3D micromechanical modeling of dual phase steels using the representative volume element method

• Published in: Mechanics of materials Vol. 101; pp. 27 - 39
• Main Authors: Amirmaleki, Maedeh, Samei, Javad, Green, Daniel E., van Riemsdijk, Isadora, Stewart, Lorna
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2016
• Subjects: 3D modeling; Dual phase steels; Duplex stainless steels; Mathematical models; Micromechanical modeling; Microstructural design; Modelling; Quantitative metallography; Representative volume element; Structural steels; Three dimensional models; Two dimensional; Ultimate tensile strength; 3D modeling; Representative volume element; Microstructural design; Quantitative metallography; Dual phase steels; Micromechanical modeling

•Fundamentals of the RVE technique are summarized. It is a good start for keen readers to learn this method.•Statistical quantitative metallography data is used to generate 3D RVEs very similar to the actual microstructure. More than 3000 grains were analyzed in each steel.•Morphology of martensite...