The failure of forging die often occurs as a result of growth of microcracks-reffered as brittle damage. In this study, an analysis of brittle damage coupled with the thermo-elastic finite element analysis is presented. A damage function suggested by ...
The failure of forging die often occurs as a result of growth of microcracks-reffered as brittle damage. In this study, an analysis of brittle damage coupled with the thermo-elastic finite element analysis is presented. A damage function suggested by Krajcinovec is utilized and a thermomechanical continuum frame work is carried out with a brittle damage. Defined as a vector considering the shape of common microcracks in the brittle metals. An application of the proposed model to the die for the ball stud is given.<br/>