Tensile test

MOHD SHAHRUL NIZAM IBRAHIM
MOHD SHAHRUL NIZAM IBRAHIM Altair Community Member
edited July 2021 in Community Q&A

Hi everyone,

I tried to run the tensile test using Radioss. I followed the method and setting from the tutorial file (RD-T: 3500 Tensile Test Setup).

1. When dealing with the flat specimen (as in the tutorial), the analysis gives a good result.

2. I tried to use the round specimen (change the property to P14_SOLID card image). however, the result shows that the specimen does not break. It continues to stretch until the final time. Based on the force versus time graph, the specimen already breaks at T20. 

Really appreciate help from other users regarding this problem.

Thank you.

 

Attached is the image of the result.

Image1= flat specimen

Image2= round specimen T40

Image3= Force vs time

Image4=round specimen T20

Image5= round specimen T20.5

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Answers

  • Adriano A. Koga
    Adriano A. Koga
    Altair Employee
    edited July 2021

    Hi,

    I'm not a Radioss expert, but the graph shows that your specimen loses stiffness at T20, and not exactly breaks.

    Depending on your material settings and configuration, when your element (integration points) reaches a certain strain, your material will feel a drop in stiffness, and potentially be deleted from your analysis.

    For deletion I believe you need to add a failure parameter into your material constants or assign a failure model to your model. Then, depending on the strains, you will see your part breaking, due to element deletion.

  • MOHD SHAHRUL NIZAM IBRAHIM
    MOHD SHAHRUL NIZAM IBRAHIM Altair Community Member
    edited July 2021

    Hi,

    I'm not a Radioss expert, but the graph shows that your specimen loses stiffness at T20, and not exactly breaks.

    Depending on your material settings and configuration, when your element (integration points) reaches a certain strain, your material will feel a drop in stiffness, and potentially be deleted from your analysis.

    For deletion I believe you need to add a failure parameter into your material constants or assign a failure model to your model. Then, depending on the strains, you will see your part breaking, due to element deletion.

    Hi Adriano,

    Thank you for the reply. I already add the failure parameter in the material properties (Johnson cook), but the problem is still there.

    Is the failure parameter is constant for the flat and round specimen? As you can see in images 1 and image 2, I am using the same material for flat and round. The flat specimen shows it breaks while the round specimen only stretches.

    If you have other solution and suggestion on this matter, please share with me.

    Thank you. 

  • Rodrigo Merigo_22161
    Rodrigo Merigo_22161
    Altair Employee
    edited July 2021

    Hi, 

    The built-in failure criteria from LAW2 deletes only shell elements. From the Help page:


    image

    For solid elements you will need a failure criteria property associated to the LAW2. Add a /FAIL/JOHNSON for example, with a D1 value equal to the failure plastic strain.

    image

  • MOHD SHAHRUL NIZAM IBRAHIM
    MOHD SHAHRUL NIZAM IBRAHIM Altair Community Member
    edited July 2021

    Hi, 

    The built-in failure criteria from LAW2 deletes only shell elements. From the Help page:


    image

    For solid elements you will need a failure criteria property associated to the LAW2. Add a /FAIL/JOHNSON for example, with a D1 value equal to the failure plastic strain.

    image

    Hi Rodrigo,

    Thank you for the solution. Here is the input parameter for the material. Kindly suggest the important input required by the material. Is my material input correct?

    image

    I just add the failure model to the file. will update here the result later.

    image

    Thank you.

  • Rodrigo Merigo_22161
    Rodrigo Merigo_22161
    Altair Employee
    edited July 2021

    Hi,

    Dimensionally, it looks correct. You can get more details in the corresponding pages of the help:


    image

  • MOHD SHAHRUL NIZAM IBRAHIM
    MOHD SHAHRUL NIZAM IBRAHIM Altair Community Member
    edited July 2021

    Hi,

    Dimensionally, it looks correct. You can get more details in the corresponding pages of the help:


    image

    Hi,

    Thank you for the reference documents. Here is the plot for the stress strain. 

    image

    Is normal to have fluctuation data at the end of the curve? Is there any problem with the result? I tried to extract data from the plot.

    Here are some of the results.

    E = 140 GPa

    Yield stress = 0.474 GPa

    Ultimate tensile stress = 0.74253 GPa

    Failure plastic strain = 0.149

    The result shows lower E and failure plastic strain values than the input data in the material. Is there any solution for this matter? Appreciate your help.