Finite Element Method (FEM); Thixoforming; Semi-solid; Thermo-mechanical coupling
Abstract :
[en] A thermomechanical one-phase elasto-visco-plastic constitutive law has been developed in order
to model thixoforming processes. The simulation of a simple academic 2D test has revealed the forces and weaknesses of the proposed model.
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