In the present study,molecular dynamic simulation(MD)was used to investigate the plastic deformation process of the Fe-Mn alloys with different Mn contents.The influences of Mn contents ranging from 10%to 30%(at%)on t...In the present study,molecular dynamic simulation(MD)was used to investigate the plastic deformation process of the Fe-Mn alloys with different Mn contents.The influences of Mn contents ranging from 10%to 30%(at%)on the deformation behavior and the controlling mechanism of the Fe-base alloys were analyzed.The results show that phase transformations and{112}<111>_(BCC)deformation twinning occur in all Fe-Mn alloys but follow different deformation paths.In the Fe-10%Mn alloy the deformation twinning mechanism obeys the FCC-related path,the Fe-20%Mn alloy involves both the FCC-and HCP-related paths,and the deformation of the Fe-30%Mn alloy is dominated by the HCP-related twinning path.The addition of Mn can increase the stacking fault energy and retard the activation of slip systems as well as the formation of stacking faults.Thus,a higher content of Mn can delay the FCC®ε-martensite and the subsequentε-martensite®BCC phase transition at the intersection of twoε-martensitic bands.Therefore,the addition of Mn alloying element increases the yield strength and reduces the elastic modulus of the Fe-Mn alloys.The formation of deformation twins will contribute to the work-hardening effect and delay the necking and fracture of alloys.It is expected that the results in the present study will provide theoretical reference for the design and optimization of high-performance steels.展开更多
The cracking patterns of a thin sheet with a pre-existing crack subjected to dynamic loading are numerically simulated to investigate the mechanism of crack branching by using the FEM method.Six numerical models were ...The cracking patterns of a thin sheet with a pre-existing crack subjected to dynamic loading are numerically simulated to investigate the mechanism of crack branching by using the FEM method.Six numerical models were set up to study the effects of load,tensile strength and heterogeneity on crack branching.The crack propagation is affected by the applied loads,tensile strength and heterogeneity.Before crack branching,the crack propagates by some distance along the direction of the pre-existing crack.For the materials with low heterogeneity,the higher the applied stress level is and the lower the tensile strength of the material is,the shorter the propagation distance is.Moreover,the branching angle becomes larger and the number of branching cracks increases.In the case of the materials with high heterogeneity,a lot of disordered voids and microcracks randomly occur along the main crack,so the former law is not obvious.The numerical results not only are in good agreement with the experimental observations in laboratory,but also can be extended to heterogeneity media.The work can provide a good approach to model the cracking and fracturing of heterogeneous quasi-brittle materials,such as rock,under dynamic loading.展开更多
In order to numerically simulate the failure process of rock and concrete under uniaxial tension,an improved method of selecting the mechanical properties of materials was presented for the random mechanic parameter m...In order to numerically simulate the failure process of rock and concrete under uniaxial tension,an improved method of selecting the mechanical properties of materials was presented for the random mechanic parameter model based on the mesoscopic damage mechanics.The product of strength and elastic modulus of mesoscale representative volume element was considered to be one of the mechanical property parameters of materials and assumed to conform to specified probability distributions to reflect the heterogeneity of mechanical property in materials.With the improved property parameter selection method,a numerical program was developed and the simulation of the failure process of the rock and concrete specimens under static tensile loading condition was carried out.The failure process and complete stress-strain curves of a class of rock and concrete in stable fracture propagation manner under uniaxial tension were obtained.The simulated macroscopic mechanical behavior was compared with the available laboratory experimental observation,and a reasonable agreement was obtained.Verification shows that the improved parameter selection method is suitable for mesoscopic numerical simulation in the failure process of rock and concrete.展开更多
基金Project(51901248)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(2023JJ40742)supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province,China。
文摘In the present study,molecular dynamic simulation(MD)was used to investigate the plastic deformation process of the Fe-Mn alloys with different Mn contents.The influences of Mn contents ranging from 10%to 30%(at%)on the deformation behavior and the controlling mechanism of the Fe-base alloys were analyzed.The results show that phase transformations and{112}<111>_(BCC)deformation twinning occur in all Fe-Mn alloys but follow different deformation paths.In the Fe-10%Mn alloy the deformation twinning mechanism obeys the FCC-related path,the Fe-20%Mn alloy involves both the FCC-and HCP-related paths,and the deformation of the Fe-30%Mn alloy is dominated by the HCP-related twinning path.The addition of Mn can increase the stacking fault energy and retard the activation of slip systems as well as the formation of stacking faults.Thus,a higher content of Mn can delay the FCC®ε-martensite and the subsequentε-martensite®BCC phase transition at the intersection of twoε-martensitic bands.Therefore,the addition of Mn alloying element increases the yield strength and reduces the elastic modulus of the Fe-Mn alloys.The formation of deformation twins will contribute to the work-hardening effect and delay the necking and fracture of alloys.It is expected that the results in the present study will provide theoretical reference for the design and optimization of high-performance steels.
基金Project(50820125405)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(51121005)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘The cracking patterns of a thin sheet with a pre-existing crack subjected to dynamic loading are numerically simulated to investigate the mechanism of crack branching by using the FEM method.Six numerical models were set up to study the effects of load,tensile strength and heterogeneity on crack branching.The crack propagation is affected by the applied loads,tensile strength and heterogeneity.Before crack branching,the crack propagates by some distance along the direction of the pre-existing crack.For the materials with low heterogeneity,the higher the applied stress level is and the lower the tensile strength of the material is,the shorter the propagation distance is.Moreover,the branching angle becomes larger and the number of branching cracks increases.In the case of the materials with high heterogeneity,a lot of disordered voids and microcracks randomly occur along the main crack,so the former law is not obvious.The numerical results not only are in good agreement with the experimental observations in laboratory,but also can be extended to heterogeneity media.The work can provide a good approach to model the cracking and fracturing of heterogeneous quasi-brittle materials,such as rock,under dynamic loading.
基金Project(50679006) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(NCET-06-0270) supported by the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University
文摘In order to numerically simulate the failure process of rock and concrete under uniaxial tension,an improved method of selecting the mechanical properties of materials was presented for the random mechanic parameter model based on the mesoscopic damage mechanics.The product of strength and elastic modulus of mesoscale representative volume element was considered to be one of the mechanical property parameters of materials and assumed to conform to specified probability distributions to reflect the heterogeneity of mechanical property in materials.With the improved property parameter selection method,a numerical program was developed and the simulation of the failure process of the rock and concrete specimens under static tensile loading condition was carried out.The failure process and complete stress-strain curves of a class of rock and concrete in stable fracture propagation manner under uniaxial tension were obtained.The simulated macroscopic mechanical behavior was compared with the available laboratory experimental observation,and a reasonable agreement was obtained.Verification shows that the improved parameter selection method is suitable for mesoscopic numerical simulation in the failure process of rock and concrete.
