Temperature-dependent crystal viscoplasticity models are ideal for modeling large-grained, directionally solidified Ni-base superalloys but are computationally expensive. This work explores the use of reduced-order models that are potentially more efficient with similar predictive capability of capturing temperature and orientation dependence. First, a transversely isotropic viscoplasticity model is calibrated to a directionally solidified Ni-base superalloy using the response predicted by a crystal viscoplasticity model. The unified macroscale model is capable of capturing isothermal and thermomechanical responses in addition to secondary creep behavior over the temperature range of 20–1050 °C. A second approach is an extreme reduced-order microstructure-sensitive constitutive model that uses an artificial neural network to provide a set of parameters that depend on orientation, temperature, and strain rate to give a first-order approximation of the material response using a simple constitutive model. This simple relationship is then used in a Neuber-type fatigue notch analysis to predict the local response.
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April 2014
Research-Article
Reduced-Order Constitutive Modeling of Directionally Solidified Ni-Base Superalloys
S. D. Neal,
S. D. Neal
The George W. Woodruff School
of Mechanical Engineering,
of Mechanical Engineering,
Georgia Institute of Technology
,Atlanta, GA 30332
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R. W. Neu
R. W. Neu
1
The George W. Woodruff School
of Mechanical Engineering,
of Mechanical Engineering,
Georgia Institute of Technology
,Atlanta, GA 30332
Materials Science and Engineering,
e-mail: rick.neu@gatech.edu
Georgia Institute of Technology
,Atlanta, GA 30332
e-mail: rick.neu@gatech.edu
1Corresponding author.
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S. D. Neal
The George W. Woodruff School
of Mechanical Engineering,
of Mechanical Engineering,
Georgia Institute of Technology
,Atlanta, GA 30332
R. W. Neu
The George W. Woodruff School
of Mechanical Engineering,
of Mechanical Engineering,
Georgia Institute of Technology
,Atlanta, GA 30332
Materials Science and Engineering,
e-mail: rick.neu@gatech.edu
Georgia Institute of Technology
,Atlanta, GA 30332
e-mail: rick.neu@gatech.edu
1Corresponding author.
Contributed by the Materials Division of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY. Manuscript received June 12, 2013; final manuscript received December 11, 2013; published online January 17, 2014. Assoc. Editor: Tetsuya Ohashi.
J. Eng. Mater. Technol. Apr 2014, 136(2): 021003 (11 pages)
Published Online: January 17, 2014
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Received:
June 12, 2013
Revision Received:
December 11, 2013
Citation
Neal, S. D., and Neu, R. W. (January 17, 2014). "Reduced-Order Constitutive Modeling of Directionally Solidified Ni-Base Superalloys." ASME. J. Eng. Mater. Technol. April 2014; 136(2): 021003. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4026271
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