The Multi-Scale Closed Chain of Simulations — Incorporating Local Variations in Microstructure into Finite Element Simulations
Numerical simulations of component behavior and performance is critical to develop optimized and robust load-bearing components. The reliability of these simulations depend on the description of the components material behavior, which for e.g. cast and polymeric materials exhibit component specific...
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Published in | TMS 2015 144th Annual Meeting & Exhibition pp. 1057 - 1064 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Book Chapter Conference Proceeding |
Language | English |
Published |
Cham
Springer International Publishing
2016
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Series | The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series (MMMS) |
Subjects | |
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Summary: | Numerical simulations of component behavior and performance is critical to develop optimized and robust load-bearing components. The reliability of these simulations depend on the description of the components material behavior, which for e.g. cast and polymeric materials exhibit component specific local variations depending on geometry and manufacturing parameters. Here an extension of a previously presented strategy, the closed chain of simulations for cast components, to predict and incorporate local material data into Finite Element Method (FEM) simulations on multiple scales is shown. Manufacturing process simulation, solidification modelling, material characterization and representative volume elements (RVE) provides the basis for a microstructure-based FEM analysis of component behavior and a simulation of the mechanical behavior of the local microstructure in a critical region. It is discussed that the strategy is applicable not only to cast materials but also to injection molded polymeric materials, and enables a common integrated computational microstructure-based approach to optimized components. |
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ISBN: | 331948608X 9783319486086 3319481274 9783319481272 |
DOI: | 10.1007/978-3-319-48127-2_128 |