dc.contributor.author | Vilamosa, Vincent | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-07-20T09:15:58Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-07-20T09:15:58Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
dc.identifier.isbn | 978-82-326-0786-0 | |
dc.identifier.isbn | 978-82-326-0787-7 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1503-8181 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11250/293365 | |
dc.description.abstract | This thesis addresses the behaviour and the modelling of the thermo-mechanical
response of Al-Mg-Si (aluminium) alloys in tension subject to a wide range of
temperatures and strain rates. The work is organised into a synopsis providing
information about the objectives of the study, the necessary theoretical background and
a summary of the work performed. The synopsis is followed by three articles published
or submitted for publication in scientific journals. An appendix with complementary
results concludes the thesis.
The first paper presents a split Hopkinson tension bar (SHTB) system that was used to
investigate the mechanical response of aluminium alloys under dynamic conditions.
This test rig was modified to perform a thermo-mechanical study of Al-Mg-Si alloys.
The test specimens were rapidly heated to a desired temperature through the use of an
induction apparatus connected to a pyrometer that measured the temperature. A highspeed
digital camera was coupled to the test rig to record the specimen and to measure
the local deformations. The local logarithmic strain, the strain rate and the Cauchy stress
were then determined up to large strain levels. The validity of this new technique was
assessed using thermal and thermo-mechanical simulations in LS-DYNA.
The second paper focuses on the thermo-mechanical response of three Al-Mg-Si
aluminium alloys that were investigated at different nominal strain rates from 0.01 s-1 up
to 750 s-1 and temperatures ranging from 20°C to 350°C. The test rig presented in the
first paper was applied to determine the dynamic response of the materials considered.
Lower nominal strain rates were achieved using a universal tensile test machine coupled
with the same induction heater, pyrometer and a digital camera. The aluminium alloys
investigated exhibited a coupling between temperature and strain rate sensitivity (SRS)
subject to hot conditions. A slightly positive SRS was observed at room temperature,
while the SRS was shown to increase markedly at higher temperatures.
The third paper is concerned with modelling the thermo-mechanical response of the
AA6082 alloy that was investigated in the second paper. A new physically based model
was developed to account for the high temperature sensitivity of both yielding and work
hardening. The constitutive model was fitted with test data obtained in the previous
paper. It was shown to be in good agreement with the alloy response over the entire
range of temperature and strain rate up to large deformations. Simulations of the tests
were performed with the calibrated model, which was implemented in the non-linear
finite element code LS-DYNA. This paper also evaluates the use of the local strain
measurement technique developed in the first paper to characterise the mechanical
response of isotropic metallic materials up to large deformations with good precision. | nb_NO |
dc.language.iso | eng | nb_NO |
dc.publisher | NTNU | nb_NO |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Doctoral thesis at NTNU;2015:63 | |
dc.title | Behaviour and Modelling of AA6xxx Aluminium Alloys Under a Wide Range of Temperatures and Strain Rates | nb_NO |
dc.type | Doctoral thesis | nb_NO |
dc.subject.nsi | VDP::Technology: 500::Building technology: 530::Construction technology: 533 | nb_NO |