Size Effect on the Statistical Distribution of Stress and Strain in Microforming

Z. Y. Feng, H. Li, D. Zhang, M. W. Fu

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Abstract

The frequency distribution of local stress or strain across the micromechanical field in plastic deformation tends to universally follow a normal or lognormal distribution, regardless of the variety of microstructural inhomogeneity. However, it has not been reported how size effect (SE) influences the grain-scale statistical distribution of stress and strain in microforming, and thus an in-depth investigation is further needed. Taking the polycrystalline Cu sheets with thickness t = 0.1–1.5 mm and t/d = 1–29 as the case materials, this study implements the full-field CPFE simulation incorporated with a size-dependent dislocation-based constitutive model and statistical analyses to explore the influence of SE on the frequency distribution of grain-scale stress and strain in micro-scaled plastic deformation. With increasing t/d, the stress frequency consistently follows a normal distribution. In contrast, the frequency distributions of strain and dislocation density undergo a transformation from a lognormal distribution to an approximately normal distribution. The results indicate that the distribution law of stress is dominantly influenced by the dislocation density, while that of strain is determined by a multiplicative process of slip activities. The established knowledge will help to elucidate the nature of the distribution law of stress or strain, and to seek for effective approaches to alleviate the scatter and uncertainty of deformed part geometry during a microforming process.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 14th International Conference on the Technology of Plasticity - Current Trends in the Technology of Plasticity - ICTP 2023 - Volume 3
EditorsKatia Mocellin, Pierre-Olivier Bouchard, Régis Bigot, Tudor Balan
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages413-421
Number of pages9
ISBN (Print)9783031413407
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 29 Aug 2023
Event14th International Conference on Technology of Plasticity, ICTP 2023 - Mandelieu-La Napoule, France
Duration: 24 Sept 202329 Sept 2023

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering
ISSN (Print)2195-4356
ISSN (Electronic)2195-4364

Conference

Conference14th International Conference on Technology of Plasticity, ICTP 2023
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityMandelieu-La Napoule
Period24/09/2329/09/23

Keywords

  • Crystal plasticity
  • Microforming
  • Size effect
  • Statistical distribution
  • Stress/strain frequency

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Automotive Engineering
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes

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