Continuity in the plastic strain rate and its influence on texture evolution

Classical plasticity models evolve state variables in a spatially independent manner through (local) ordinary differential equations, such as in the update of the rotation field in crystal plasticity. A continuity condition is derived for the lattice rotation field from a conservation law for Burger...

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Published in:Journal of the mechanics and physics of solids 2010-02, Vol.58 (2), p.105-128
Main Authors: Mach, Justin C., Beaudoin, Armand J., Acharya, Amit
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Continuity
Crystal plasticity
Dislocations
Finite strain
Viscoplastic material
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Summary:Classical plasticity models evolve state variables in a spatially independent manner through (local) ordinary differential equations, such as in the update of the rotation field in crystal plasticity. A continuity condition is derived for the lattice rotation field from a conservation law for Burgers vector content—a consequence of an averaged field theory of dislocation mechanics. This results in a nonlocal evolution equation for the lattice rotation field. The continuity condition provides a theoretical basis for assumptions of co-rotation models of crystal plasticity. The simulation of lattice rotations and texture evolution provides evidence for the importance of continuity in modeling of classical plasticity. The possibility of predicting continuous fields of lattice rotations with sharp gradients representing non-singular dislocation distributions within rigid viscoplasticity is discussed and computationally demonstrated.
ISSN:0022-5096
DOI:10.1016/j.jmps.2009.11.005