显硬化现象,初始杨氏模量和固定应变下应力幅值均随γ辐照剂量近似线性增加。辐照后硅泡沫泡孔结构完整,硅橡胶基体中高分子交联反应占主导,且交联密度随辐照剂量线性增大。基于实验分析结果,实现了Ogden Hyperfoam超弹本构模型参数与辐照剂量的关联。结果表明初始剪切模量参数与辐照剂量成线性关系,硬化指数和泊松比参数与辐照剂量无关。基于应力应变实验数据拟合得到模型参数,并与未参与拟合的实验数据对比,验证了模型的准确性,表明该模型能够表征宽辐照剂量范围内硅泡沫的压缩力学行为。     

基于双线性位移模式数字图像相关方法的误差分析及应用

探讨数字图像相关方法测试结果的误差分布规律对提高该方法的测试精度具有重要意义。本文从理论上分析了基于双线性位移模式数字图像相关方法的子区变形场测试误差分布规律,结果表明,当试件的真实变形可由双线性位移模式描述时,变形场最大测试误差通常出现在子区的边界或节点处。因此,若试件发生均匀拉伸等常应变变形,可利用相关系数选取一个最优子区,认为测得最优子区中心应变为试件真实应变。零变形实验验证了该测试方法的可靠性。最后对手机导光板试件在单轴拉伸载荷下的数字图像进行分析,并利用本文方法测试了其弹性常数。     

宽γ辐照剂量范围内硅泡沫本构模型研究

基于实验和理论建模研究了白炭黑增强硅泡沫材料在γ辐照剂量范围为0~1000kGy作用后的单轴压缩力学行为。实验结果表明辐照导致硅泡沫出现明显硬化现象，初始杨氏模量和固定应变下应力幅值均随γ辐照剂量近似线性增加。辐照后硅泡沫泡孔结构完整，硅橡胶基体中高分子交联反应占主导，且交联密度随辐照剂量线性增大。基于实验分析结果，实现了Ogden Hyperfoam超弹本构模型参数与辐照剂量的关联。结果表明初始剪切模量参数与辐照剂量成线性关系，硬化指数和泊松比参数与辐照剂量无关。基于应力应变实验数据拟合得到模型参数，并与未参与拟合的实验数据对比，验证了模型的准确性，表明该模型能够表征宽辐照剂量范围内硅泡沫的压缩力学行为。