Grain scale simulation of local deformation behavior

Abstract

In this work, a full-field finite element simulation of a heterogeneous DC04 steel microstructure identified from two-dimensional (2D) electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) data is performed under a macroscopic tensile deformation. After discretization procedure by finite elements, the EBSD microstructure is subjected to homogeneous displacement boundary conditions approximately describing a large strain uniaxial tensile test. A crystal plasticity model applied on integration points of FE method is used to simulate the deformation behavior and the grain orientation evolution. The simulated grain orientation fields are compared to experimental measurements of the specimen after the tensile test at different deformation levels.