Micromechanical Finite Element Analysis of the Effects of Martensite Particle Size and Ferrite Grain Boundaries on the Overall Mechanical Behavior of Dual Phase Steel
Source abstract
Abstract
This paper focuses on micromechanical finite element (FE) modeling of the effects of size and morphology (particularly elongation or aspect ratio (AR) along the loading direction) of martensite particles and the ferrite grains on the overall mechanical behavior of dual-phase (DP) steels. To capture the size-effect of the martensite particles and ferrite grains, the core and mantle approach is adapted in which a thin interphase of geometrically necessary dislocations (GNDs) is embedded at the martensite–ferrite boundaries. It is shown that as the martensite particles size decreases or their aspect ratio increases, both the strength and ductility of DP steel increase simultaneously. On the other hand, as the ferrite grain size decreases or its aspect ratio increases, the overall strength increases on the expense of the ductility. The conclusions from this study can be used in guiding the microstructural design of DP steels.
Source: crossref · Quality: baseline
Research context
OpenAlex topics: Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels · Magnetic Properties and Applications · Microstructure and mechanical properties
SciVX discovery tags are terminology-based. OpenAlex topics are source-provided classifications.
Affiliations
Department of Mechanical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 0C3, Canada
Institute Center for Energy, Mechanical and Materials Engineering Department, Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi 54224, UAE;
Mechanical Engineering Department, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi 54224, UAE e-mails: ;
Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Air Force Institute of Technology, WPAFB, OH 45433-7765
References (69)
Show source-provided references
1. Dual Phase Steels10.1146/annurev.ms.11.080181.001333 ↗
2. The Influence of Microstructure and Composition on the Plastic Behaviour of Dual-Phase Steels10.1016/j.actamat.2014.04.015 ↗
3. Influence of Martensite Composition and Content on the Properties of Dual Phase Steels10.1007/BF02659924 ↗
4. Effects of Morphology on the Mechanical Behavior of a Dual Phase Fe/2Si/0.1C Steel10.1007/BF02648546 ↗
5. Effect of the Martensite Distribution on the Strain Hardening and Ductile Fracture Behaviors in Dual-Phase Steel10.1016/j.msea.2014.02.058 ↗
6. Effective Grain Size of Dual-Phase Steel10.1016/0025-5416(86)90181-3 ↗
7. The Effect of New Ferrite Content on the Tensile Fracture Behaviour of Dual Phase Steels10.1023/A:1016548922555 ↗
8. Effect of Martensite Content, Its Dispersion, and Epitaxial Ferrite Content on Bauschinger Behaviour of Dual Phase Steel10.1179/026708302225001679 ↗
9. Micromechanical Modeling of Dual Phase Steels10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2003.10.007 ↗
10. Micromechanical Modeling of the Effect of Particle Size Difference in Dual Phase Steels10.1016/S0020-7683(03)00156-2 ↗
11. Predicting Failure Modes and Ductility of Dual Phase Steels Using Plastic Strain Localization10.1016/j.ijplas.2008.12.012 ↗
12. On Key Factors Influencing Ductile Fractures of Dual Phase (DP) Steels10.1016/j.msea.2009.08.010 ↗
13. Influence of Manufacturing Processes and Microstructures on the Performance and Manufacturability of Advanced High Strength Steels10.1115/1.3183778 ↗
14. Influence of Martensite Mechanical Properties on Failure Mode and Ductility of Dual-Phase Steels10.1007/s11661-009-9792-6 ↗
15. Microstructure Modelling of Dual-Phase Steel Using SEM Micrographs and Voronoi Polycrystal Models10.1007/s13632-013-0075-7 ↗
16. Hole-Expansion Formability of Dual-Phase Steels Using Representative Volume Element Approach With Boundary-Smoothing Technique10.1016/j.msea.2010.07.099 ↗
17. FEM Modeling of the Flow Curves and Failure Modes of Dual Phase Steels With Different Martensite Volume Fractions Using Actual Microstructure as the Representative Volume10.1016/j.commatsci.2012.07.032 ↗
18. Real Microstructure Based Micromechanical Model to Simulate Microstructural Level Deformation Behavior and Failure Initiation in DP 590 Steel10.1016/j.matdes.2012.08.023 ↗
19. Micromechanics Based Modeling to Predict Flow Behavior and Plastic Strain Localization of Dual Phase Steels10.1016/j.commatsci.2012.05.061 ↗
20. Microstructure Based Prediction of Strain Hardening Behavior of Dual Phase Steels10.1016/j.matdes.2012.05.010 ↗
21. A Micromechanical Damage Simulation of Dual Phase Steels Using XFEM10.1016/j.commatsci.2011.10.035 ↗
22. Microscale-Calibrated Modeling of the Deformation Response of Dual-Phase Steels10.1016/j.actamat.2013.11.036 ↗
23. Failure Analysis of DP600 Steel During the Cross-Die Test10.1016/j.commatsci.2012.01.031 ↗
24. Modelling the Effect of Microstructural Banding on the Flow Curve Behaviour of Dual-Phase (DP) Steels10.1016/j.commatsci.2011.05.041 ↗
25. Transformation-Induced, Geometrically Necessary, Dislocation-Based Flow Curve Modeling of Dual-Phase Steels: Effect of Grain Size10.1007/s11661-012-1196-3 ↗
26. Correlation Between 2D and 3D Flow Curve Modelling of DP Steels Using a Microstructure-Based RVE Approach10.1016/j.msea.2012.09.046 ↗
27. Quantification of the Effect of Transformation-Induced Geometrically Necessary Dislocations on the Flow-Curve Modelling of Dual-Phase Steels10.1016/j.ijplas.2012.11.003 ↗
28. Characterisation of Microstructure and Modelling of Flow Behaviour of Bainite-Aided Dual-Phase Steel10.1016/j.commatsci.2013.05.017 ↗
29. Characterization and Modelling of Failure Initiation in DP Steel10.1016/j.commatsci.2013.04.001 ↗
30. Study the Effect of Martensite Banding on the Failure Initiation in Dual-Phase Steel10.1016/j.commatsci.2014.01.051 ↗
31. Computational Modeling of the Effect of Equiaxed Heterogeneous Microstructures on Strength and Ductility of Dual Phase Steels10.1016/j.commatsci.2015.02.051 ↗
32. Modeling of Advanced High Strength Steels With the Realistic Microstructure–Strength Relationships10.1016/j.commatsci.2008.12.003 ↗
33. Three-Dimensional Periodic Voronoi Grain Models and Micromechanical FE-Simulations of a Two-Phase Steel10.1016/S0927-0256(02)00156-8 ↗
34. Quantitative Characterization and Modeling of Composite Microstructures by Voronoi Cells10.1016/S1359-6454(96)00365-5 ↗
35. Experimental and Numerical Study on Geometrically Necessary Dislocations and Non-Homogeneous Mechanical Properties of the Ferrite Phase in Dual Phase Steels10.1016/j.actamat.2011.03.062 ↗
36. Deformation Response of Ferrite and Martensite in a Dual-Phase Steel10.1016/j.actamat.2013.10.001 ↗
37. The Effect of Ferrite Grain Size and Martensite Volume Fraction on the Tensile Properties of Dual Phase Steel10.1016/0001-6160(85)90114-2 ↗
38. Deformation and Fracture Mechanisms in Fine-and Ultrafine-Grained Ferrite/Martensite Dual-Phase Steels and the Effect of Aging10.1016/j.actamat.2010.10.002 ↗
39. Effects of Microstructural Variables on the Deformation Behaviour of Dual-Phase Steel10.1016/0921-5093(94)09594-M ↗
40. The Cleavage Strength of Polycrystals
41. Analytical and Computational Description of Effect of Grain Size on Yield Stress of Metals10.1016/S1359-6454(01)00062-3 ↗
42. Computational Description of Nanocrystalline Deformation Based on Crystal Plasticity10.1016/j.actamat.2004.05.036 ↗
43. Interfacial Gradient Plasticity Governs Scale-Dependent Yield Strength and Strain Hardening Rates in Micro/Nano Structured Metals10.1016/j.ijplas.2007.09.005 ↗
44. Higher-Order Stress and Grain Size Effects Due to Self-Energy of Geometrically Necessary Dislocations10.1016/j.jmps.2007.02.007 ↗
45. On the Small and Finite Deformation Thermo-Elasto-Viscoplasticity Theory for Strain: Algorithmic and Computational Aspects
46. Abaqus, Version 6.13-2
47. 2004
48. 2011
49. The Effect of Crystallographic Orientation on the Micromechanical Deformation and Failure Behaviors of DP980 Steel During Uniaxial Tension10.1016/j.ijplas.2012.11.013 ↗
50. A Unified Formulation to Predict the Tensile Curves of Steels With Different Microstructures10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.426-432.4525 ↗
51. Development of a New Ultrafine Grained Dual Phase Steel and Examination of the Effect of Grain Size on Tensile Deformation Behavior10.1016/j.msea.2014.01.053 ↗
52. A One-Dimensional Theory of Strain-Gradient Plasticity: Formulation, Analysis, Numerical Results10.1016/j.jmps.2005.03.003 ↗
53. Strain Gradient Plasticity10.1016/S0065-2156(08)70388-0 ↗
54. A Micromechanical Study on the Coupling Effect Between Microplastic Deformation and Martensitic Transformation10.1016/0927-0256(94)90146-5 ↗
55. Modelling of the Effects of Grain Orientation on Transformation-Induced Plasticity in Multiphase Carbon Steels10.1088/0965-0393/14/4/006 ↗
56. An In Situ High-Energy X-Ray Diffraction Study of Micromechanical Behavior of Multiple Phases in Advanced High-Strength Steels10.1016/j.actamat.2009.05.002 ↗
57. Lattice-Parameter Variation With Carbon Content of Martensite—I: X-Ray-Diffraction Experimental Study10.1103/PhysRevB.52.9970 ↗
58. Continuous Magnetic Method for Quantitative Monitoring of Martensitic Transformation in Steels Containing Metastable Austenite10.1016/j.scriptamat.2004.10.034 ↗
59. High Temperature Mechanical Properties of Dual Phase Steels10.1016/j.matlet.2005.02.018 ↗
60. The Role of Connectivity of Martensite on the Tensile Properties of a Low Alloy Steel10.1016/j.matdes.2006.05.010 ↗
61. Effect of Martensite Morphology on Tensile Deformation of Dual-Phase Steel10.1007/s11665-011-9934-z ↗
62. Gradient Plasticity Theory With a Variable Length Scale Parameter10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2004.12.010 ↗
63. The Role of Interfaces in Enhancing the Yield Strength of Composites and Polycrystals10.1016/j.jmps.2004.12.003 ↗
64. Prediction of Micro and Nanoindentation Size Effect From Conical or Pyramidal Indentation10.1016/j.mechmat.2007.02.001 ↗
65. Microstructural Modeling of Dual Phase Steel Using a Higher-Order Gradient Plasticity–Damage Model10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2014.12.029 ↗
66. The Effect of Martensite Volume Fraction and Particle Size on the Tensile Properties of a Surface-Carburized AISI 8620 Steel With a Dual-Phase Core Microstructure10.1016/S1044-5803(03)00070-6 ↗
67. A Discrete Dislocation Plasticity Analysis of Grain-Size Strengthening10.1016/j.msea.2005.02.082 ↗
68. Effect of Grain Refinement to 1 μm on Strength and Toughness of Dual-Phase Steels10.1016/j.msea.2010.08.062 ↗
69. Microstructural Modeling of Crack Nucleation and Propagation in High Strength Martensitic Steels10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2014.08.021 ↗