Defining a Multilinear Plasticity Hardening Model Using Ansys Mechanical — Lesson 1

Most metals undergo plastic deformation when subjected to loads beyond their elastic limit. During this deformation, they lose overall stiffness but undergo strain hardening, which increases their yield strength. In applications viz, metal forming and forging, it is important to include this behavior to accurately capture the mechanics. In Ansys Mechanical, this behavior is captured using several plasticity models, and multilinear hardening is one of the most used. It is easy to set it up, but one must understand how to extract the model parameters from experimental data. In this video, we will learn to define this material model from experimental data. For demonstration purposes, we used the data for the 316L stainless steel material published in this peer-reviewed article: Access starting files for this lesson here → // INTERESTED IN MORE? Visit Ansys Innovation Courses for free courses, including videos, handouts, simulation examples with starting files, homework problems, and quizzes. Visit today → // DOWNLOAD FREE ANSYS SOFTWARE Ansys offers free student product downloads for homework, capstone projects, student competitions, online learning and more! Download today → // QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS VIDEO OR USING ANSYS? Get help from Ansys experts and peers through the Ansys Learning Forum. Search for answers to common questions, browse discussion categories or ask questions. Visit today → // STAY IN THE LOOP Follow our Ansys Academic LinkedIn showcase page for updates on learning resources, events, job opportunities, cutting-edge simulation content and more! Follow today →