A dilatational plasticity theory for viscoplastic materials

B. Chen, Y. Huang*, C. Liu, P. D. Wu, S. R. MacEwen

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Abstract

The dilatational plasticity theory of [J. Engng. Mater. Tech. 99 (1977) 2] is generalized in this paper for viscoplastic materials. A unit-cell model of a viscoplastic matrix containing a microvoid is adopted to establish the viscoplastic constitutive relations for voided, dilating materials. Approximate analytic constitutive relations are proposed, which not only have the correct asymptotic limits but also agree well with the unit-cell model.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)679-689
Number of pages11
JournalMechanics of Materials
Volume36
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2004

Keywords

  • Dilatational plasticity
  • Gurson model
  • Viscoplastic material
  • Void growth

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science
  • Instrumentation
  • Mechanics of Materials

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