Identification method of an advanced constitutive law for nickel-based alloy Haynes 230 used in solar receivers

Abstract

A model to study panels of thin tubes of Haynes 230 nickel alloy used in solar receivers has been developed. The thermo-mechanical behavior of these tubes is simulated using an advanced model capable of representing specific characteristics such as viscosity, kinematic and cyclic hardening, static recovery, or dynamic recovery. The constitutive law implemented is a finite-element visco-plastic model based on the work of Chaboche. Due to its complexity, the model uses a significant number of parameters that need to be identified at several temperatures. The aim of this article is to define an efficient method for the identification of the parameters of this Chaboche model adapted to cyclic thermo-mechanical loading.