Abstract:
Finite element (FE) analysis of plastic deformation associated with impression creep deformation of 316LN
stainless steel was carried out. An axisymmetric FE model of 10 310 310 mm specimen with 1-mmdiameter
rigid cylindrical flat punch was developed. FE simulation of impression creep deformation was performed by assuming elastic-plastic-power-law creep deformation behavior. Evolution of the stress with time under the punch during elastic, plastic, and creep processes was analyzed. The onset of plastic deformation was found to occur at a nominal stress about 1.12 times the yield stress of the material. The size of the developed plastic zone was predicted to be about three times the radius of the punch. The material flow behavior and the pile-up on specimen surface have been modeled.
