Vehicle weight reduction through the use of components made of magnesium alloys is an effective way to reduce carbon dioxide emission and improve fuel economy. In the design of these components, which are mostly under cyclic loading, notches are inevitably present. In this study, surface strain distribution and crack initiation sites in the notch region of AZ31B-H24 magnesium alloy notched specimens under uniaxial load are measured via digital image correlation. Predicted strains from finite element analysis using Abaqus and LS-DYNA material types 124 and 233 are then compared against the experimental measurements during quasi-static and cyclic loading. It is concluded that MAT_233, when calibrated using cyclic tensile and compressive stress-strain curves, is capable of predicting strain at the notch root. Finally, employing Smith-Watson-Topper model together with MAT_233 results, fatigue lives of the notched specimens are estimated and compared with experimental results.
Notch Plasticity and Fatigue Modelling of AZ31B-H24 Magnesium Alloy Sheet
Sae Technical Papers
WCX SAE World Congress Experience ; 2019
2019-04-02
Conference paper
English
Notch Plasticity and Fatigue Modelling of AZ31B-H24 Magnesium Alloy Sheet
British Library Conference Proceedings | 2019
|MAGNESIUM ALLOY SHEET AND PLATE AZ31B-O
SAE Technical Papers | 1962
MAGNESIUM ALLOY SHEET AND PLATE AZ31B-O
SAE Technical Papers | 1962
MAGNESIUM ALLOY SHEET AND PLATE AZ31B-H24
SAE Technical Papers | 1958
MAGNESIUM ALLOY SHEET AND PLATE AZ31B-H24
SAE Technical Papers | 1962