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A parametric finite element study and an analytical model of particle distributions on post-necking deformation and failure mode in AA5754 aluminum alloy sheets

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Finite element analysis of a simplified large particle field, edge constrained plane strain model is used for parametric studies of the influence of particle distributions on post-necking deformation and failure mode in AA5754 aluminum sheets. The models show that the post-necking deformation decreases with volume fraction of particles and fraction of stringers, and increases with interparticle spacing. It is to be noted that a stringer is a string of second phase particles that is frequently observed in continuous strip cast (CC) sheet aluminum alloys. The post-necking deformation initially decreases with the length of stringers, but after a critical stringer length, it increases. An analytical model to estimate the number of stringers which act as initial active damage sources is able to predict a critical stringer length for least post-necking deformation and can serve as a design tool.

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  1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8S 1J4, Canada

    Xiaohua Hu & David S. Wilkinson

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8S 1J4, Canada

    Mukesh Jain

  3. General Motors Research and Development Center, Warren, MI, 48090-9055, USA

    Raja K. Mishra

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Hu, X., Wilkinson, D.S., Jain, M. et al. A parametric finite element study and an analytical model of particle distributions on post-necking deformation and failure mode in AA5754 aluminum alloy sheets. Int J Fract 164, 167–183 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10704-010-9466-9

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