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Size-effects on yield surfaces for micro reinforced composites
► A rate independent higher order strain gradient plasticity theory is used to investigate the overall behavior of composites. ► The elastic modulus, yield stress and Bauschinger effect increase with higher fiber volume fraction. ► Decreasing the fiber size expands the macroscopic yield surface of c...
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Published in: | International journal of plasticity 2011-11, Vol.27 (11), p.1817-1832 |
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Main Authors: | , , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Summary: | ► A rate independent higher order strain gradient plasticity theory is used to investigate the overall behavior of composites. ► The elastic modulus, yield stress and Bauschinger effect increase with higher fiber volume fraction. ► Decreasing the fiber size expands the macroscopic yield surface of composite, enhance the macroscopic hardening slope and increase the Bauschinger stress.
Size effects in heterogeneous materials are studied using a rate independent higher order strain gradient plasticity theory, where strain gradient effects are incorporated in the free energy of the material. Numerical studies are carried out using a finite element method, where the components of the plastic strain tensor appear as free variables in addition to the displacement variables. Non-conventional boundary conditions are applied at material interfaces to model a constraint on plastic flow due to dislocation blocking. Unit cell calculations are carried out under generalized plane strain conditions. The homogenized response of a material with cylindrical reinforcing fibers is analyzed for different values of the internal material length scale and homogenized yield surfaces are presented. While the main focus is on initial yield surfaces, subsequent yield surfaces are also presented. The center of the yield surface is tracked under uniaxial loading both in the transverse and longitudinal directions and an anisotropic Bauschinger effect is shown to depend on the size of the fibers. Results are compared to conventional predictions, and size-effects on the kinematic hardening are accentuated. |
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ISSN: | 0749-6419 1879-2154 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijplas.2011.05.006 |