TY - JOUR A1 - Kramer, Sharlotte L. B. A1 - Jones, Amanda A1 - Mostafa, Ahmed A1 - Ravaji, Babak A1 - Tancogne-Dejean, Thomas A1 - Roth, Christian C. A1 - Nonn, Aida T1 - The third Sandia fracture challenge: predictions of ductile fracture in additively manufactured metal JF - International Journal of Fracture N2 - The Sandia Fracture Challenges provide a forum for the mechanics community to assess its ability to predict ductile fracture through a blind, round-robin format where mechanicians are challenged to predict the deformation and failure of an arbitrary geometry given experimental calibration data. The Third Challenge (SFC3) required participants to predict fracture in an additively manufactured (AM) 316L stainless steel bar containing through holes and internal cavities that could not have been conventionally machined. The volunteer participants were provided extensive data including tension and notched tensions tests of 316L specimens built on the same build-plate as the Challenge geometry, micro-CT scans of the Challenge specimens and geometric measurements of the feature based on the scans, electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) information on grain texture, and post-test fractography of the calibration specimens. Surprisingly, the global behavior of the SFC3 geometry specimens had modest variability despite being made of AM metal, with all of the SFC3 geometry specimens failing under the same failure mode. This is attributed to the large stress concentrations from the holes overwhelming the stochastic local influence of the AM voids and surface roughness. The teams were asked to predict a number of quantities of interest in the response based on global and local measures that were compared to experimental data, based partly on Digital Image Correlation (DIC) measurements of surface displacements and strains, including predictions of variability in the resulting fracture response, as the basis for assessment of the predictive capabilities of the modeling and simulation strategies. Twenty-one teams submitted predictions obtained from a variety of methods: the finite element method (FEM) or the mesh-free, peridynamic method; solvers with explicit time integration, implicit time integration, or quasi-statics; fracture methods including element deletion, peridynamics with bond damage, XFEM, damage (stiffness degradation), and adaptive remeshing. These predictions utilized many different material models: plasticity models including J2 plasticity or Hill yield with isotropic hardening, mixed Swift-Voce hardening, kinematic hardening, or custom hardening curves; fracture criteria including GTN model, Hosford-Coulomb, triaxiality-dependent strain, critical fracture energy, damage-based model, critical void volume fraction, and Johnson-Cook model; and damage evolution models including damage accumulation and evolution, crack band model, fracture energy, displacement value threshold, incremental stress triaxiality, Cocks-Ashby void growth, and void nucleation, growth, and coalescence. Teams used various combinations of calibration data from tensile specimens, the notched tensile specimens, and literature data. A detailed comparison of results based of these different methods is presented in this paper to suggest a set of best practices for modeling ductile fracture in situations like the SFC3 AM-material problem. All blind predictions identified the nominal crack path and initiation location correctly. The SFC3 participants generally fared better in their global predictions of deformation and failure than the participants in the previous Challenges, suggesting the relative maturity of the models used and adoption of best practices from previous Challenges. This paper provides detailed analyses of the results, including discussion of the utility of the provided data, challenges of the experimental-numerical comparison, defects in the AM material, and human factors. KW - Fracture KW - Rupture KW - Tearing KW - Deformation KW - Plasticity KW - Metal KW - Alloy KW - Additive manufacturing KW - Simulation KW - Prediction KW - Modeling Y1 - 2019 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s10704-019-00361-1 VL - 218 SP - 5 EP - 61 PB - Springer Nature ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Schneider, Ingo A1 - Nonn, Aida A1 - Völling, Alexander A1 - Mondry, A. A1 - Kalwa, Christoph T1 - A damage mechanics based evaluation of dynamic fracture resistance in gas pipelines T2 - Procedia Materials Science, Volume 3 N2 - Investigation of running ductile fracture in gas transmission pipelines and the derivation of reliable crack arrest prediction methods belong to major topics in pipeline research. The yet available crack arrest criterion, known as the Battelle Two-Curve Method (BTCM), leads to reliable predictions up to grade X70 line pipe steels for which it has been validated. This includes specific limits in terms of mechanical properties, pressure and geometry. The application of this criterion to modern pipeline steels, i.e. especially grades X80 and beyond in combination with larger diameters and high pressure, has led to mispredictions of the BTCM. Hence, in order to ensure safe design of pipelines, new methods are required based on in depth knowledge and appropriate characterization of material resistance. This paper presents a procedure for the assessment of dynamic ductile fracture resistance based on combined experimental and numerical investigations. The procedure involves quasi-static and dynamic drop- weight tear testing (DWTT) on modified specimens with pre-fatigued crack for grades X65, X80 and X100 materials, and the application of cohesive zone (CZ) and Gurson-Tveergard-Needleman (GTN) models to describe ductile material damage. The damage model parameters are calibrated on basis of DWTT results and subsequently used to simulate dynamic crack propagation in a pipeline. The influence of material properties (strain hardening, toughness), pipe geometry, usage factor and decompression behaviour on ductile fracture propagation behaviour is studied and evaluated. The results will contribute to an enhanced understanding of major parameters controlling ductile fracture propagation and will help to establish a reliable procedure for safe design of new high-capacity pipelines with regard to crack arrest. KW - Pipeline KW - Dynamic ductile fracture KW - Crack arrest KW - Cohesive zone model KW - DWT testing Y1 - 2014 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mspro.2014.06.315 VL - 3 SP - 1956 EP - 1964 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Xue, Lufeng A1 - Keim, Vincent A1 - Paredes, M. A1 - Nonn, Aida A1 - Wierzbicki, Tomasz T1 - Anisotropic effects on crack propagation in pressurized line pipes under running ductile fracture scenarios JF - Engineering fracture mechanics N2 - The current analyses present results of running ductile fracture propagation in high strength X100 line pipe steels under the influence of anisotropy. Mechanical anisotropy is commonly available in pipe products as a result of the manufacturing process, especially, those subjected to hot/cold-worked deformation. The outcomes of the present analyses show that its effect on the behavior of running ductile fracture in cracked pipes undergoing depressurization is meaningful. For instance, the Crack-Tip Opening Angle (CTOA) not only exhibits a strong dependence to the pipe's diameter size, but also to the material's anisotropy nature when compared to a hypothetical isotropic material. Moreover, laboratory scale tests such as those performed on Battelle Drop Weight Tear (BDWT) samples provide useful information about initiation of ductile crack propagation when the anisotropy features are taken into account in the material description. KW - BEHAVIOR KW - Fracture anisotropy KW - INITIATION KW - MODEL KW - Non-associated flow rule KW - PREDICTION KW - Rate dependent MMC Model KW - Running ductile fracture KW - STATE KW - STEEL KW - STRAIN-RATE KW - TOUGHNESS Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2021.107748 VL - 249 PB - Elsevier ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Sadeghpour, Ebrahim A1 - Nonn, Aida T1 - Data-driven models for structure-property prediction in additively manufactured steels JF - Computational Materials Science N2 - Data-driven models are developed to predict the mechanical properties of polycrystalline materials. The case study is the prediction of the yield strength of a 3D-printed 316L steel from morphological and crystallographic features. Three different artificial intelligence models including feed-forward (FNN), convolution (CNN), and graph (GNN) neural networks are employed to train the data-driven models and are compared in terms of performance and computational requirements. The dataset required for training is generated by performing crystal plasticity finite element simulations. The FNN model has the smallest input size and takes in some statistical parameters describing the material microstructure, but its accuracy is relatively low. The CNN approach inputs voxel-based realizations of the microstructure and is able to give accurate estimations; however, its training process is time-consuming and computationally expensive. In the GNN approach, the polycrystalline material is represented by a graph whose nodes and lines represent the grains and adjacency between grains. It is observed that GNN yields a better performance compared to the other two approaches and has the capability of handling complex tasks. KW - Data-driven model KW - Neural networks KW - Polycrystalline materials KW - Structure-property relationships Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.commatsci.2022.111782 VL - 215 PB - Elsevier ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Xue, Lufeng A1 - Paredes, Marcelo A1 - Nonn, Aida A1 - Wierzbicki, Tomasz T1 - Modeling of Crack Propagation in Defective X100 Line Pipes T2 - ASME 2020 39th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering: August 3-7, 2020, virtual, online N2 - A comprehensive experimental program is carried out to determine material parameters for fracture initiation and propagation in X100 pipeline steels. The quadratic Hill’48 yield function along with an isotropic hardening are used to describe plastic flow at large deformation and a phenomenological fracture criterion to predict fracture initiation. Fracture mechanics SENT specimens are used to calibrate post-initiation softening parameters necessary for ductile crack propagation in thick components. Once the material model parameters set is complete a final comparison is conducted with ring expansion test on same material. KW - Berg KW - Bruchmechanik KW - Pipeline KW - plastisches Fließen KW - Rissausbreitung KW - Versuchsprogramm KW - Werkstoffmodell KW - Werkstoffparameter Y1 - 2020 SN - 978-0-7918-8434-8 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2020-18048 PB - American Society of Mechanical Engineers CY - New York ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Wiesent, Lisa A1 - Schultheiß, Ulrich A1 - Lulla, Philipp A1 - Noster, Ulf A1 - Schratzenstaller, Thomas A1 - Schmid, Christof A1 - Nonn, Aida A1 - Spear, Ashley T1 - Computational analysis of the effects of geometric irregularities and post-processing steps on the mechanical behavior of additively manufactured 316L stainless steel stents JF - PLoS ONE N2 - Advances in additive manufacturing enable the production of tailored lattice structures and thus, in principle, coronary stents. This study investigates the effects of process-related irregularities, heat and surface treatment on the morphology, mechanical response, and expansion behavior of 316L stainless steel stents produced by laser powder bed fusion and provides a methodological approach for their numerical evaluation. A combined experimental and computational framework is used, based on both actual and computationally reconstructed laser powder bed fused stents. Process-related morphological deviations between the as-designed and actual laser powder bed fused stents were observed, resulting in a diameter increase by a factor of 2-2.6 for the stents without surface treatment and 1.3-2 for the electropolished stent compared to the as-designed stent. Thus, due to the increased geometrically induced stiffness, the laser powder bed fused stents in the as-built (7.11 ± 0.63 N) or the heat treated condition (5.87 ± 0.49 N) showed increased radial forces when compressed between two plates. After electropolishing, the heat treated stents exhibited radial forces (2.38 ± 0.23 N) comparable to conventional metallic stents. The laser powder bed fused stents were further affected by the size effect, resulting in a reduced yield strength by 41% in the as-built and by 59% in the heat treated condition compared to the bulk material obtained from tensile tests. The presented numerical approach was successful in predicting the macroscopic mechanical response of the stents under compression. During deformation, increased stiffness and local stress concentration were observed within the laser powder bed fused stents. Subsequent numerical expansion analysis of the derived stent models within a previously verified numerical model of stent expansion showed that electropolished and heat treated laser powder bed fused stents can exhibit comparable expansion behavior to conventional stents. The findings from this work motivate future experimental/numerical studies to quantify threshold values of critical geometric irregularities, which could be used to establish design guidelines for laser powder bed fused stents/lattice structures. KW - Heat treatment KW - Lasers KW - Surface treatments KW - Specimen preparation and treatment KW - Material properties KW - Stiffness KW - Deformation KW - Powders KW - Koronarendoprothese KW - Rapid prototyping KW - Numerische Methode Y1 - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0244463 N1 - Corresponding author: Lisa Wiesent VL - 15 IS - 12 SP - 1 EP - 30 PB - PLOS ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Wiesent, Lisa A1 - Schultheiss, Ulrich A1 - Schmid, Christof A1 - Schratzenstaller, Thomas A1 - Nonn, Aida T1 - Experimentally validated simulation of coronary stents considering different dogboning ratios and asymmetric stent positioning JF - PlOS One N2 - In-stent restenosis remains a major problem of arteriosclerosis treatment by stenting. Expansion-optimized stents could reduce this problem. With numerical simulations, stent designs/ expansion behaviours can be effectively analyzed. For reasons of efficiency, simplified models of balloon-expandable stents are often used, but their accuracy must be challenged due to insufficient experimental validation. In this work, a realistic stent life-cycle simulation has been performed including balloon folding, stent crimping and free expansion of the balloon-stent-system. The successful simulation and validation of two stent designs with homogenous and heterogeneous stent stiffness and an asymmetrically positioned stent on the balloon catheter confirm the universal applicability of the simulation approach. Dogboning ratio, as well as the final dimensions of the folded balloon, the crimped and expanded stent, correspond well to the experimental dimensions with only slight deviations. In contrast to the detailed stent life-cycle simulation, a displacement-controlled simulation can not predict the transient stent expansion, but is suitable to reproduce the final expanded stent shape and the associated stress states. The detailed stent life-cycle simulation is thus essential for stent expansion analysis/optimization, whereas for reasons of computational efficiency, the displacement-controlled approach can be considered in the context of pure stress analysis. KW - Catheters KW - Coronary stenting KW - Deformation KW - Stent implantation KW - Stiffness KW - Stent KW - Ballondilatation KW - Numerische Strömungssimulation Y1 - 2019 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0224026 VL - 14 IS - 10 SP - 1 EP - 25 PB - PLOS ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kofiani, Kirki A1 - Nonn, Aida A1 - Wierzbicki, Tomasz T1 - New calibration method for high and low triaxiality and validation on SENT specimens of API X70 JF - International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping N2 - The determination of the exact mechanical properties of material is essential for an optimal and safe design of linepipes. It is especially important for the prevention of over-engineering and the reliable assessment of complex accidental loading, such as extreme bending due to loss of buoyancy of support, or abrupt ground movement. Currently, the focus of research in offshore deepwater installations and linepipes is towards pre-cracked structures with high triaxiality stress states and complex loading histories. At the same time, low triaxiality stress states must be correctly studied in order to represent shear dominated failure in pipes. A comprehensive experimental and numerical program was undertaken to determine the mechanical properties of the traditional API X70 grade of steel. The material was characterized for anisotropic plasticity, fracture initiation and uncracked ductility for various states of stress. The same material was also used for pre-cracked fracture toughness assessment. The experimental program included flat and round specimens. The first type of tests on flat butterfly-shaped, central hole, notched and circular disk specimens; were selected to address the low stress triaxiality range. Tests on round notched bar specimens and SENT fracture mechanics tests extended the characterization and verification process to higher stress triaxiality values. This program covered a wide range of stress conditions and demonstrated their effect on the material resistance to crack extension. Each test conducted was numerically simulated using solid finite element models, matching the exact geometric and loading history features. The numerical simulation provided information on the local stress and strain fields around the location of the potential or existing cracks. Based on the above hybrid experimental/numerical technique tailored for pipe applications, the MMC fracture model was calibrated. The model relates the material ductility not only to stress triaxiality but also to the Lode parameter. The predictive capabilities of the MMC were then evaluated in the case of SENT testing, used extensively in the pipeline industry. It was shown that the present fracture model calibration can describe fracture behavior of SENT experiments. KW - Ductile fracture KW - SENT tests KW - Offshore API grade KW - X70 KW - Modified Mohr – Coulomb model KW - Triaxiality and Lode angle dependence Y1 - 2013 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpvp.2013.07.004 VL - 111-112 SP - 187 EP - 201 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bleck, Wolfgang Peter A1 - Dahl, Winfried A1 - Nonn, Aida A1 - Amlung, Lars A1 - Feldmann, Markus A1 - Schäfer, Dirk A1 - Eichler, Björn T1 - Numerical and experimental analyses of damage behaviour of steel moment connection JF - Engineering Fracture Mechanics N2 - Plastic design allows the exploitation of the full resistance of steel structures by taking advantage of stress–redistributions due to plastic strains exceeding the yield strain. Especially in seismic design the utilization of material reserves and the formation of plastic hinges play an important role. In devastating earthquakes in Northridge (USA) and Kobe (Japan) brittle fracture of welded connections in steel moment frames occurred prior to formation of plastic hinges and utilization of plastic material reserves. The subsequent research works resulted in improved design rules and recommendations for these kinds of failure. But to guarantee sufficient ductile performance of these connections also in the upper shelf region, plastic and earthquake resistant design rules should take into account degradation of strain capacity and toughness properties due to quasi static and especially seismic loading. In the scope of the current European project “Plastotough”, the main objective is to derive quantified toughness design rules in the upper shelf based on the strain requirements opposed to strain capacities. This paper gives an overview over the research work in performance and shows recent results from experimental and numerical analyses performed within this project for monotonic and cyclic loading. KW - Beam column connections KW - Seismic loading KW - LPD model Y1 - 2009 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2009.03.004 VL - 76 IS - 10 SP - 1531 EP - 1547 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Nonn, Aida A1 - Dahl, Winfried A1 - Bleck, Wolfgang Peter T1 - Numerical modelling of damage behaviour of laser-hybrid welds JF - Engineering Fracture Mechanics N2 - The effect of laser-hybrid welds on deformation and failure behaviour of fracture mechanics specimens is investigated in order to provide quantitative prediction of damage tolerance and residual strength. The simulation of crack initiation and crack extension in hybrid welds is performed by applying GTN damage model. The identification of damage parameters requires combined numerical and experimental analyses. The tendency to crack path deviation during crack growth depends strongly on the constraint development at the interface between base and weld metal. In order to quantify the influence of local stress state on the crack path deviation, the initial crack location is varied. Finally, the results from fracture mechanics tests are compared to real component, beam-column-connection, with respect to fracture resistance. KW - GTN model KW - Laser-hybrid welds KW - Damage KW - Crack path deviation Y1 - 2008 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2007.10.015 VL - 75 SP - 3251 EP - 3263 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Nonn, Aida A1 - Dahl, Winfried A1 - Bleck, Wolfgang Peter T1 - Damage Modelling and Safety Assessment of the Hybrid Welded Structures T2 - 5th German-Japanese Seminar "Materials, Processes and Components", Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials, Freiburg, Germany Y1 - 2007 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Wiesent, Lisa A1 - Spear, Ashley A1 - Nonn, Aida T1 - Computational analysis of the effects of geometric irregularities on the interaction of an additively manufactured 316L stainless steel stent and a coronary artery JF - Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials N2 - Customized additively manufactured (laser powder bed fused (L-PBF)) stents could improve the treatment of complex lesions by enhancing stent-artery conformity. However, geometric irregularities inherent for L-PBF stents are expected to influence not only their mechanical behavior but also their interaction with the artery. In this study, the influence of geometrical irregularities on stent-artery interaction is evaluated within a numerical framework. Thus, computed arterial stresses induced by a reconstructed L-PBF stent model are compared to those induced by the intended stent model (also representing a stent geometry obtained from conventional manufacturing processes) and a modified CAD stent model that accounts for the increased strut thickness inherent for L-PBF stents. It was found that, similar to conventionally manufactured stents, arterial stresses are initially related to the basic stent design/topology, with the highest stresses occurring at the indentations of the stent struts. Compared to the stent CAD model, the L-PBF stent induces distinctly higher and more maximum volume stresses within the plaque and the arterial wall. In return, the modified CAD model overestimates the arterial stresses induced by the L-PBF stent due to its homogeneously increased strut thickness and thus its homogeneously increased geometric stiffness compared with the L-PBF stent. Therefore, the L-PBF-induced geometric irregularities must be explicitly considered when evaluating the L-PBF stent-induced stresses because the intended stent CAD model underestimates the arterial stresses, whereas the modified CAD model overestimates them. The arterial stresses induced by the L-PBF stent were still within the range of values reported for conventional stents in literature, suggesting that the use of L-PBF stents is conceivable in principle. However, because geometric irregularities, such as protruding features from the stent surface, could potentially damage the artery or lead to premature stent failure, further improvement of L-PBF stents is essential. KW - Laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) KW - Cardiovascular stents KW - Finite element analysis (FEA) KW - Geometrical imperfections KW - Stent-artery interaction Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2021.104878 SN - 1751-6161 VL - 125 PB - Elsevier ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Nonn, Aida A1 - Erdelen-Peppler, Marion A1 - Wessel, Waldemar A1 - Mahn, Denise T1 - How reliable are the current testing procedures for the safety assurance against crack propagation in seamless gas pipelines T2 - Proceedings of the ASME 2014 33rd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE2014), Volume 4A: Structures, Safety and Reliability, June 8-13, 2014, San Francisco, USA N2 - The worldwide growing energy demand with the exploration of new gas fields has promoted the development of high toughness seamless pipeline steels which should sustain the increasing demands resulting from the complex loading situations. One of the most important prerequisites for safe installation and operation of long distance gas transmission pipelines is the detailed knowledge and characterization of their fracture performance for specific applications. However, recent industry experience has revealed concerns related to the limitations and reliability of current test methods for brittle-to-ductile transition evaluation. Regarding the transition temperature evaluation, the critical issues involve Drop-Weight Tear Testing (DWTT) and full-scale West-Jefferson (WJ) test applied to the smaller pipes with diameter less than 500mm. The DWTT leads frequently to invalid results in terms of abnormal fracture appearance and inverse fracture occurrence. It is still not clear if this behavior is only owed to a testing effect, which material characteristics cause it and how far it reflects the full-scale behavior. Similar observations were made for the West-Jefferson tests, which could not be assessed in the standard manner either. Again, the question was towards testing effects and the behavior of the pipeline transporting gaseous media remains unanswered. Therefore, this paper aims at identifying open questions on basis of a literature study and own experimental results and showing possible ways forward in demonstrating safety in design against propagating fracture. Y1 - 2014 U6 - https://doi.org/10.13140/2.1.3190.6567 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Nonn, Aida A1 - Brauer, Holger T1 - Establishing the correlation between impact energies for different sized specimens using damage models T2 - Proceedings of the 10th International Pipeline Conference 2014 (IPC2014), September 29 - October 3, 2014, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Vol. 3: Materials and joining, risk and reliability N2 - The safety assessment of flawed pressurized pipes requires the knowledge of toughness properties which are usually provided in terms of impact energy from standard full-sized CVN notch specimens. For pipes with wall thickness less than 10mm different Charpy standards allow for the application of sub-sized specimens. However, it is still not fully clear how the impact energy from sub-sized specimens can be used to evaluate the fracture resistance of the pipes and how this energy correlates to the one from the full-sized specimen. Although different empirical correlations between sub-sized and full-sized specimens exist in the literature their validity is questionable since they are based on the results for older generation of steels. In the recent years the application of damage mechanics models has been promoted to assess the fracture behavior and deformation capacity of pipelines. The main advantage of these models can be found in their capability to link the damage evolution and the underlying stress/strain condition. In this paper damage mechanics approach is applied to describe fracture behavior of X65 pipeline material. Within the damage mechanics approach, Gurson-Tvergaard-Needleman (GTN) model is considered to be adequate for the simulation of ductile fracture. For brittle fracture, GTN model is extended by a propagation criterion which examines if the cleavage fracture stress is reached by the maximal principal stresses. The model parameters are calibrated and verified by means of load-displacement curves obtained from instrumented impact tests on different sized CVN specimens. This damage model is subsequently employed to simulate ductile-brittle transition behavior. Y1 - 2014 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1115/IPC2014-33164 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Nonn, Aida A1 - Paredes, Marcelo A1 - Nordhagen, H. O. A1 - Munkejord, S. T. A1 - Wierzbicki, Tomasz T1 - Challenges in fluid-structure modeling of crack propagation and arrest in modern steel pipelines T2 - 14th International Congress on Fracture (ICF14), 18-23 June 2017, Rhodes, Greece Y1 - 2017 SP - 1351 EP - 1352 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Karbasian, H. A1 - Groß-Weege, J. A1 - Nonn, Aida A1 - Zimmermann, S. A1 - Kalwa, Christoph T1 - Assessment of collapse resistance of UOE pipes – comparison of full-scale and ring collapse tests T2 - Proceedings of the 10th International Pipeline Conference 2014 (IPC 2014), September 29 - October 3, 2014, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Y1 - 2014 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Nonn, Aida A1 - Cerrone, Albert R. A1 - Stallybrass, C. A1 - Meuser, H. T1 - Microstructure-based modeling of high-strength linepipe steels T2 - 6th Pipeline Technology Conference 2013, 6-9 October, Ostend, Belgium N2 - HE MODERN LONGITUDINALLY WELDED pipes with new generation of steel materials exhibit excellent mechanical properties due to the continuous improvements in thermomechanical controlled processing of plates (TMCP) and pipe (UOE) production processes. While the adjustment of process parameters allows for optimized design of microstructure, safe installation and operation of these pipes for long distance, gas transmission pipelines require a detailed knowledge and characterization of their deformation and fracture performance for specific application. Although the influence of texture on the material properties can be qualitatively estimated, a quantitative link between the microstructural constituents and mechanical behavior is still missing. This paper aims to present the procedure for the development of microstructure-based model to quantitatively describe the mechanical behavior of bainitic X80 pipeline steel. In the first step, the metallographic analysis is conducted to identify the microstructural characteristics, such as volume fractions of microstructure constituents (granular and lower bainite, M-A phase) and their distributions. The strength properties in terms of flow curves are determined by tensile tests on mini-flat and round bar specimens with different sizes. Subsequently, a 2D three-phase model is developed based on the results from the quantitative analyses of microstructure with each phase modeled using the von-Mises plasticity theory. The flow curves of single phases are estimated by considering experimental findings, the chemical composition and microstructural description of each phase. This 2D FE model is then applied to predict ielding and hardening behavior. In addition to the 2D three-phase model, a 3D two-phase model is developed for the purposes of exploring the viability of using a spectral solver to analyze X80 synthetic microstructures. Here, the FFT-based approach is compared against the crystal-plastic finite-element method. The results contribute to a better understanding of the mechanical behavior and allow a more precise microstructure design of the bainitic steels. Y1 - 2013 U6 - https://doi.org/10.13140/2.1.2797.4404 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Nonn, Aida A1 - Erdelen-Peppler, Marion A1 - Kalwa, Christoph T1 - Numerical and experimental investigation of the influence of HAZ on the fracture behavior of longitudinal welded linepipes T2 - 18th European Conference on Fracture, Fracture of Materials and Structures from Micro to Macro Scale, Dresden, Germany N2 - The present paper deals with the influence of heat affected zone (henceforth HAZ) on the fracture performance of longitudinal welded linepipes in dependence on constraint level. It has been shown that toughness values of HAZ obtained from standard fracture mechanics tests lead to uneconomic linepipe design for two reasons. The first reason is that laboratory specimens with higher constraint level generally exhibit lower fracture resistance compared to flawed linepipes. The second one has to do with a higher probability of cleavage failure occurrence in the laboratory specimen than in the linepipes due to larger areas of lower toughness (so called local brittle zones (LBZ)) intersected by crack front. In recent years numerous studies have been initiated with the objective to quantify the constraint level and thus to allow for less conservative linepipe safety assessment by applying constraint corrected toughness values. However, the main focus of these studies has hitherto been on the homogeneous materials, failing to account for the possible effects of different microstructures within the heterogeneous HAZ. This paper seeks to close this gap by reporting on results from tests on fracture mechanics specimens of a high strength X80 steel, i.e. SENB and SENT specimens as well as results from ring expansion tests. Both, deep and shallow cracks are inserted in the fracture mechanics specimens and rings targeting the fusion line (FL). By varying the initial crack size and sample type, different constraint levels are achieved and subsequently quantified using numerical methods. Besides constraint observations, post metallographic analyses are performed to identify exact HAZ microstructure involved at the crack tip. Finally, the influence of HAZ properties, flaw size and geometry on the failure behaviour of the linepipes has been demonstrated and assessed. Based on the combination of the results from constraint studies and the post metallographic analyses, the methodology is proposed which enables simple quantitative prediction of toughness values for safe and economic design of linepipes with flaws located in HAZ. KW - X80 KW - HAZ KW - constraint analysis KW - linepipe safety KW - LSAW linepipe KW - local brittle zones KW - finite element modeling Y1 - 2010 UR - https://www.gruppofrattura.it/ocs/index.php/esis/ECF18/paper/viewFile/6273/2143 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Nonn, Aida A1 - Kalwa, Christoph T1 - Analysis of dynamic ductile fracture propagation in pipeline steels BT - a damage mechanics approach T2 - 6th Pipeline Technology Conference (2013), Ostend, Belgium N2 - Analysis of dynamic ductile fracture propagation in pipeline steels: a damage-T IS A WELL-ESTABLISHED fact that the successful application of new generation of high-strength steel grades for long-distance gas transmission depends strongly on full understanding and appropriate characterization of fracture resistance. A damage mechanics approach has found to be a very promising tool in supporting the experimental characterization of ductile fracture propagation. The major advantage of this approach lies in the consideration of the influence of local stress and strain variables on the damage evolution and thus its capability to describe the fracture resistance of the pipelines with different stress triaxiality level by using the same set of parameters. However, the wider application of this approach has been limited due to the issues such as reliable determination of input parameters and required material properties, mesh size dependence, etc.. The objective of this paper is to characterize dynamic ductile fracture resistance of X65 and X80 pipeline materials and to demonstrate the potential of damage mechanics approach for the simulation of dynamic fracture propagation by using two damage models: (1) Cohesive Zone (CZ) model and (2) Gurson-Tvergaard-Needleman (GTN) model. In the first step, results from quasi-static and dynamic tensile tests are used to describe plasticity in terms of flow curves. The calibration of input parameters for both models is performed by using the load-deformation curves from quasi-static tests on non-standard drop-weight tear (DWT) specimens with pre-fatigued crack. b. In the next step, estimated damage model parameters are verified by means of the dynamic tests on the pressed and Chevron notch DWT specimens. Different amounts of crack growth are established by varying the drop height. The experimental fracture resistance is quantified in terms of J-integral at specific crack length. The numerical results are evaluated with respect to global load-deformation and fracture resistance behavior. Furthermore, damage simulations are applied for quantification of local stress conditions in order to identify the major factors controlling the crack propagation. The results reported here serve as a basis for better understanding of fracture performance in dependences of geometry and material properties. Y1 - 2013 U6 - https://doi.org/10.13140/2.1.4370.3046 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Nonn, Aida A1 - Erdelen-Peppler, Marion A1 - Wessel, Waldemar A1 - Harksen, Silke A1 - Mahn, Denise T1 - How to assure fracture-propagation control for seamless gas pipelines? T2 - Proceedings of the 2014 10th International Pipeline Conference (IPC2014), Volume 3: Operations, Monitoring, and Maintenance, Materials and Joining, September 29-October 3, 2014, Calgary, Canada N2 - Fracture propagation control in gas transmission gas pipelines belongs to the major design requirements for safe operation at high internal pressures. However, the current tests such as Drop-Weight-Tear Test (DWTT) and full-scale West-Jefferson (WJ) test reach the limits of their applicability with respect to transition temperature evaluation for seamless quenched and tempered small diameter pipes reflecting nowadays alloying concepts related to mechanical properties. Hereby, different geometry and material effects are evident which might lead to misinterpretation and unreliability of testing results. This paper aims to discuss open issues addressed in the literature and in own experimental findings with respect to reliability and transferability of testing methods, fracture parameters and their representativeness of seamless quenched and tempered pipeline behavior. By applying damage mechanics approach, it is possible to quantify the prevailing stress state and thus to understand the mechanisms controlling specific fracture appearance (ductile or brittle). Furthermore, studies were performed with objective to quantify the effect of different parameters (geometry, material and loading) on the fracture performance of the pipeline. The results from these investigations will serve as a basis for a safe pipeline design against propagating fracture. Y1 - 2014 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1115/IPC2014-33169 ER -