Damage ratio strength criterion for cast iron

Abstract

According to the assumption of small strains and total strain decomposition of cast iron, the expressions of the inelastic principal strain rate and relative energy dissipation rate of cast iron are derived, and the parameters of the tensile and compressive damage ratio of cast iron in the inelastic phase are proposed. Based on the least energy consumption principle, combined with the above expressions and parameters, the damage ratio strength criterion for cast iron under biaxial stress states is established. The damage ratio variable expression of the cast iron damage ratio strength criterion considering the effect of Lode angle is proposed. Furthermore, the values of the damage ratio variable are verified by the experimental stress–strain curves of cast iron under uniaxial stress states. By comparing the predicted values to 104 experimental data points of cast iron specimens, the failure envelopes of the proposed criterion can represent the failure behavior of cast iron under biaxial loading conditions. To facilitate the practical application in engineering, the further simplified expression of the four-parameter damage ratio strength criterion for cast iron under biaxial stress states is suggested and those empirical parameters are recommended. Compared with some main strength criteria, the simplified criterion is in better agreement with the experimental results under every stress state.

Keywords

• Cast iron
• Damage ratio
• Biaxial stress
• Strength criterion