Innovative methods for random field establishment and statistical parameter inversion exemplified with 6082-T6 aluminum alloy

Abstract

This paper aims to eliminate the disharmony between simulation and experiment, and takes the mechanical properties of 6082-T6 Al alloy as an example. In order to obtain the equivalent distribution of material properties after considering the randomicity of materials, a new inversion method combining with stochastic finite element method (SFEM) is proposed. Besides, the discrete random field in SFEM is established by an innovative method to overcome some discretization difficulties in conventional methods. In summary, the generic methods proposed in this study can give a new solution for the correlation of meso-structure and macro-performance in computational materials science.