Predictive mechanical property and fracture behavior in high-carbon steel containing high-density carbides via artificial RVE modeling

The mechanical properties and fracture behavior of high-carbon steel are closely related to the microstructural characteristics. This work developed the artificial representative volume element (RVE) model to explore the effects of microstructural characteristics on mechanical properties and fractur...

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Main Authors: Huiling Wang, Dongsheng Qian, Feng Wang, Zhaohua Dong, Jiancheng Chen
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Published: Elsevier 2024-11-01
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Dongsheng Qian
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Jiancheng Chen
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description The mechanical properties and fracture behavior of high-carbon steel are closely related to the microstructural characteristics. This work developed the artificial representative volume element (RVE) model to explore the effects of microstructural characteristics on mechanical properties and fracture behavior of high-carbon steel containing high-density carbides under uniaxial tension. A series of RVEs with different ferrite grain sizes, particle volume fractions, and particle sizes were generated based on the RSA algorithms. The mechanism-based plasticity model and the three uncoupled damage models were implemented into the RVE modeling. The model parameters were calibrated by the corresponding simulation between in-situ μ DIC and microstructure-based RVE simulation. The predicted mechanical properties and fracture strain from the RVE simulation were in good agreement with the experimental results. Simulated results from a series of RVEs quantified the effects of ferrite grain sizes, particle volume fractions, and particle sizes on strength, elongation, and damage evolution of high-carbon steel containing high-density carbides: strength increases with increasing particle volume fraction while elongation decreases, as well as excessively large or small grain and particle size were not favored to improve elongation. These results were attributed to the damage and internal stress partition.
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spelling doaj-art-9a2f2548b1304ac3bc7ddfa9f6819b0e2024-12-05T05:19:05ZengElsevierMaterials & Design0264-12752024-11-01247113383Predictive mechanical property and fracture behavior in high-carbon steel containing high-density carbides via artificial RVE modelingHuiling Wang0Dongsheng Qian1Feng Wang2Zhaohua Dong3Jiancheng Chen4School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China; State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China; Hubei Engineering Research Center for Green Precision Material Forming, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China; State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China; Hubei Engineering Research Center for Green Precision Material Forming, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China; Corresponding authors at: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China (F. Wang).School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China; State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China; Hubei Engineering Research Center for Green Precision Material Forming, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China; Corresponding authors at: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China (F. Wang).School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China; State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China; Hubei Engineering Research Center for Green Precision Material Forming, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China; State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China; Hubei Engineering Research Center for Green Precision Material Forming, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, ChinaThe mechanical properties and fracture behavior of high-carbon steel are closely related to the microstructural characteristics. This work developed the artificial representative volume element (RVE) model to explore the effects of microstructural characteristics on mechanical properties and fracture behavior of high-carbon steel containing high-density carbides under uniaxial tension. A series of RVEs with different ferrite grain sizes, particle volume fractions, and particle sizes were generated based on the RSA algorithms. The mechanism-based plasticity model and the three uncoupled damage models were implemented into the RVE modeling. The model parameters were calibrated by the corresponding simulation between in-situ μ DIC and microstructure-based RVE simulation. The predicted mechanical properties and fracture strain from the RVE simulation were in good agreement with the experimental results. Simulated results from a series of RVEs quantified the effects of ferrite grain sizes, particle volume fractions, and particle sizes on strength, elongation, and damage evolution of high-carbon steel containing high-density carbides: strength increases with increasing particle volume fraction while elongation decreases, as well as excessively large or small grain and particle size were not favored to improve elongation. These results were attributed to the damage and internal stress partition.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127524007585High-carbon steelMicrostructural characteristicsRepresentative volume element (RVE)Mechanical propertyFracture behavior
spellingShingle Huiling Wang
Dongsheng Qian
Feng Wang
Zhaohua Dong
Jiancheng Chen
Predictive mechanical property and fracture behavior in high-carbon steel containing high-density carbides via artificial RVE modeling
Materials & Design
High-carbon steel
Microstructural characteristics
Representative volume element (RVE)
Mechanical property
Fracture behavior
title Predictive mechanical property and fracture behavior in high-carbon steel containing high-density carbides via artificial RVE modeling
title_full Predictive mechanical property and fracture behavior in high-carbon steel containing high-density carbides via artificial RVE modeling
title_fullStr Predictive mechanical property and fracture behavior in high-carbon steel containing high-density carbides via artificial RVE modeling
title_full_unstemmed Predictive mechanical property and fracture behavior in high-carbon steel containing high-density carbides via artificial RVE modeling
title_short Predictive mechanical property and fracture behavior in high-carbon steel containing high-density carbides via artificial RVE modeling
title_sort predictive mechanical property and fracture behavior in high carbon steel containing high density carbides via artificial rve modeling
topic High-carbon steel
Microstructural characteristics
Representative volume element (RVE)
Mechanical property
Fracture behavior
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127524007585
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