About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2026 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Microstructure-Sensitive Modeling Across Length Scales: An MPMD/SMD Symposium in Honor of David L. McDowell
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| Presentation Title |
Shock Wave Propagation and Spallation Modeling in Aluminum Alloys Using Porous Crystal Plasticity |
| Author(s) |
S K Gargeya Bhamidipati, Somnath Ghosh |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
S K Gargeya Bhamidipati |
| Abstract Scope |
Spallation in metals and alloys is a failure mechanism occurring due to rarefaction waves formed by the reflection of the shockwave during a high velocity impact. The present work investigates the role microstructure in the spall response of aluminum alloys. A thermoelastic-viscoplastic finite deformation porous crystal plasticity constitutive model is developed to capture the physics of steady shock wave propagation. A unified flow rule capable of transitioning a wide range of strain rates spanning thermal-activation and drag-dominated regimes is used to evaluate the plastic slip rate. The development of porosity within the microstructure during the release phase is captured using the porous crystal plasticity model. The results from the model are compared with experimental wave velocity profiles and dynamic strengths. The effect of microstructure on spall response is investigated in terms of void evolution rates and their correlation with microstructure through morphological and crystallographic descriptors. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |
| Keywords |
Aluminum, Mechanical Properties, Modeling and Simulation |