Ductile fracture; High entropy alloy; Constitutive model; Experiment
Abstract :
[en] Cantor-type high entropy alloys form a new family of metallic alloys characterised by a combination of high strength and high fracture toughness. An experimental study on the CoCrNi alloy is first performed to determine the damage and fracture mechanisms under various stress states. A micromechanics-based ductile fracture model is identified and validated using these experimental data. The model corresponds to a hyperelastic finite strain multi-yield surface constitutive description coupled with multiple nonlocal variables. The yield surfaces consist of three distinct nonlocal solutions corresponding to three different modes of void expansion within an elastoplastic matrix: a void growth mode governed by a Gurson-based yield surface corrected for shear effects, an internal necking-driven coalescence mode governed by an extension of the Thomason yield surface based on the maximum principal stress, and a shear-driven coalescence mode governed by the maximum shear stress. This advanced formulation embedded in large strain finite element setup captures the effects not only of the stress triaxiality but also of the Lode variable. In particular, the analysis shows that a failure model accounting for these two invariants of the stress tensor captures the fracture in high-entropy alloys over a wide range of conditions.
NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Composite Structures. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Engineering Fracture Mechanics 275 (2022) 108844, DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2022.108844
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