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Finite Strain Shape Memory Alloys Modeling - Scuola di Dottorato in ...

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4 A FINITE STRAIN CONSTITUTIVE MODEL4.1 IntroductionA new phenomenological model for shape memory alloys <strong>in</strong> the framework of f<strong>in</strong>itestra<strong>in</strong> is proposed.The model formulation is motivated by the well-understood micromechanicalanalysis of s<strong>in</strong>gle-crystal metal plasticity (Fig. 4.1).Fig. 4.1: K<strong>in</strong>ematic model of elastoplastic deformation of a s<strong>in</strong>gle crystalMetals <strong>in</strong> their usual form are polycrystall<strong>in</strong>e aggregates, that is, they are composedof large numbers of gra<strong>in</strong>s, each of which has the structure of a simple crystal(Lubl<strong>in</strong>er, 1990; Lubl<strong>in</strong>er, 1991). A crystal is a three-<strong>di</strong>mensional array of atomsform<strong>in</strong>g a regular lattice. The atoms vibrate about fixed po<strong>in</strong>ts <strong>in</strong> the lattice but donot move away from them, be<strong>in</strong>g held more or less <strong>in</strong> place by the forces exerted byneighbor<strong>in</strong>g atoms. Because of the random orientation of <strong>in</strong><strong>di</strong>vidual gra<strong>in</strong>s <strong>in</strong> atypical metallic body, the overall behavior of the aggregate is largely isotropic, but56

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