Study of effect of loading rate on mechanical properties of SS316LN and evaluation of parameters of Johnson-Cook model using parametric FE analysis and experimental data

Abstract

The objective of this work is to evaluate the parameters of strain rate dependent Johnson-Cook material model using a hybrid procedure which uses finite element analysis as well as experimental data. The large strain rate tests were conducted to using split Hopkinson pressure bar test setup, whereas the quasi-static test was carried out using conventional testing machines. Johnson-Cook material model has been used to simulate the plastic deformation behavior of material under the high strain loading. This model provides the flow stress of the material as a function of equivalent plastic strain, plastic strain rate and temperature. The parameters, i.e., A, B, n, C and m of the model have been determined using a hybrid procedure as mentioned earlier. One of the important issues in split Hopkinson pressure bar testing is the variation of strain rate during the duration of loading. Due to decrease in reflected strain magnitude, the strain rate continuously decreases (as strain rate is proportional to reflected strain signal) and it is a characteristic of the above test method. However, this creates problem in evaluation of parameters of Johnson-Cook material model using conventional procedure. In this work, a modified procedure has been developed in order to take into account of this variation in strain rate as function of applied strain. The results of the method has been validated with experimental data. The parameters have been evaluated only for room temperature data and the effect of temperature shall be studied in future.