A Physically-Based Plastic Constitutive Model Considering Nanoparticle Cluster Effect for Metal Matrix Nanocomposites
Abstract
As a type of emerging nanomaterials, lightweight metal matrix nanocomposites (MMNCs) with enhanced strength are becoming more and more attractive in recent years. However, nano-sized ceramic particles tend to form clusters during processing. In this paper, we established a physically-based plastic constitutive model to consider the detrimental effect of nanoparticle clusters on strength of MMNCs. We amended the particle size in the constitutive model with an equivalent size of both dispersed and clustered nanoparticles, which was deduced by introducing a probability density function of random distribution and a clustering extent function of nanoparticles. The model was validated by the data from literatures. The model was applied to determine important variables to improve the mechanical properties of MMNCs, including the effects of particle volume fraction, particle size, temperature, and strain rate sensitivities on the strength and flow stress of MMNCs. The model suggests that there exists a maximum strength in MMNCs versus the volume fraction of nanoparticles due to the cluster effect since it is very difficult for current processing techniques to achieve a perfectly uniform dispersion of nanoparticles in MMNCs.
Recommended Citation
C. Gao et al., "A Physically-Based Plastic Constitutive Model Considering Nanoparticle Cluster Effect for Metal Matrix Nanocomposites," Materials Science and Engineering A, vol. 641, pp. 172 - 180, Elsevier, Aug 2015.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2015.06.013
Department(s)
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
Constitutive models; Metal nanoparticles; Nanocomposites; Nanoparticles; Particle size; Polymer matrix composites; Probability density function; Probability distributions; Strain; Strain rate; Stresses; Volume fraction; Clustering effect; Lightweight metals; Metal matrix nano composites; Nanoparticle clusters; Particle volume fractions; Random distribution; Strain rate sensitivity; Uniform dispersions; Metallic matrix composites; Constititutive modelling; Metal matrix nanocomposites; Nanoparticle
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
0921-5093
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2015 Elsevier, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Aug 2015
Comments
This research work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 11272286), the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China for Distinguished Young Scholars (LR13E050001) and the Open Foundation of State Key Lab of Explosion Science and Technology of China (No. KFJJ14-9M).