Damage evolution and thermal coupled effects in inelastic solids

Mechanical degradation and ductile failure in metal forming operations can be successfully modelled using Continuum Damage Mechanics. In addition to elastic-plastic deformations, heat transfer affects material behaviour, imposing further effects upon damage evolution. This paper addresses modelling aspects and presents a numerical discussion of the coupled effects between ductile damage and temperature evolution. The heat transfer problem is formulated based on a transient heat conduction approximation, in which heat transfer at the free surfaces and heating due to dissipation of the inelastic work are accounted for. Damage is modelled using an elastic-plastic fully coupled approximation, in which differences in tensile and compressive stress states are included. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.