Simulation of Fracture Performance of Die-Cast A356 Aluminum Alloy Based on Modified Mohr–Coulomb Model

Abstract

The fracture performance and damage prediction of die-cast materials are critical to guarantee the safe application of die-cast structural components in lightweight vehicles. Monotonic loading experiments were conducted on different shapes of die-cast aluminum alloy A356 specimens. Finite element simulation models of the A356 monotonic loading experiments were established, and the stress state of the specimens during the loading process was analyzed. The Modified Mohr–Coulomb (MMC) failure model of A356 was fitted by the failure strain under different stress states. Finally, the established MMC failure model was verified by a uniaxial compression experiment and bending experiment. The results show that the MMC failure model can be applied to the prediction of the fracture behavior of A356.

Keywords

• Modified Mohr–Coulomb model
• metal fracture
• A356 aluminum alloy
• finite element simulation
• strain rate