A theoretical investigation of the contribution of texture and dislocation sheets on strain path change effects in BCC metals

B. Peeters; P. Van Houtte; S. R. Kalidindi; E. Aernoudt

doi:doi:10.1051/jp4:2001444

Numéro		J. Phys. IV France Volume 11, Numéro PR4, Septembre 2001 4^th European Mechanics of Materials Conference on Processes, Microstructures and Mechanical Properties


Page(s)		Pr4-365 - Pr4-372
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/jp4:2001444

4^th European Mechanics of Materials Conference on Processes, Microstructures and Mechanical Properties

J. Phys. IV France 11 (2001) Pr4-365-Pr4-372
DOI: 10.1051/jp4:2001444

A theoretical investigation of the contribution of texture and dislocation sheets on strain path change effects in BCC metals

B. Peeters¹, P. Van Houtte¹, S. R. Kalidindi² and E. Aernoudt¹

¹ Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Kasteelpark ARENBERG 44, 3001 Leuven (Heverlee), Belgium
² Department of Materials Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, U.S.A.

Abstract
Softening/hardening effects are often observed in BCC polycrystals during changing strain paths. They can lead to premature failure of the material. Both the anisotropy due to microstructural features as well as due to the development of preferred crystallographic orientations are considered to be responsible for these effects. This paper addresses a methodology to incorporate cells and cell blocks at the grain scale in a full-constraints Taylor model. This allows the coupling of the full anisotropy due to basic slip processes, crystallographic texture and microstructure. It is demonstrated that the model is capable of simulating the complex softening/hardening effects during changing strain paths. It is shown that the cross effect and the Bauschinger effect are mainly caused by microstructural features and not by textural effects.