Abstract Form

Title of Thesis : Constitutive modelling of fcc materials for large deformation

plasticity
Abstract of Thesis :

Unpredictable shape and magnitude of changes in strain during springback is a serious problem in the
industry. This creates problems not only for an aesthetic appearance, fit, and fastening of metal
components, but also in the functional characteristics of the components. Therefore, it is essential to know
the amount of springback for a given forming process, so that the process or the design of the tool can be
modified to obtain the desired product shape. This requires a comprehensive understanding of loading and
unloading processes, and determination of elastic constants with finite plastic deformation which, in turn,
require precise determination of subsequent yield surfaces. My thesis uses a rigid plastic rate-independent
‘binary tree’ based model of grain to simulate large deformation of polycrystalline aluminum under
arbitrary loading. The thesis work considers models grains which undergo slip on {111}slip systems. The
effect of latent hardening of the slip system is systematically quantified. This allows accounting for the
arbitrary anisotropic response. The present constitutive law can be implemented in a finite element forming
simulation. In this framework, it can predict anisotropic plastic response much better than currently
available material models.

Keywords : Computational Solid Mechanics, plasticity, material modeling,

FEM

Signature of the Student Signature of the Guide / Co-Guide

Name : Praveen Kumar Guide Name : Sivasambu Mahesh

Roll No.: AE17S018 Co-Guide Name :

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