Precracked and notched specimens were used to investigate the fracture mechanism of a bainite steel at low temperature. The critical fracture event was studied using metallographic sectioning method. The results showed that the critical cleavage event was different in the precracked and the notched specimens. At -196C, all specimens fractured at lower-shelf region without any ductile crack grow...

The Earth stands out in the solar system as the only planet with plate tectonics. This peculiarity is due not only to strong internal heating but also a lithosphere rheology characterized by brittle failure and localization, as a comparison with Venus clearly show. Localization in the ductile regime are manifested on Earth by ductile shear zones, which have proven difficult to explain theoretic...

Thin-walled structures like crash boxes may be used as energy absorption members in automotive chassis. There have been many studies addressing the behaviors of energy absorption members on frontal crash. These researches have attempted to predict the energy absorption and maximum impact load in shell structures. The energy absorption and maximum impact load depend on many parameters including ...

Ductile iron is one of the most important engineering materials, in view of its excellent castability, signifi cantly better mechanical properties and low cost [1, 2]. It represents the fastest growing segment of the iron market. In the medium term, it is to be expected that the market share of nodular iron will level off at 40 % to 45 % [3]. Achieving the full potential of ductile iron require...

• Ductile-to-brittle transition is simulated combining complete Gurson model and CZM. Brittle fracture only occurs when the ratio between cohesive strength yield below a critical value. Hydrogen embrittlement studied using this numerical framework hydrogen concentration revealed. A general simulation for modelling ductile-to-brittle in metals proposed. The method combines zone model, which brin...

Ductile failure is studied in a bcc HfNbTaZr High-Entropy Alloy (HEA) with pre-existing void. Using molecular dynamics simulations of uniaxial tensile tests, we explore the effect void radius on elastic modulus and yield stress. The scales porosity as closed-cell foams. critical stress for dislocation nucleation function very well described by model designed after pure metals, taking into accou...

The main purpose of this study is to develop a variational formulation for predicting structure behavior and accounting damage mechanics in metallic materials. Mechanical coupled thermomechanical models are used predict failure manufacturing processes. Ductile accompanied by significant amount plastic deformation structural components. Finite element simulation evolution ductile solids presente...