TY - GEN
T1 - Multi-field FE modeling of resistive heating in a 6061-T6511 aluminum specimen
AU - Khalilollahi, Amir
AU - Roth, John Timothy
AU - Johnson, David Herbert
PY - 2006/1/1
Y1 - 2006/1/1
N2 - Electric current's effect on material mechanical properties has been of interest since it can lessen the mechanical energy associated with deforming/working a material. The objective of this work is to have a representative model of the thermal/structural effects of electricity on a tensile specimen so that the simple effect of temperature can be separated from any mechanical material property changes due to the electric current. The finite element models in this study were generated and their results were compared to experimental data obtained from a representative tensile test. Comparison with the experimental results on material engineering stress-strain curves and transient temperature profiles offers assurance for the further use of FEA as a significant tool in understanding the electrical effects on material properties. A multi-field large deformation finite element model for a cylindrical tensile bar of 6061-T6511 aluminum is developed to evaluate the distribution of temperature within the specimen. The model also evaluates the stress-strain characteristics of the material while the specimen is carrying a large DC current and being deformed. The simulation results are compared to surface infrared temperature measurements in order to verify the FE model first and then to attain more qualitative and possibly quantitative insight into the effects of electric field.
AB - Electric current's effect on material mechanical properties has been of interest since it can lessen the mechanical energy associated with deforming/working a material. The objective of this work is to have a representative model of the thermal/structural effects of electricity on a tensile specimen so that the simple effect of temperature can be separated from any mechanical material property changes due to the electric current. The finite element models in this study were generated and their results were compared to experimental data obtained from a representative tensile test. Comparison with the experimental results on material engineering stress-strain curves and transient temperature profiles offers assurance for the further use of FEA as a significant tool in understanding the electrical effects on material properties. A multi-field large deformation finite element model for a cylindrical tensile bar of 6061-T6511 aluminum is developed to evaluate the distribution of temperature within the specimen. The model also evaluates the stress-strain characteristics of the material while the specimen is carrying a large DC current and being deformed. The simulation results are compared to surface infrared temperature measurements in order to verify the FE model first and then to attain more qualitative and possibly quantitative insight into the effects of electric field.
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U2 - 10.1115/IMECE2006-15677
DO - 10.1115/IMECE2006-15677
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84920630454
SN - 0791837904
SN - 9780791837900
T3 - American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Manufacturing Engineering Division, MED
BT - Proceedings of 2006 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE2006 - Manufacturing
PB - American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
T2 - 2006 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE2006
Y2 - 5 November 2006 through 10 November 2006
ER -