PNNL

Abstract

In this study, an advanced micromechanics-based finite element model is developed based on the actual microstructure of a TRIP (TRansformation-Induced Plasticity) 800 steel to model complex deformation behavior of TRIP steels, including its ductile failure behaviors. The evolution of volume fraction of retained austenite during loading and the mechanical properties of the constituent phases of the TRIP 800 steel are obtained from the synchrotron-based in-situ high-energy X-ray diffraction (HEXRD) experiments and a self-consistent (SC) model. The ductile failure of the TRIP 800 under different loading conditions is predicted in the form of plastic strain localization without any prescribed failure criteria for the individual phases. The computational results suggest that the response of the microstructure-based representative volume element (RVE) well represents the overall macroscopic behavior of the deformed TRIP 800 steel under different loading and boundary conditions. The methodology described in this study may be extended for studying the ultimate ductile failure mechanisms of TRIP steels as well as the effects of the various processing parameters on the macroscopic behaviors of TRIP steels.