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A new constitutive model for tetragonal crystals

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In this paper is presented a new single crystal elastic/plastic constitutive model for tetragonal crystals. This new single-crystal anisotropic yield criterion has been developed using representation theorems for anisotropic tensor functions. It is defined for any type of loadings and depends on the characteristics of the tetragonal lattice (c/a ratio). It involves three independent plastic anisotropy parameters that can be expressed analytically in terms of the uniaxial yield stresses along four crystallographic directions. Illustration of the capabilities of this model is done for a pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN) crystal. Moreover, we present finite-element meso-scale simulations of the thermo-mechanical response under impact of a polymer bonded explosive for which the behavior of the constituent energetic molecular crystals is described with a constitutive model with yielding governed by the new single-crystal yield criterion. The simulation results provide insights into the role played by the anisotropic crystalline plasticity and the interactions between crystals on the thermo-mechanical response under dynamic compression of the PETN-based polymer bonded explosive aggregate.

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BRB gratefully appreciates and acknowledges the partial support for this work from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) under contracts FA9550-22-1-0242.

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This study was partially funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) grants FA9550-22-1-0242.

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Revil-Baudard, B. A new constitutive model for tetragonal crystals. Meccanica 58, 233–244 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11012-022-01634-1

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