LS-DYNA Theory Manual Material Models

Figure 19.119.1. Load and unloading behavior.

Material Model 120: Gurson

The Gurson flow function is defined as:

σ M2 § 3q σ ·
¸ − 1 − ( q1 f ) = 0
* 2
Φ= + 2q1 f * cosh ¨ 2 H (19.120.1)
σY 2
© 2σ Y ¹

where σ M is the equivalent von Mises stress, σ Y is the Yield stress, σ H is the mean hydrostatic
stress. The effective void volume fraction is defined as

­ f f ≤ fc
°
f (f )=®
*
1/ q1 − f c (19.120.2)
° fc + f − f ( f − fc ) f > fc
¯ F c

The growth of void volume fraction is defined as

f = fG + fN (19.120.3)

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where the growth of existing voids is defined as

fG = (1 − f ) εkkp (19.120.4)

and the nucleation of new voids is defined as

fN = Aε p (19.120.5)

where
fN § 1 § ε p − ε N ·2 ·
A= exp ¨ − ¨ ¸ (19.120.6)
S N 2π ¨ 2 © S N ¸¹ ¸
© ¹

Material Model 120: Gurson RCDC

The Rc-Dc model is defined as follows

The damage D is given by

D = ³ ω1ω2d ε p (19.120.7)

where ε p is the equivalent plastic strain,

α
§ 1 ·
ω1 = ¨ ¸ (19.120.8)
© 1 − γσ m ¹

is the triaxial stress weighting term and

β
ω2 = ( 2 − AD ) (19.120.9)

is the asymmetric strain weighting term.

In the above σ m is the mean stress and

§S S ·
AD = min ¨ 2 , 3 ¸ (19.120.10)
© S3 S 2 ¹

Fracture is initiated when the accumulation of damage satisfies

D
>1 (19.120.11)
Dc

where Dc is the critical damage given by

(
Dc = D0 1 + b ∇D
λ
) (19.120.12)

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